baitang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• baytang

Etymology

From Proto-North Philippine *balitaŋ (“step”) with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano balitang, Pangasinan balitang, Kapampangan balitang, and Cebuano balitang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /baʔiˈtaŋ/ [bɐ.ʔɪˈtaŋ], (colloquial) /bajˈtaŋ/ [baɪ̯ˈtaŋ]
    • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • IPA^(key): /baˈʔitaŋ/ [bɐˈʔi.tɐŋ]
    • Rhymes: -itaŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧i‧tang

Noun

baitáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜁᜆᜅ᜔)

1. step (of a staircase)

   Synonym: hagdan

2. rung (of a ladder)
3. grade level (in education)
4. degree; rank

   Synonyms: antas, ranggo

5. tier; row (of seats, etc.)

Derived terms

• bai-baitang
• bai-baitang na lupa
• baitangan
• mabaitang
• magbai-baitang
• pagbai-baitangin

 

Further reading

• “baitang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018