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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧san
- IPA(key): /baˈtasan/,
Noun
batasan
- manners; etiquette
- behavior; conduct
- custom (frequent repetition of the same behavior)
Verb
batasan
- to become one's habit
Usage notes
This is part of Cebuano–Tagalog false friends. The Tagalog definitions can be seen at batasan#Tagalog.
Derived terms
Hiligaynon
Noun
batásan
- behaviour, character, culture, custom, manners
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixxed of batas + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈtasan/,
- Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧san
Noun
batasan (first-person possessive batasanku, second-person possessive batasanmu, third-person possessive batasannya)
- limitation (a restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance)
Further reading
Mansaka
Noun
batasan
- habit; custom; character
Tagalog
Etymology
From batas + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbaˈtasan/,
- Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧san
Noun
bátásan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜐᜈ᜔)
- legislature; lawmaking body
- Synonyms: kongreso, lehislatura
Usage notes
This is part of Tagalog–Cebuano false friends. The Cebuano definitions can be seen at batasan#Cebuano.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “batasan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018