batya

See also: bátya and Bátya

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bat‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ˈbatja/ [ˈbat̪.jɐ]

Noun

batyà

1. Alternative form of batiya

Sambali

Etymology

From Spanish batea, from Mozarabic *baṭíḥa, from Arabic.

Noun

batyâ

1. tub

Shona

Etymology

An irregular derivation from Proto-Bantu *ìpácà.

Noun

batya class 5 (plural mapatya class 6)

1. twin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• batia — obsolete
• batiya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish batea, from Mozarabic *baṭíḥa (“plain”), from Arabic بَطِيحَة (baṭīḥa, “flat area”). Compare Ilocano batea. Alternative etymologies include a Chinese origin, according to Panganiban (1972).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /batˈjaʔ/ [bɐˈt͡ʃaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: bat‧ya

Noun

batyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜌ)

1. round, shallow wood-carved basin (used in washing clothes)

Derived terms

• batya-batyaan
• batyaan
• magbabatya

 

See also

• labahan
• palanggana
• panastan

 

Further reading

• “batya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 144

Anagrams

• yabat, batay, yatab