bastun

See also: baštun

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian bastuni, eventually derived from Latin bastum. Compare Italian bastone, French bâton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /basˈtuːn/
• Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

bastun m (plural bsaten)

1. cane, stick, staff
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Profeta Żakkarija 11:10:

     U ħadt il-bastun li kont semmejt ‘Ħlewwa’, u qsamtu, biex nikser il-patt li kont għamilt mal-ġnus kollha.

     New International Version translation: Then I took my staff called Favor and broke it, revoking the covenant I had made with all the nations.

Middle English

Noun

bastun

1. Alternative form of baston

Old French

Noun

bastun oblique singular, m (oblique plural bastuns, nominative singular bastuns, nominative plural bastun)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of baston

Swedish

Noun

bastun

1. definite singular of bastu

Anagrams

• buntas, butans

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bastón.

Noun

bastun

1. cane, walking stick

   Synonym: tungkud