batas pambansa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • BPinitialism

Etymology

From batas +‎ pambansa, literally national law.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌtas pambanˈsaʔ/ [bɐˌt̪as pɐm.bɐn̪ˈsaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ba‧tas pam‧ban‧sa

Noun

batás pambansâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜐ᜔ ᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐ)

  1. (law, historical) nomenclature for Philippine laws created by the Batasang Pambansa between 1978 and 1985