bata

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English

Bata drums (from left: Okónkolo, Iyá, Itótele)

Alternative forms

• batá, bàtá

Etymology

From Yoruba bàtá.

Noun

bata (plural bata)

1. A ceremonial double-headed drum played in triplet in the religion of santería, especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico, originally from the Yoruba of Nigeria.
   • 1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “The Rhythm of the Saints”, in The Coast, Warner Bros.:

     Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine.

   • 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 283:

     Five drummers in front setting the dance—three beating barrel drums, a fourth beating a double-skin bata, and the fifth beating four small bata tied together.

Anagrams

• AABT, ABTA

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈta/ [bʌˈtʌ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

batá f 

1. doum fruit

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Balinese

Romanization

bata

1. Romanization of ᬩᬢ (“brick”)
2. Romanization of ᬪᬝ (“servant; soldier”)

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bata/ [ba.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Etymology 1

From bat (“one, some”) +‎ -a (definite article).

Numeral

bata

1. absolutive singular of bat (“one”)

Pronoun

bata (indefinite)

1. one, someone

Usage notes

• Southern dialects tend to use this form in all cases rather than bat.
• When used in coordination with bestea (“other, another”), the indefinite form isn't used.

Declension

Declension of Basque indefinite and related pronouns/determiners

		bat				bakoitz
		indefinite	singular	plural		indefinite	singular
absolutive		bat	bata	batzuk		bakoitz	bakoitza
ergative		batek	batak	batzuek		bakoitzek	bakoitzak
dative		bati	batari	batzuei		bakoitzi	bakoitzari
genitive		baten	bataren	batzuen		bakoitzen	bakoitzaren
comitative		batekin	batarekin	batzuekin		bakoitzekin	bakoitzarekin
causative		batengatik, bategatik	batarengatik	batzuengatik		bakoitzengatik	bakoitzarengatik
benefactive		batentzat	batarentzat	batzuentzat		bakoitzentzat	bakoitzarentzat
instrumental		batez	bataz	batzuez		bakoitzez	bakoitzaz
inessive	animate	batengan	batarengan	batzuengan		bakoitzengan	bakoitzarengan
	inanimate	batean, baten	batean	batzuetan		bakoitzean	bakoitzean
locative		bateko	bateko	batzuetako		bakoitzeko	bakoitzeko
allative	animate	batengana	batarengana	batzuengana		bakoitzengana	bakoitzarengana
	inanimate	batera	batera	batzuetara		bakoitzera	bakoitzera
terminative	animate	batenganaino	batarenganaino	batzuenganaino		bakoitzenganaino	bakoitzarenganaino
	inanimate	bateraino	bateraino	batzuetaraino		bakoitzeraino	bakoitzeraino
directive	animate	batenganantz	batarenganantz	batzuenganantz		bakoitzenganantz	bakoitzarenganantz
	inanimate	baterantz	baterantz	batzuetarantz		bakoitzerantz	bakoitzerantz
destinative	animate	batenganako	batarenganako	batzuenganako		bakoitzenganako	bakoitzarenganako
	inanimate	baterako	baterako	batzuetarako		bakoitzerako	bakoitzerako
ablative	animate	batengandik	batarengandik	batzuengandik		bakoitzengandik	bakoitzarengandik
	inanimate	batetik	batetik	batzuetatik		bakoitzetik	bakoitzetik

Derived terms

• bata bestearen gainka

 

Etymology 2

From Spanish bata (“dressing gown”).

Noun

bata inan

1. dressing gown, robe

Declension

Declension of bata (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	bata	bata	batak
ergative	batak	batak	batek
dative	batari	batari	batei
genitive	bataren	bataren	baten
comitative	batarekin	batarekin	batekin
causative	batarengatik	batarengatik	batengatik
benefactive	batarentzat	batarentzat	batentzat
instrumental	bataz	bataz	batez
inessive	batatan	batan	batetan
locative	batatako	batako	batetako
allative	batatara	batara	batetara
terminative	batataraino	bataraino	batetaraino
directive	batatarantz	batarantz	batetarantz
destinative	batatarako	batarako	batetarako
ablative	batatatik	batatik	batetatik
partitive	batarik	—	—
prolative	batatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “bata”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtaʔ/ [baˈtaʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

batâ (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. stink; stench; reek

   Synonym: bangog

   Antonym: hamot

Derived terms

• mabata
• magbata

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbataʔ/ [ˈba.taʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

batà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. (Naga, informal) lover; partner

   Synonyms: ilusyon, piday, katrato

Derived terms

• bataon
• magbata

 

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish bata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbata/ [ˈba.ta]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

báta (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. robe

Related terms

• bata de banyo
• sotana

 

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbataʔ/ [ˈba.taʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Interjection

batà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. Alternative form of atà (“I told you”)

Butuanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq.

Noun

bata

1. child

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbataʔ/ [ˈba.t̪ɐʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

batà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. child
2. juvenile; young
3. sprout
4. protégé of someone of higher rank

   Synonym: bata-bata

5. (colloquial) mistress

   Synonyms: kabit, kerida

Adjective

batà (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. young

   Antonym: tigulang

Verb

batà

1. to spend someone's early years in; to spend childhood years in
2. to grow up by or in an area or town

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:bata.

Derived terms

• bata sa tiyan
• bata-bata (“bodyguard; right-hand man; protegé; younger”)
• bata-bataon (“childish”)
• batan-on (“young; youthful”)
• batang babaye (“girl”)
• batang gamay (“toddler”)
• batang lalaki (“boy”)
• batang linti (“tough guy”)
• batang masuso (“infant”)
• bataon
• bataot (“childish”)
• binata (“acting like a child; to act like a child”)
• kabata (“childhood friend”)
• kabataan (“children”)
• kabatan-on (“childhood days”)
• kabatan-onan
• pakabata

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbata/ [ˈba.t̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

bata

1. woman's nightgown

Related terms

• bata debanyo
• bathrobe

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbata/ [ˈba.t̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Verb

báta (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. to divide into equal parts or bundles to be sold

Derived terms

• batabata
• to estimate the quantity of something

 

Further reading

• Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851) Diccionario bisaya-español‎^[2] (overall work in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País
• “bata” in Pinoy Dictionary, Cyberspace.ph, 2010-2022.

Anagrams

• abat, abta, atab, baat

Chavacano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Spanish bata (“robe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbata/, [ˈba.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

báta

1. house gown; dressing gown

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Cebuano bata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbataʔ/, [ˈba.t̪aʔ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

batà

1. (Zamboangueño) child

   Synonyms: anak, (Zamboangueño) chiquillo, (Ternateño, Caviteño) criatura, (Zamboangueño) niño

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓá.ta/

Noun

báta class 5

1. quietness

Crimean Tatar

Noun

bata (Northern dialect)

1. little brother

Usage notes

• Corresponding words in standard Crimean Tatar: kadâ, qardaş.

Declension

Declension of bata

nominative	bata
genitive	batanıñ
dative	batağa
accusative	batanı
locative	batada
ablative	batadan

Synonyms

• mata, qardaş

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.

Noun

batà

1. child; baby

Ede Idaca

Etymology

Cognates include Edo ibata and Yoruba bàtà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bà.tà/

Noun

bàtà

1. shoe

References

• Baloubi, Désiré (2005) The Morphophonemics of the Idaacha dialect of Yoruba‎^[3], Charlotte, North Carolina: Conquering Books, →DOI, →ISBN, page 41

Galician

Verb

bata

1. inflection of bater:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Garo

Verb

bata

1. to cross, to pass

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.

Noun

bata

1. child
2. offspring

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish bata.

Noun

báta

1. nightshirt, nightgown

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq.

Noun

batà

1. child, baby, boy, girl
2. son, daughter
3. servant

Verb

batà

1. to give birth

Etymology 3

Noun

batâ

1. uncle

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bata]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

bata

1. brick:
   1. a hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

Igbo

Etymology

From ba (“enter”) + -tá (“towards”).

Verb

batá

1. to enter, to come in.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bata (“brick”). Cognate of Balinese ᬩᬢ (bata, “brick”), Javanese ꦧꦠ (bata, “brick, brick wall; cube”), Old Javanese bata (“brick; wall”).

Noun

bata

1. brick
   1. a hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

      Synonym: batu bata

   2. something shaped like a brick.

Derived terms

• bata api
• bata biru
• bata emas
• bata garam
• bata mentah
• bata ringan
• batu bata

 

Etymology 2

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq. Compare to Tagalog bata (“child”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bata

1. marriage between siblings and siblings at the same time.

Further reading

• “bata” 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.

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English batte (“bat”), from Old French batte (“pestle”), from the verb batre (“to beat”), from Latin battuō, perhaps of Celtic origin.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑt̪ˠə/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠat̪ˠə/

Noun

bata m (genitive singular bata, nominative plural bataí)

1. stick
2. baton
3. (of wind) gust
4. (of drink) measure

Declension

Declension of bata

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bata bataí Vocative a bhata a bhataí Genitive bata bataí Dative bata bataí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bata na bataí Genitive an bhata na mbataí Dative leis an mbata don bhata leis na bataí

Derived terms

• bata cogaidh (“knapweed”)
• bata druma (“drumstick”)
• bata túise (“joss-stick”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bata	bhata	mbata
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bata”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bata”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bata”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39

Jamamadí

Etymology 1

Adjective

bata

1. (Banawá) rotten

Etymology 2

Verb

bata

1. (Banawá) to pick

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Javanese

Romanization

bata

1. Romanization of ꦧꦠ

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese bata.

Noun

bata

1. uniform
2. apron

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Makasae

Noun

bata

1. stalk

Maltese

Root
b-t-j (suffering)
3 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian patiri, from Vulgar Latin *patīre, from Latin patī. An early borrowing, as attested by the initial b-; compare biċċa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.ta/
• Homophones: bagħta, bagħatha (except archaically)
• Rhymes: -aːta

Verb

bata (imperfect jbati, verbal noun tbatija)

1. to suffer
   • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:

     Wara l-bibien,
     fit-tul tat-toroq twal,
     batejt
     il-għeja
     il-qtigħ ta’ qalb,
     batejt fuq kollox il-mistħija;
     iżda ġarrabt ukoll
     il-ferħ u l-għaxqa
     li kull tallab iħoss
     x’ħin jasal wisq għajjien bil-ħorġa f’idu
     bil-ħobż għand ommu mġewħa.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bata
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	batejt	batejt	bata		batejna	batejtu	batew
	f			batiet
imperfect	m	nbati	tbati	jbati		nbatu	tbatu	jbatu
	f			tbati
imperative			bati				batu

Maranao

Noun

bata

1. concrete, cement

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English father, from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [pˠɑːdˠɑ], (enunciated) [pˠɑ tˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /pˠæɰtˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {bahtah}

Noun

bata

1. a priest

Verb

bata

1. to be a priest

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buRtaq (“earth, soil, mud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Homophones: bata, bhaṭa
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Noun

bata

1. brick

   Synonyms: aśmawiṣṭaka, bata, rimbag, iṣṭakā, wiṣṭaka

2. wall

   Synonyms: āwaraṇa, bata, kaṇṭa, kuṭa, lalayan, laleyan, leleyan, pacira, parigi, sarisig, tambak, tambĕṅ, taraṅ, tarib, tawiṅ, tawuṅ, tĕruṅ

Derived terms

• abata
• abata-bata
• ambata
• bataṅ
• pabata

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦧꦠ (bata) (inherited)
• >? Balinese: ᬩᬢ (bata)
• >? Malay: bata
  • > Indonesian: bata (inherited)
  • → Iban: bata
  • → Maranao: bata

Further reading

• "bata" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ba‧ta

Noun

bata m

1. genitive singular of bat

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta

Etymology 1

Noun

bata f (plural batas)

1. white coat

   Synonym: jaleco

   • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho, page 26:

     […] depois levantou-se, despiu a bata em movimentos cansados, lentos.

     […] next he got up and took off his white coat with tired, slow movements.

2. Alternative form of boitatá

Etymology 2

Verb

bata

1. inflection of bater:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English batte, from Old French batte. Akin to Irish bata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʰtə/

Noun

bata m (plural bataichean)

1. a staff, a walking stick

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bata (Cyrillic spelling бата)

1. genitive singular of bat

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jípata.

Verb

-bátá (infinitive kubátá)

1. hold, grasp
2. touch

Sotho

Verb

bata

1. to be cold

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbata/ [ˈba.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ba‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French ouate.

Noun

bata f (plural batas)

1. dressing gown, robe
2. lab coat
3. smock

Derived terms

• bata de baño
• bata de cola
• bata de maternidad
• batero
• batón

 

Related terms

• batín
• guata

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tagalog bata (or from the same word in other Philippine languages, such as Cebuano bata, Hiligaynon bata, etc).

Noun

bata m (plural batas)

1. (Philippines) child

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bata

1. inflection of batir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “bata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Sundanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈta/

Noun

bata (Sundanese script ᮘᮒ)

1. brick (a hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building, paving, or masonry.)
2. A unit of area equivalent to a square tumbak or five-hundredth of a bahu, roughly 14 square meters

Further reading

• 'BATA', in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
• Volksalmanak Soenda XII (in Sundanese), Bale Poestaka (Balai Pustaka), 1930, II. Oekoeran Djeung Timbangan

Swahili

bata

Etymology

From Arabic بَطّ (baṭṭ), بَطَّة (baṭṭa).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

bata (ma class, plural mabata)

1. duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)

Derived terms

• bata bukini (“goose”)
• bata mzinga (“turkey”)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq. Also possibly from Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa, “child, offspring”) or Sanskrit बटु (baṭu, “boy, lad, youth”). Compare Tausug bata'.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbataʔ/ [ˈbaː.t̪ɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ataʔ
• Syllabification: ba‧ta

Noun

batà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. child; kid

   Synonyms: paslit, bulilit

   • 2020, Ervin Santiago, “Frankie tinawag na ‘KSP at miserableng bata’ ng basher: Be like your Ate KC!”, in Bandera‎^[4]:

     WALANG patumanggang tinawag ng basher si Frankie Pangilinan na miserableng bata na uhaw sa atensyon.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. follower; supporter
3. protégé
4. (colloquial) sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend

   Synonyms: kasintahan, katipan, kasuyo, (male) nobyo, (female) nobya, (slang) siyota, (slang) jowa

5. (colloquial) mistress; paramour

   Synonyms: kaapid, kabit, kalaguyo

Adjective

batà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. young
2. junior; younger
3. childish; childlike

Derived terms

• bata-bataan
• batang hamog
• batang kalye
• batang pulot
• batang tapon
• bumata
• isip-bata
• kababata
• kabata
• kabataan
• magbata-bataan
• magloob-bata
• magpabata
• magpakabata
• noong bata pa si Sabel
• pabatain
• pagkabata
• pagloobang-bata
• pagpapabata
• pambata
• patay kang bata ka

 

See also

• balubata
• siyota
• talubata

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bata.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbata/ [ˈbaː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ba‧ta

Noun

bata (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. house gown; dressing gown
2. robe (loose, outer garment)
3. (strictly) bathrobe

Derived terms

• bata-de-banyo
• batang pantulong
• magbata

 

Etymology 3

Possibly from Sanskrit वठ् (vaṭh, “to be able”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈta/ [bɐˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ba‧ta

Noun

batá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ)

1. ability to endure pain, hardship, etc.

Derived terms

• batahin
• bathin
• bumata
• di-mabata
• ipabata
• mabata
• magbata
• magpabata
• mapagbata
• pagbabata

 

Further reading

• “bata” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[5], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “bata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 16

Anagrams

• taba, abat, baat

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.ta]

Verb

bata

1. (stative) to be spotted

Conjugation

Conjugation of bata
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tobata	fobata	mibata
2nd	nobata	nibata
3rd	Masculine	obata	ibata, yobata†
Feminine	mobata
Neuter	ibata
† - archaic

References

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

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From English butter.

Noun

bata

1. butter

Etymology 2

Unclear; probably from English betel

Noun

bata

1. betel

   Synonym: daka

See also

• buai

 

Yogad

Adjective

batá

1. wet

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ibàtà (Ọwọ)

Etymology 1

Cognates include Edo ibata. Possibly related to or from Baatonum bataku or Baatonum bara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bà.tà/

Noun

bàtà

1. shoe

Derived terms

• sálúbàtà (“sandals”)

Etymology 2

Bàtá mẹ́ta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bà.tá/

Noun

bàtá

1. batá drum, a kind of drum sacred to the orisha Ṣàngó, it is one of the 4 families of drums (ìlù) among the Yoruba.

Derived terms

• alubàtá (“bàtá drummer”)

Descendants

• → English: bata
• → Portuguese: batá
• → Spanish: batá
• → Nupe: bàǹtá