babat

See also: babát and bábát

Cebuano

Etymology

    From English bath.

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: ba‧bat

    Verb

    babat

    1. to bathe; to take a bath

    Noun

    babat

    1. (childish) the act of bathing

    Finnish

    Noun

    babat

    1. nominative plural of baba

    Indonesian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈbabat̚]
    • Homophone: babad
    • Hyphenation: ba‧bat

    Etymology 1

    From Malay babat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajbaj, from Proto-Austronesian *bajbaj (loosen, untie, unwrap; unravel; to clear forest), *-baj (unravel, untie).

    Verb

    babat

    1. to clear, to cut away
      Synonym: tebas
    Derived terms
    • babatan
    • membabat
    • membabati
    • membabatkan
    • pembabat
    • pembabatan
    • terbabat
    • babat alas
    • babat lari

    Etymology 2

    From Javanese ꦧꦧꦠ꧀ (babat), from Old Javanese babat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (animal belly). Compare to Maranao babat, Sundanese babat.

    Noun

    babat

    1. reticulum
    2. tripe
      Berapaan soto babatnya? (colloquial)
      How much does the tripe soto cost?

    Etymology 3

    From Malay babat.

    Noun

    babat

    1. group
      Synonym: golongan
    2. pair
      Synonym: pasangan
    Derived terms
    • sebabat

    Etymology 4

    From Minangkabau [Term?]. Doublet of bebat.

    Noun

    babat

    1. alternative form of bebat
    Derived terms
    • membabat

    Further reading

    Maranao

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    babat

    1. bracelet

    Etymology 2

    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (animal belly)

    Noun

    babat

    1. belly

    Tagalog

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog)
      • IPA(key): /ˈbabat/ [ˈbaː.bɐt̪̚] (eye patch, noun)
        • Rhymes: -abat
      • IPA(key): /baˈbat/ [bɐˈbat̪̚] (blindfold, daring man, noun)
        • Rhymes: -at
    • Syllabification: ba‧bat

    Noun

    babat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜆ᜔)

    1. eye patch
      Synonym: patse ng mata

    Noun

    babát (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜆ᜔) (obsolete)

    1. blindfold
      Synonym: piring
    2. daring man (man that does not back down)

    Derived terms

    References

    • babat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

    Tausug

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babat (animal belly)

    Pronunciation

    • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /babat/ [baˈβat̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -at
    • Syllabification: ba‧bat

    Noun

    babat (Sulat Sūg spelling بَبَتْ)

    1. (derogatory) belly
      Synonym: tiyan
      Malaggu' tuud in babat sin mastal ku.
      My teacher's belly is very big.