bating-tao

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from bati (“evil eye”) +‎ -ng- +‎ tao (“person”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌbatiŋ ˈtaʔo/ [ˌbaː.t̪ɪn̪ ˈt̪aː.ʔo]
  • Rhymes: -aʔo
  • Syllabification: ba‧ting-ta‧o

Noun

bating-tao (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜆᜂ) (obsolete)

  1. charm; spell

Derived terms

  • mabating-tao
  • mamamating-tao

See also

Further reading

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