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Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.
Noun
bato
- stone
Alangan
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.
Noun
bató
- stone
- (anatomy) kidney
Antillean Creole
Etymology
From French bateau.
Noun
bato
- boat
Awabakal
Noun
bato
- water
- Synonyms: kokoin, yarro
1892, An Australian Language as Spoken by the Awabakal (in English):Bato, m., water
References
Bikol Central
Etymology 1
From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧to
- IPA(key): /baˈto/
Noun
bató (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)
- (anatomy) kidney
- (Daet) rock; stone
- Synonym: gapo
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧to
- IPA(key): /ˈbatoʔ/
Noun
batò (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)
- cue ball
Derived terms
See also
Caló
Noun
bato m (plural batuces)
- father
- Synonyms: batico, (affectionate) dada
References
- “bato” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 18.
- “bato” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.
- “bato” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
bato
- first-person singular present indicative of batre
Cebuano
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Compare Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu and Maori whatu.
The sense of "kidney" is a semantic loan from Tagalog bato.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧to
- IPA(key): /baˈto/
Noun
bató
- stone; pebble, rock, or boulder
- gem
- (medicine) kidney stone
- Synonym: bato sa rinyon
- (medicine) gallstone
- Synonym: bato sa apdo
- piece in chess, checkers, sungka or similar games
- (bingo) token
- flint of a lighter
- (anatomy) kidney
- Synonyms: amimislon, rinyon
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bato.
Verb
bató
- to harden into stone
- to stand motionless
- to put stones into jewelry
- to use something as a sinker
- to strike the flint of a lighter
- to stone
- to line with stones
- (by extension) to hurl an object at someone or something
- to throw out a question
- to embroil; to cause to be involved
Adjective
bató
- stone
- concrete (made of concrete)
- stonehard
- rocklike; stonelike
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧to
- IPA(key): /ˈbato/
Verb
bato
- to borrow money
- to buy something for credit
Erromintxela
Etymology
Compare Caló bato.
Pronunciation
Noun
bato
- father
References
- Alexandre Baudrimont (1862) “bato”, in Vocabulaire de la langue des Bohémiens habitant les pays basques français [Vocabulary of the language of the Roma living in the French Basque Country], Bordeaux: G. Gounouilhou, →OCLC
Esperanto
Etymology
From bati + -o.
Pronunciation
Noun
bato (accusative singular baton, plural batoj, accusative plural batojn)
- blow, hit, strike, stroke (physical attack, punch)
- Synonym: frapo
Galician
Verb
bato
- first-person singular present indicative of bater
Gun
Etymology
Likely from French bateau
Pronunciation
Noun
bato (plural bato lɛ́ or bato lẹ́)
- ship
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French bateau (“boat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bato
- boat, ship
Higaonon
Noun
bato
- stone, rock
Hiligaynon
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).
Noun
bató
- rock, stone, cobble
Verb
bató
- to stone
Etymology 2
Noun
báto
- a complete thing, the whole
- a piece of anything that is round or cubic in shape
Verb
bátò
- to resist or oppose
- to rise up
- to backtalk
Ido
Pronunciation
Noun
bato (plural bati)
- beating
Derived terms
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).
Noun
bato
- rock, stone, cobble
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin batus, from Ancient Greek βάτος (bátos), from Biblical Hebrew בַּת (bat).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: bà‧to
Noun
bato m (plural bati)
- (historical) bath (unit of liquid measure)
Further reading
- bato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Kankanaey
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /baˈto/
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: ba‧to
Noun
bató
- rock; stone
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology 1
Unknown; possibly of onomatopoeic origin.[1]
Documented in a glossary from the late eighth century, with translates batat (“yawns”) as the Anglo-Saxon ginath[2] (= Old English ġinaþ).
Verb
batō (present infinitive batāre, perfect active batāvī, supine batātum); first conjugation (Early Medieval Latin)
- to yawn
- to gape open
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
Noun
batō
- dative/ablative singular of batus
Lingala
Noun
bato class 2
- plural of moto
Mansaka
Etymology
From batu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.
Noun
bato
- stone
Maranao
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.
Noun
bato
- stone; rock
- (gambling) chips
Derived terms
Masbatenyo
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.
Noun
bató
- stone; rock
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French bateau.
Noun
bato
- boat
References
- Phillip Baker, Vinesh Y. Hookoomsing (1987) Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français (in French)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -atu
- Hyphenation: ba‧to
Verb
bato
- first-person singular present indicative of bater
Ratagnon
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.
Noun
bató
- stone
Sambali
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.
Noun
bató
- stone; rock
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From French bateau.
Noun
bato
- boat
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbato/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: ba‧to
Etymology 1
Probably from Ancient Greek βάττος (báttos, “stutterer”), of imitative origin. See also βατταλογέω (battalogéō, “to stammer”), English bay4 (“to bark, bay, howl”).[1]
Noun
bato m (plural batos)
- (dated) dork, dimwit
- (Latin America, informal) young man, youth
- (Mexico, colloquial) chump, punk
- (Mexico, colloquial) dude, guy, buddy
Etymology 2
From Caló bato.
Noun
bato m (plural batos)
- (Spain, slang) father
- Synonyms: padre, papá, jefe
Verb
bato
- first-person singular present indicative of batir
References
- ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Compare Bikol Central bato, Capiznon bato, Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Niuean patu, Pangasinan bato, Ratagnon bato, Sundanese ᮘᮒᮥ (batu), and Waray-Waray bato.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /baˈto/ (“stone; kidney; gallstone; gem; knot in wood; act of throwing; bored person; (slang) meth”, noun)
- IPA(key): /ˈbatoʔ/ (“chief piece in a game of native quoits called tangga”, noun)
- Syllabification: ba‧to
Noun
bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)
- stone
- Synonym: piyedra
- (anatomy) kidney
- Synonym: rinyon
- gallstone
- gem; jewel
- Synonym: hiyas
- knot in wood
- act of throwing something
- Synonyms: tapon, hagis, itsa, balibag, salya
- (idiomatic, colloquial) bored person
- (slang) methamphetamine
- Synonyms: agimat, shabu
Derived terms
Noun
batò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)
- chief piece in a game of native quoits called tangga
Derived terms
Adjective
bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)
- (figurative) stingy; miserly
- (figurative) stubborn; unyielding
- (figurative) numb
- (idiomatic, colloquial) bored
Further reading
- “bato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Ternate
Adverb
bato
- only, exclusively
- haka ngori maobo bato ― give me only the bone
- just, merely
- ana isedu bato ― they just joked
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh