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bata

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bata"
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English

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Bata drums (from left: Okónkolo, Iyá, Itótele)
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Yoruba bàtá.

Noun

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bata (plural bata)

  1. A ceremonial double-headed drum played in triplet in the religion of santería, especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico, originally from the Yoruba of Nigeria.
    • 1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “The Rhythm of the Saints”, in The Coast, Warner Bros.:
      Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine.
    • 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 283:
      Five drummers in front setting the dance—three beating barrel drums, a fourth beating a double-skin bata, and the fifth beating four small bata tied together.

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Afar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈta/ [bʌˈtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

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batá f

  1. doum fruit

References

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  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Balinese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old Javanese bata (“brick; wall”).

Noun

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bata (Balinese script ᬩᬢ)

  1. brick

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Old Javanese bhaṭa (“soldier; warrior”), from Sanskrit भट (bhaṭa, “a mercenary, hired soldier, warrior, combatant; a servant, slave”).

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bata (Balinese script ᬪᬝ)

  1. servant
  2. soldier

Further reading

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  • “bata”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Bangi

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Verb

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bata

  1. to climb

Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bata/ [ba.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata, -a
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Etymology 1

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From bat (“one, some”) +‎ -a (definite article).

Numeral

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bata

  1. absolutive singular of bat (“one”)

Pronoun

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bata (indefinite)

  1. one, someone
Usage notes
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  • Southern dialects tend to use this form in all cases rather than bat.
  • When used in coordination with bestea (“other, another”), the indefinite form isn't used.
Declension
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Declension of Basque indefinite and related pronouns/determiners
bat bakoitz
indefinite singular plural indefinite singular
absolutive bat bata batzuk bakoitz bakoitza
ergative batek batak batzuek bakoitzek bakoitzak
dative bati batari batzuei bakoitzi bakoitzari
genitive baten bataren batzuen bakoitzen bakoitzaren
comitative batekin batarekin batzuekin bakoitzekin bakoitzarekin
causative batengatik, bategatik batarengatik batzuengatik bakoitzengatik bakoitzarengatik
benefactive batentzat batarentzat batzuentzat bakoitzentzat bakoitzarentzat
instrumental batez bataz batzuez bakoitzez bakoitzaz
inessive anim batengan batarengan batzuengan bakoitzengan bakoitzarengan
inan batean, baten batean batzuetan bakoitzean bakoitzean
locative bateko bateko batzuetako bakoitzeko bakoitzeko
allative anim batengana batarengana batzuengana bakoitzengana bakoitzarengana
inan batera batera batzuetara bakoitzera bakoitzera
terminative anim batenganaino batarenganaino batzuenganaino bakoitzenganaino bakoitzarenganaino
inan bateraino bateraino batzuetaraino bakoitzeraino bakoitzeraino
directive anim batenganantz batarenganantz batzuenganantz bakoitzenganantz bakoitzarenganantz
inan baterantz baterantz batzuetarantz bakoitzerantz bakoitzerantz
destinative anim batenganako batarenganako batzuenganako bakoitzenganako bakoitzarenganako
inan baterako baterako batzuetarako bakoitzerako bakoitzerako
ablative anim batengandik batarengandik batzuengandik bakoitzengandik bakoitzarengandik
inan batetik batetik batzuetatik bakoitzetik bakoitzetik
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Etymology 2

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From Spanish bata (“dressing gown”).

Noun

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bata inan

  1. dressing gown, robe
Declension
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Declension of bata (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive bata bata batak batok
ergative batak batak batek batok
dative batari batari batei batoi
genitive bataren bataren baten baton
comitative batarekin batarekin batekin batokin
causative batarengatik batarengatik batengatik batongatik
benefactive batarentzat batarentzat batentzat batontzat
instrumental bataz bataz batez batotaz
inessive batatan batan batetan batotan
locative batatako batako batetako batotako
allative batatara batara batetara batotara
terminative batataraino bataraino batetaraino batotaraino
directive batatarantz batarantz batetarantz batotarantz
destinative batatarako batarako batetarako batotarako
ablative batatatik batatik batetatik batotatik
partitive batarik — — —
prolative batatzat — — —

Further reading

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  • “bata”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Butuanon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq.

Noun

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bata

  1. child

Cebuano

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbataʔ/ [ˈba.t̪ɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

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batà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆ)

  1. child
    Synonym: bagtos
  2. juvenile; young
  3. sprout
  4. protégé of someone of higher rank
    Synonym: bata-bata
  5. (colloquial) mistress
    Synonyms: kabit, kerida

Adjective

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batà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆ)

  1. young
    Antonym: tigulang

Verb

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batà

  1. to spend someone's early years in; to spend childhood years in
  2. to grow up by or in an area or town
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish bata.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbata/ [ˈba.t̪ɐ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

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bata

  1. woman's nightgown
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbata/ [ˈba.t̪ɐ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Verb

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báta (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆ)

  1. to divide into equal parts or bundles to be sold
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Further reading

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  • Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851), Diccionario bisaya-español‎[2] (overall work in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País
  • “bata” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2022.

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Central Bikol

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baˈtaʔ/ [baˈtaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

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batâ (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆ)

  1. stink; stench; reek
    Synonym: bangog
    Antonym: hamot
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbataʔ/ [ˈba.taʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

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batà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆ)

  1. (Naga, informal) lover; partner
    Synonyms: ilusyon, piday, katrato
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Spanish bata.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbata/ [ˈba.ta]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

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báta (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆ)

  1. robe
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Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbataʔ/ [ˈba.taʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Interjection

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batà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆ)

  1. alternative form of atà (“I told you”)

Chavacano

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Spanish bata (“robe”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbata/, [ˈba.t̪a]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

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báta

  1. house gown; dressing gown

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Cebuano bata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbataʔ/, [ˈba.t̪aʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

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batà

  1. (Zamboangueño) child
    Synonyms: chiquillo, (Zamboangueño) criatura, (Ternateño, Caviteño) niño, (Zamboangueño) [Term?]

Chichewa

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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báta class 5

  1. quietness

Crimean Tatar

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Noun

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bata (Northern dialect)

  1. little brother

Usage notes

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  • Corresponding words in standard Crimean Tatar: kadâ, qardaş.

Declension

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Declension of bata
nominative bata
genitive batanıñ
dative batağa
accusative batanı
locative batada
ablative batadan

Synonyms

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Dibabawon Manobo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.

Noun

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batà

  1. child; baby

Ede Idaca

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Etymology

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Cognates include Edo ibata and Yoruba bàtà

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bàtà

  1. shoe

References

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  • Baloubi, Désiré (2005), The Morphophonemics of the Idaacha dialect of Yoruba‎[3], Charlotte, North Carolina: Conquering Books, →DOI, →ISBN, page 41

Fijian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English butter.

Noun

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bata

  1. butter (soft foodstuff made from milk)
    Au vinakata na bata ena madrai.
    I want butter on my bread.
  2. (by extension) margarine (spread used as a substitute for butter)
    Na bata ni veisitoa e levu kina na waiwai.
    Store-bought margarine contains a lot of oil.

References

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  • Gatty, Ronald (2009), “bata”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎[4], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 15

Galician

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Verb

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bata

  1. inflection of bater:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Garo

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Verb

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bata

  1. to cross, to pass

Higaonon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.

Noun

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bata

  1. child
  2. offspring

Hiligaynon

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish bata.

Noun

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báta

  1. nightshirt, nightgown

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.

Noun

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batà

  1. child, baby, boy, girl
  2. son, daughter
  3. servant

Verb

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batà

  1. to give birth

Etymology 3

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Noun

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batâ

  1. uncle

Iban

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bata]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

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bata

  1. brick:
    1. a hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

Igbo

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Etymology

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From ba (“enter”) +‎ -tá (“towards”).

Verb

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batá

  1. to enter, to come in.

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay bata (“brick”). Cognate of Balinese bata (“brick”), Javanese ꦧꦠ (bata, “brick, brick wall; cube”), Old Javanese bata (“brick; wall”).

Noun

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bata

  1. brick
    Synonym: batu bata
  2. brick, something shapes like a brick
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Etymology 2

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Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq. Compare to Tagalog bata (“child”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bata

  1. marriage between siblings and siblings at the same time (clarification of this definition is needed)

Further reading

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Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle English batte (“bat”), from Old French batte (“pestle”), from the verb batre (“to beat”), from Latin battuō, perhaps of Celtic origin.

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Noun

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bata m (genitive singular bata, nominative plural bataí)

  1. stick
  2. baton
  3. gust (of wind)
  4. measure (of drink)

Declension

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Declension of bata (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bata bataí
vocative a bhata a bhataí
genitive bata bataí
dative bata bataí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bata na bataí
genitive an bhata na mbataí
dative leis an mbata
don bhata 		leis na bataí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of bata
radical lenition eclipsis
bata bhata mbata

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 33
  2. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 255, page 58
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 49

Further reading

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Jamamadí

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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bata

  1. (Banawá) rotten

Etymology 2

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Verb

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bata

  1. (Banawá) to pick

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Javanese

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Romanization

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bata

  1. romanization of ꦧꦠ

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese bata.

Noun

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bata

  1. uniform
  2. apron

References

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  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Makasae

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Noun

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bata

  1. stalk

Makasar

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbata/, [ˈɓa.t̪ʰa]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Malay bata (“brick”).

Noun

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bata (Lontara spelling ᨅᨈ)

  1. brick
  2. a brick wall; a rampart
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Etymology 2

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Related to Etymology 1.

Noun

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bata (Lontara spelling ᨅᨈ)

  1. a stack (e.g., of wood, dry coconut leaves, or rolls of laundry)
  2. a pack (e.g., of firecrackers)
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Malay bata-bata (“hesitant; in doubt”).

Adjective

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bata (Lontara spelling ᨅᨈ)

  1. hesitant; not daring; in doubt
    Bataʼ anciniki kabaranianna attete ri kawaʼ
    I am hesitant upon seeing his courage to walk on a copper wire.
    Punna batako teako aʼlampài
    If you are hesitant, you should not go.
    Riolomako ka bataʼ inakke
    You go first because I am not daring.
  2. suspicious; afraid that something will or will not happen
    Bataʼ tena nagannaʼ paʼbayarakku
    I am afraid that the money I pay is not enough.
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Further reading

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  • Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Maltese

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Root
b-t-j (suffering)
3 terms

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sicilian patiri, from Vulgar Latin *patīre, from Latin patī. An early borrowing, as attested by the initial b-; compare biċċa.

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Verb

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bata (imperfect jbati, verbal noun tbatija)

  1. to suffer
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:
      Wara l-bibien,
      fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
      batejt
      il-għeja
      il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
      batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
      iżda ġarrabt ukoll
      il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
      li kull tallab iħoss
      x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
      bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bata (Form III)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m batejt batejt bata batejna batejtu batew
f batiet
imperfect m nbati tbati jbati nbatu tbatu jbatu
f tbati
imperative bati batu

Maranao

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Noun

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bata

  1. concrete, cement

Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English father.

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Noun

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bata (construct batain) (alienable)

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) priest, father
    Bata in Amedka men raņe.
    Those are American priests.

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bata (intransitive)

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Roman Catholicism) to become a priest, to serve as a priest
    Ebata.
    He's become a priest.

References

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  • Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “bata”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎[5]

Old English

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Pronunciation

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bāta

  1. genitive/nominative/accusative plural of bāt

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Unknown, probably inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buRtaq (“earth, soil, mud”).

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Noun

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bata

  1. brick
    Synonyms: aśmawiṣṭaka, bata, rimbag, iṣṭakā, wiṣṭaka
  2. wall
    Synonyms: āwaraṇa, bata, kaṇṭa, kuṭa, lalayan, laleyan, leleyan, pacira, parigi, sarisig, tambak, tambĕṅ, taraṅ, tarib, tawiṅ, tawuṅ, tĕruṅ

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: bata (inherited)
  • >? Balinese: bata
  • >? Malay: bata
    • > Indonesian: bata (inherited)
    • → Iban: bata
    • → Maranao: bata

Further reading

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  • "bata" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈba.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ba‧ta

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bata m

  1. genitive singular of bat

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -atɐ
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Etymology 1

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Noun

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bata f (plural batas)

  1. white coat
    Synonym: jaleco
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho, page 26:
      […] depois levantou-se, despiu a bata em movimentos cansados, lentos.
      […] next he got up and took off his white coat with tired, slow movements.
  2. alternative form of boitatá

Etymology 2

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Verb

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bata

  1. inflection of bater:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle English batte, from Old French batte. Akin to Irish bata.

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Noun

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bata m (plural bataichean)

  1. a staff, a walking stick

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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bata (Cyrillic spelling бата)

  1. genitive singular of bat

Shona

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-jípata.

Verb

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-bátá (infinitive kubátá)

  1. hold, grasp
  2. touch

Sotho

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bata

  1. to be cold

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbata/ [ˈba.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ba‧ta

Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from French ouate.

    Noun

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    bata f (plural batas)

    1. dressing gown, robe
    2. lab coat
    3. smock
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Tagalog bata (or from the same word in other Philippine languages, such as Cebuano bata, Hiligaynon bata, etc).

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    bata m (plural batas)

    1. (Philippines) child

    Etymology 3

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    bata

    1. inflection of batir:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

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    Sundanese

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    bata (Sundanese script ᮘᮒ)

    1. brick (a hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building, paving, or masonry.)
    2. A unit of area equivalent to a square tumbak or five-hundredth of a bahu, roughly 14 square meters

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    Swahili

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    bata
    Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia sw

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    Borrowed from Arabic بَطّ (baṭṭ), بَطَّة (baṭṭa).

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

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    bata class V (plural mabata class VI)

    1. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)

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    Tagalog

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    Etymology 1

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq
    Proto-Indo-European *wet-
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *wétos
    Proto-Indo-European *-ós
    Proto-Indo-European *wetsós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *watsás
    Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa)bor.?
    Sanskrit बटु (baṭu)bor.?
    Tagalog bata

      Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, or possibly borrowed from Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa, “child, offspring”) or बटु (baṭu, “boy, lad, youth”). Compare Tausug bata'.

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      batà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ)

      1. child; kid
        Synonyms: paslit, bulilit
        • 2020, Ervin Santiago, “Frankie tinawag na ‘KSP at miserableng bata’ ng basher: Be like your Ate KC!”, in Bandera‎[6]:
          WALANG patumanggang tinawag ng basher si Frankie Pangilinan na miserableng bata na uhaw sa atensyon.
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      2. follower; supporter
      3. protégé
      4. (colloquial) sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend
        Synonyms: kasintahan, katipan, kasuyo, (male) nobyo, (female) nobya, (slang) siyota, (slang) jowa
      5. (colloquial) mistress; paramour
        Synonyms: kaapid, kabit, kalaguyo
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      batà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ)

      1. young
      2. junior; younger
      3. childish; childlike

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      French ouatebor.
      Spanish batabor.
      Tagalog bata

        Borrowed from Spanish bata, borrowed from French ouate.

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        bata (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ)

        1. house gown; dressing gown
        2. robe (loose, outer garment)
        3. (strictly) bathrobe
          Synonym: bata de-banyo
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        Sanskrit वठ् (vaṭh)bor.?
        Tagalog bata

          Possibly borrowed from Sanskrit वठ् (vaṭh, “to be able”).

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          batá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ)

          1. ability to endure pain, hardship, etc.
            Synonyms: tiis, tiyaga, agwanta, kawasa, pasensiya
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          • “bata”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
          • “bata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
          • Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 16
          • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bataq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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          bata

          1. (stative) to be spotted

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          Conjugation of bata
          singular plural
          inclusive exclusive
          1st person tobata fobata mibata
          2nd person nobata nibata
          3rd
          person           		masculine obata ibata
          yobata (archaic)
          feminine mobata
          neuter ibata

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          • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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            From English butter.

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            bata

            1. butter
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            Unclear; probably from English betel

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            bata

            1. betel
              Synonym: daka

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            Yogad

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            batá

            1. wet

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            Cognates include Edo ibata. Possibly related to or from Baatonum bataku or Baatonum bara

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            bàtà

            1. shoe
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            Bàtá mẹ́ta

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            bàtá

            1. batá drum, a kind of drum sacred to the orisha Ṣàngó, it is one of the 4 families of drums (ìlù) among the Yoruba.
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