bato

See also: Bato, bato-, Bāto, Ba Tô, and Ba Tơ

Languages (32)

Aklanon • Alangan • Antillean Creole • Awabakal • Bikol Central • Caló • Catalan • Cebuano • Erromintxela • Esperanto • Galician • Gun • Haitian Creole • Higaonon • Hiligaynon • Ido • Ilocano • Italian • Kankanaey • Latin • Lingala • Mansaka • Maranao • Masbatenyo • Mauritian Creole • Portuguese • Ratagnon • Sambali • Seychellois Creole • Spanish • Tagalog • Ternate

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

Noun

bato

1. stone

Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun

bató

1. stone
2. (anatomy) kidney

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French bateau.

Noun

bato

1. boat

Awabakal

Noun

bato

1. water

   Synonyms: kokoin, yarro

   • 1892, An Australian Language as Spoken by the Awabakal‎^[1] (in English):

     Bato, m., water

References

• Awabakal language dictionary

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧to
• IPA^(key): /baˈto/ [baˈto]

Noun

bató (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

1. (anatomy) kidney
2. (Daet) rock; stone

   Synonym: gapo

Derived terms

• bato-bato
• batohon
• mabato
• magbato

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈbatoʔ/ [ˈba.toʔ]

Noun

batò (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

1. cue ball

Derived terms

• pambato

 

See also

• tako

 

Caló

Alternative forms

• batu, batú

Noun

bato m (plural batuces)

1. father

   Synonyms: batico, (affectionate) dada

References

• “bato” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 18.
• “bato” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.
• “bato” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈba.tu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈba.to]

Verb

bato

1. first-person singular present indicative of batre

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Compare Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu and Maori whatu.

The sense of "kidney" is a semantic loan from Tagalog bato.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧to
• IPA^(key): /baˈto/ [bɐˈt̪o]

Noun

bató

1. stone; pebble, rock, or boulder
2. gem
3. (medicine) kidney stone

   Synonym: bato sa rinyon

4. (medicine) gallstone

   Synonym: bato sa apdo

5. piece in chess, checkers, sungka or similar games
6. (bingo) token
7. flint of a lighter
8. (anatomy) kidney

   Synonyms: amimislon, rinyon

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bato.

Verb

bató

1. to harden into stone
2. to stand motionless
3. to put stones into jewelry
4. to use something as a sinker
5. to strike the flint of a lighter
6. to stone
7. to line with stones
8. (by extension) to hurl an object at someone or something
9. to throw out a question
10. to embroil; to cause to be involved

Adjective

bató

1. stone
2. concrete (made of concrete)
3. stonehard
4. rocklike; stonelike

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bato-bato (“anchor; sinker; stone used in artificial jewelry”)
• batong buhi
• batobalani
• batoon (“rocky; stony; full of pimples”)
• bato sa apdo (“gallstone”)
• bato sa rinyon
• batoon (“rocky; stony; full of pimples”)
• binato (“firm, round and oval-shaped purple yam”)
• kabatoan (“place full of rocks”)
• kabatohan (“scree”)
• pamato (“anchor; sinker; anchorman in a relay; best bet; spending money”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈbato/ [ˈba.t̪o]

Verb

bato

1. to borrow money
2. to buy something for credit

Erromintxela

Alternative forms

• batu

Etymology

Compare Caló bato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bato/

Noun

bato

1. father

References

• Alexandre Baudrimont (1862) “bato”, in Vocabulaire de la langue des Bohémiens habitant les pays basques français [Vocabulary of the language of the Roma living in the French Basque Country], Bordeaux: G. Gounouilhou, →OCLC

Esperanto

Etymology

From bati +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbato]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ba‧to

Noun

bato (accusative singular baton, plural batoj, accusative plural batojn)

1. blow, hit, strike, stroke (physical attack, punch)

   Synonym: frapo

Galician

Verb

bato

1. first-person singular present indicative of bater

Gun

Etymology

Likely from French bateau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bā.tō/

Noun

bato (plural bato lɛ́ or bato lẹ́)

1. ship

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bateau (“boat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈto/

Noun

bato

1. boat, ship

Related terms

• batiman

Higaonon

Noun

bato

1. stone, rock

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).

Noun

bató

1. rock, stone, cobble

Verb

bató

1. to stone

Etymology 2

Noun

báto

1. a complete thing, the whole
2. a piece of anything that is round or cubic in shape

Verb

bátò

1. to resist or oppose
2. to rise up
3. to backtalk

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbato/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: ba‧to

Noun

bato (plural bati)

1. beating

Derived terms

• batar

 

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).

Noun

bato

1. rock, stone, cobble

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin batus, from Ancient Greek βάτος (bátos), from Biblical Hebrew בַּת (bat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: bà‧to

Noun

bato m (plural bati)

1. (historical) bath (unit of liquid measure)

Further reading

• bato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /baˈto/ [bʌˈto]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ba‧to

Noun

bató

1. rock; stone

Derived terms

• kabatoan

 

Latin

Etymology 1

Unknown; possibly of onomatopoeic origin.

Documented in a glossary from the late eighth century, which translates batat (“yawns”) as the Anglo-Saxon ginath (= Old English ġinaþ).

Alternative forms

• battō (misspelling?)
• badō

Verb

batō (present infinitive batāre, perfect active batāvī, supine batātum); first conjugation (Early Medieval Latin)

1. to yawn
2. to gape open

Conjugation

   Conjugation of batō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	batō	batās	batat	batāmus	batātis	batant
	imperfect	batābam	batābās	batābat	batābāmus	batābātis	batābant
	future	batābō	batābis	batābit	batābimus	batābitis	batābunt
	perfect	batāvī	batāvistī	batāvit	batāvimus	batāvistis	batāvērunt, batāvēre
	pluperfect	batāveram	batāverās	batāverat	batāverāmus	batāverātis	batāverant
	future perfect	batāverō	batāveris	batāverit	batāverimus	batāveritis	batāverint
passive	present	bator	batāris, batāre	batātur	batāmur	batāminī	batantur
	imperfect	batābar	batābāris, batābāre	batābātur	batābāmur	batābāminī	batābantur
	future	batābor	batāberis, batābere	batābitur	batābimur	batābiminī	batābuntur
	perfect	batātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	batātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	batātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	batem	batēs	batet	batēmus	batētis	batent
imperfect	batārem	batārēs	batāret	batārēmus	batārētis	batārent
perfect	batāverim	batāverīs	batāverit	batāverīmus	batāverītis	batāverint
pluperfect	batāvissem	batāvissēs	batāvisset	batāvissēmus	batāvissētis	batāvissent
passive	present	bater	batēris, batēre	batētur	batēmur	batēminī	batentur
imperfect	batārer	batārēris, batārēre	batārētur	batārēmur	batārēminī	batārentur
perfect	batātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	batātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	batā	—	—	batāte	—
	future	—	batātō	batātō	—	batātōte	batantō
passive	present	—	batāre	—	—	batāminī	—
	future	—	batātor	batātor	—	—	batantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		batāre	batāvisse	batātūrum esse	batārī	batātum esse	batātum īrī
participles		batāns	—	batātūrus	—	batātus	batandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		batandī	batandō	batandum	batandō	batātum	batātū

Derived terms

• bataculō

Descendants

• Catalan: badar
• Old French: beer (see there for further descendants)
• Old Occitan: badar
  • Occitan: badar
  • Italian: badare
• Romagnol: abadêr
• Vulgar Latin: *exbatāre
  • Catalan: esbadar
  • Old French: esbaer, esbahir (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: esbadar

Etymology 2

Noun

batō

1. dative/ablative singular of batus

Lingala

Noun

bato class 2

1. plural of moto

Mansaka

Etymology

From batu, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

Noun

bato

1. stone

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun

bato

1. stone; rock
2. (gambling) chips

Derived terms

• batobarani' (“magnet”)
• batobato (“hump”)
• batokapala (“headstone”)
• paribato

 

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun

bató

1. stone; rock

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French bateau.

Noun

bato

1. boat

References

• Phillip Baker, Vinesh Y. Hookoomsing (1987) Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français (in French)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.tu/

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: ba‧to

Verb

bato

1. first-person singular present indicative of bater

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun

bató

1. stone

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu.

Noun

bató

1. stone; rock

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French bateau.

Noun

bato

1. boat

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbato/ [ˈba.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: ba‧to

Etymology 1

Probably from Ancient Greek βάττος (báttos, “stutterer”), of imitative origin. See also βατταλογέω (battalogéō, “to stammer”), English bay⁴ (“to bark, bay, howl”).

Noun

bato m (plural batos)

1. (dated) dork, dimwit
2. (Latin America, informal) young man, youth
3. (Mexico, colloquial) chump, punk
4. (Mexico, colloquial) dude, guy, buddy

Etymology 2

From Caló bato.

Noun

bato m (plural batos)

1. (Spain, slang) father

   Synonyms: padre, papá, jefe

Verb

bato

1. first-person singular present indicative of batir

Further reading

• “bato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Compare Bikol Central bato, Capiznon bato, Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Niuean patu, Pangasinan bato, Ratagnon bato, Sundanese ᮘᮒᮥ (batu), and Waray-Waray bato.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /baˈto/ [bɐˈt̪o] (“stone; kidney; gallstone; gem; knot in wood; act of throwing; bored person; (slang) meth”, noun)

    • Audio:

      (file)

    • Rhymes: -o
    • Homophone: Bato
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbatoʔ/ [ˈbaː.t̪oʔ] (“chief piece in a game of native quoits called tangga”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -atoʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧to

Noun

bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

1. stone

   Synonym: piyedra

2. (anatomy) kidney

   Synonym: rinyon

3. gallstone
4. gem; jewel

   Synonym: hiyas

5. knot in wood
6. act of throwing something

   Synonyms: tapon, hagis, itsa, balibag, salya

7. (idiomatic, colloquial) bored person
8. (slang) methamphetamine

   Synonyms: agimat, shabu

Derived terms

• asukal-bato
• bahay-na-bato
• bato ang katawan
• bato bato pik
• bato lata
• bato sa lansangan
• bato-bato sa langit, ang tamaan huwag magalit
• bato-sa-rinyon
• batong-bakal
• batong-buga
• batong-buhay
• batong-gilingan
• batong-itim
• batong-kiskisan
• batong-lapis
• batong-pantingan
• batong-panulok
• batong-tampok
• batong-tapakan
• batong-tuntungan
• batong-urian
• batuhan
• batuhin
• bumato
• hasaang bato
• hayto
• ibato
• kabato
• kabatuhan
• mabato
• magbabato
• magbatuhan
• magpabato
• makipagbatuhan
• pagbato
• pamato

 

Related terms

• Arkong Bato
• Cotabato

 

Noun

batò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

1. chief piece in a game of native quoits called tangga

Derived terms

• pamato
• pambato

 

Adjective

bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

1. (figurative) stingy; miserly
2. (figurative) stubborn; unyielding
3. (figurative) numb
4. (idiomatic, colloquial) bored

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• tabo, abot, taob, bota

Ternate

Adverb

bato

1. only, exclusively

   haka ngori maobo bato ― give me only the bone

2. just, merely

   ana isedu bato ― they just joked

References

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