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Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.
Pronunciation
Noun
batáng or batang
- log
Verb
batáng or batang
- to lie prostrate
- to keep in one place
- to stay in one place permanently
- to stick around
Derived terms
Anagrams
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay batang, from Proto-Malayic *bataŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.
Noun
batang
- log (the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches)
- staff, bar (any long, thin object)
- branch (any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree)
- (vulgar) shaft (the main cylindrical part of the penis)
- (obsolete) river
- Synonyms: kali, sungai
Classifier
batang (singular sebatang)
- Used to count anything that has the shape similiar to a bar or shaft.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Javanese ꦧꦛꦁ (bathang, “corpse”), from Old Javanese baṭaṅ (“corpse”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.
Noun
batang
- (archaic, dialect) Synonym of mayat (“corpse”)
Further reading
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey)
- Syllabification: ba‧tang
Noun
bátang
- pine tree
Derived terms
Adverb
batáng
- alternatively
Derived terms
References
- Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (2021) Lingguwistikong Etnograpiya ng Kankanaey [Linguistic Ethnography of Kankanaey] (in Tagalog, Kankanaey, and Northern Kankanay), archived from the original on 2024-09-25
- Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “batang”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII), Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 73
Malay
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayic *bataŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.
Pronunciation
Noun
batang (Jawi spelling باتڠ, plural batang-batang, informal 1st possessive batangku, 2nd possessive batangmu, 3rd possessive batangnya)
- a log; the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches
- a rod; a straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
- a branch, any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Classifier
batang (singular sebatang)
- classifier for log, rod or something like log or rod.
Etymology 2
From Javanese ꦧꦛꦁ (bathang, “corpse”), from Old Javanese baṭaṅ (“corpse”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.
Pronunciation
Noun
batang (Jawi spelling باتڠ, plural batang-batang, informal 1st possessive batangku, 2nd possessive batangmu, 3rd possessive batangnya)
- (archaic) corpse
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Cognate of Balinese ᬯᬵᬢᬂ (watang, “cause”), Javanese ꦧꦠꦁ (batang, “to answer”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Verb
batang (used in the form membatang)
- to read (say what is written)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Further reading
Mansaka
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.
Noun
batang
- log
- branch (of a tree)
Maranao
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.
Noun
batang
- letter (of any alphabet)
Verb
batang
- to perch, to alight
Derived terms
Minangkabau
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.
Noun
batang
- tree trunk, fallen tree, log
- stem of a plant
Sundanese
Romanization
batang
- Romanization of ᮘᮒᮀ.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
batang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜅ᜔)
- (dialectal, Marinduque) log (piece of wood)
- Synonyms: troso, kalap
Anagrams
Yakan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataŋ.
Noun
batang
- tree trunk
- stalk
Noun
batang
- letter (of an alphabet)
- consonant (in the Arabic abjad)