balat

balat

1. banana

• IPA^(key): /baˈlat/ [baˈl̪at]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lat

balát (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜆ᜔)

1. shellfish (which breeds along the beaches)

   Synonym: suso

2. (Tagalog-influenced, anatomy) skin; scalp

   Synonyms: kublit, unit

balat

1. sea cucumber

• bat

Compare Tausug bāt

• Hyphenation: ba‧lat
• IPA^(key): /baˈlat/ [bɐˈl̪at̪]

balat

1. sea cucumber

• latab, tabla, talab

balat

1. banana

• IPA^(key): /ba.lat/

balat

1. extremely; really; very

balat

1. banana

Compare Malay barat

balat

1. east wind

balat

1. banana

bālat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of bālō

balat

1. banana

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpalah(t)/

balat

1. second-person singular present indicative of ballat

From Southern Luzon axis *balát, from Proto-Northern Philippine *bəlát. Compare Ilocano ballat, Tuwali Ifugao bol'at, Ibaloi bedat, and Kapampangan balat.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlat/ [bɐˈlat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ba‧lat

balát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆ᜔)

1. (anatomy) skin
2. pelt; hide; animal skin
3. rind; peel
4. wrapper; packaging (of chips, candy, etc.)
5. shell (of eggs, mollusks, nuts, etc.)
6. cover (of a book)
7. bark (of a tree)
8. husk (of a coconut)

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbalat/ [ˈbaː.lɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -alat
• Syllabification: ba‧lat

balat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆ᜔)

1. birthmark on one's skin; livid spot on one's skin

• “balat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• tabal, tabla, talab

bal +‎ -at

balat (nominative plural balats)

1. piece
2. unit
3. basic unit
4. single written item

• balatam

balát

1. answer; reply