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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈtal/,
- Hyphenation: ba‧tal
Noun
batál (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆᜎ᜔)
- callous
- Synonym: kubal
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧tal
- IPA(key): /baˈtal/,
Noun
batál
- hardened part of an otherwise soft or semisoft surface (such as of a lump or a blood clot)
Verb
batál
- to form a hard surface on something otherwise soft
- to be brazen
Derived terms
Derived terms
- batalan (“raised floor made of stone or wood, found at the back of the kitchen and used to store jars and for washing”)
- batal ang nawong (“brazen; shameless”)
- mabatal (“to stay put”)
Ladino
Adjective
batal (Latin spelling)
- idle
Synonyms
Related terms
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic بَطَلَ (baṭala).
Pronunciation
Verb
batal (imperfect jibtal, past participle mibtul)
- to become vacant, empty
- to take a break
Conjugation
Maranao
Verb
batal
- to mar
- to corrupt
- to render unchaste
Derived terms
Nubi
Etymology
From Sudanese Arabic بطال (baṭṭāl). Cognate with Juba Arabic bataal.
Adjective
batál
- bad
kan fi sokol batal al biso na jiran taki, aj(u) ita kun ready.- if there is a bad thing that is done to your neighbor, you should be ready.
References
- Ineke Wellens (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN, page 198
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بطل (batal, “useless”).
Noun
batal m (plural batali)
- wether
Declension
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