batayan

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧yan
  • IPA(key): /baˈtajan/, [bʌˈt̪a.jʌn̪]

Noun

batayan

  1. 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

  1. to create such trap

Derived terms
  • mamatayan (“to catch birds using a batayan”)

Tagalog

Etymology

From batay +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧yan
  • IPA(key): /bataˈjan/, [bɐ.tɐˈjan] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /baˈtajan/, [bɐˈta.jɐn] (verb)

Noun

batayán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. base; basis; foundation
    Synonyms: base, basehan, elemento, pundasyon, saligan, pinagsaligan, pinagbasehan, hanguan, pinaghanguan

Verb

batayan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜌᜈ᜔, complete binatayan, progressive binabatayan, contemplative babatayan, 2nd object trigger)

  1. to use as a basis; to base from
    Synonyms: pagbasehan, saligan, pagsaligan, hanguan, paghanguan

Conjugation
Verb conjugation for batayan
Affix Root word Trigger
-an batay object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
batayan binatayan binabatayan
inabatayan1		 babatayan
abatayan1		 batayi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Further reading
  • “batayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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