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Ibatan
Noun
atang
- (anatomy) buttocks
Ivatan
Noun
atang
- (anatomy) buttocks
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Possibly from the following:
Pronunciation
Noun
atang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜅ᜔)
- helping of one another to place a load on top of the head or shoulders of another
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
atáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜅ᜔)
- food offering to the spirits
See also
Further reading
- “atang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ataŋ”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 13
Yami
Noun
atang
- (anatomy) buttocks
Yogad
Noun
atang
- offering; sacrifice