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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuk (“cough”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈtok/
- Hyphenation: ba‧tok
Noun
batók (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜃ᜔)
- bark (loud utterance by a dog)
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ba‧tok
- IPA(key): /ˈbatok/
Etymology 1
Compare Hiligaynon batok.
Verb
batok
- to resist or oppose
- to be cold, silent or resentful toward someone in fault
Adjective
batok
- opposed
Preposition
batok
- as opposed to
- versus; against, in opposition to
Etymology 2
Noun
batok
- small area different in color from the rest of background
Etymology 3
See balalatok.
Noun
batok (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜃ᜔)
- (dialectal, Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) Alternative form of balalatok
Hiligaynon
Noun
bátok
- objection, protest
Verb
bátok
- to resist or oppose
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbatok/
- Hyphenation: bá‧tok
Noun
bátok
- diver
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay batok, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuk.
Doublet of batu and batuk.
Pronunciation
Noun
batok
- shell, coconut shell
- Synonym: tempurung
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuk.
Doublet of batu and batuk.
Pronunciation
Noun
batok
- shell, coconut shell
- Synonym: tempurung
Derived terms
Further reading
Maranao
Etymology
Compare Maguindanao batuk and Malay batuk.
Noun
batok
- cough
Verb
batok
- to cough
Verb
batok
- to identify, to know the real source
Derived terms
- batobatok (“the real thing; the real culprit”)
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish batog.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.tɔk/
- Rhymes: -atɔk
- Syllabification: ba‧tok
Noun
batok m inan
- whip
- Synonym: bicz
Further reading
- Bogdan Kallus (2020) “batok”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 239
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuk.
Pronunciation
Noun
batok (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜃ᜔)
- (anatomy) nape
- strike on the nape (especially with one's hand)
- Synonym: (Central Luzon) simpangol
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compare Bikol Central batok.
Pronunciation
Noun
batók (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜃ᜔) (now dialectal, Marinduque)
- bark of a dog
- Synonyms: tahol, takin, kahol, (childish) aw-aw, kangkang
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
batok (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜃ᜔) (obsolete)
- cowardice or fear felt by someone in danger
Derived terms
Further reading
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