Batangas

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English

Etymology

From Spanish Batangas, from Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Batangas

  1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa
  2. The capital city of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality
    Synonym: Batangas City

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Batangas, from Tagalog batangan, from batang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ba‧tan‧gas
  • IPA(key): /baˈtaŋɡas/

Proper noun

Batangas

  1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa
  2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality)

Spanish

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Etymology

From Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”), from batang (“log”) +‎ -an (“place marker suffix”), after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈtanɡas/
  • Rhymes: -anɡas
  • Syllabification: Ba‧tan‧gas

Proper noun

Batangas f

  1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa
  2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality)

Derived terms

Tagalog

Ang lokasyon ng Batangas sa Pilipinas (The location of Batangas in the Philippines)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Batangas, from Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”), from batang (“log”) +‎ -an (“place marker suffix”). The province is named by the Spaniards after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Batangas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa
    Synonyms: (poetic) Batangan, (historical, archaic, poetic) Kumintang, (historical) Bonbon
  2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality)

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