batasan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧san
  • IPA(key): /baˈtasan/ [bɐˈt̪a.s̪ɐn̪]

Noun

batasan

  1. manners; etiquette
  2. behavior; conduct
  3. custom (frequent repetition of the same behavior)

Verb

batasan

  1. to become one's habit

Usage notes

This is part of Cebuano–Tagalog false friends. The Tagalog definitions can be seen at batasan#Tagalog.

Derived terms

Hiligaynon

Noun

batásan

  1. behaviour, character, culture, custom, manners

Indonesian

Etymology

From batas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /baˈtasan/ [baˈt̪a.san]
  • Rhymes: -asan
  • Syllabification: ba‧ta‧san

Noun

batasan (plural batasan-batasan)

  1. limitation

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of batas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /baˈtasan/ [baˈt̪a.san]
  • Rhymes: -asan
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧san

Noun

batasan (Jawi spelling باتسن, plural batasan-batasan)

  1. limitation
    Synonym: limitasi

Further reading

Mansaka

Noun

batasan

  1. habit; custom; character

Tagalog

Etymology

From batas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbaˈtasan/ [ˌbaːˈt̪aː.sɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -asan
  • Syllabification: ba‧ta‧san

Noun

bátásan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. legislature; lawmaking body
    Synonyms: kongreso, lehislatura

Usage notes

This is part of Tagalog–Cebuano false friends. The Cebuano definitions can be seen at batasan#Cebuano.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • batasan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018