batangan

Cebuano

Etymology

From batang +‎ -an.

Noun

batangan

1. timberland

Related terms

• lasang
• kagulangan, kakahoyan, kalasangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed batang +‎ -an, inherited from Malay batangan, from Classical Malay batangan. The sense of bar and ingot are semantic loan from Dutch baar (“ingot”, literally “bar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.taŋ.an/
• Hyphenation: ba‧tang‧an

Noun

batangan (plural batangan-batangan)

1. rod-like object
   1. obstacle in estuary, usually log

      Hypernyms: alangan, pengalang

   2. trunk
   3. (slang) penis
2. cuboid object
   1. bar: a cuboid piece of any solid commodity
   2. ingot

      Synonym: ingot

      Synonym: jongkong (Standard Malay)

3. main part
   1. bicycle frame
   2. mobile phone only without any accessories

Adjective

batangan

1. rod-shaped

Further reading

• “batangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Limos Kalinga

Noun

batangan

1. ceiling beam

Maranao

Etymology

From batang +‎ -an.

Noun

batangan

1. perch