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Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧yan
- IPA(key): /baˈtajan/
Noun
batayan
- bamboo birdtrap with a bait or bird decoy, which catches birds when it lands on the trigger mechanism which snaps a noose as the bird perches on it
Verb
batayan
- to create such trap
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
From batay + -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
batayán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜌᜈ᜔)
- base; basis; foundation
- Synonyms: base, basehan, elemento, pundasyon, saligan, pinagsaligan, pinagbasehan, hanguan, pinaghanguan
Verb
batayan (complete binatayan, progressive binabatayan, contemplative babatayan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜌᜈ᜔)
- to use as a basis; to base from
- Synonyms: pagbasehan, saligan, pagsaligan, hanguan, paghanguan
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for batayan
Further reading
- “batayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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