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Cebuano
Etymology
From batal + -an.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧lan
- IPA(key): /bataˈlan/
Noun
batalán
- roofless bamboo platform built at the rear of a nipa or cogon house (usually adjoining the kitchen for bathing, washing, etc.)
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *batalan (“kitchen; cooking area; back-porch”). Compare Ilocano batalan, Pangasinan batalan, Kapampangan batalan, Cebuano batalan, and Maranao batalan.
Pronunciation
Noun
batalán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜎᜈ᜔)
- roofless bamboo platform built at the rear of a nipa or cogon house (usually adjoining the kitchen for bathing, washing, etc.)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “batalan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 194: “Corredor) Batalan (pc) no ſe como llame a aquella armaçon q̃ eſtos tienen a la entradade ſus caſ porque ni es corredor ni tablado ni çutca y aſi llamole corredor descubierto.”
- page 555: “Sobrado) Batalan (pc) de las caſas deſtos al entrar de la puerta”
- Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 43
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