batayan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧yan
• IPA^(key): /baˈtajan/ [baˈt̪aː.jan̪]

Noun

batayan

1. bamboo birdtrap with a bait or bird decoy, which catches birds when it lands on the trigger mechanism which snaps a noose as the bird perches on it

Verb

batayan

1. to create such trap

Derived terms

• mamatayan (“to catch birds using a batayan”)

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Tagalog batay

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Tagalog -an

Tagalog batayan

From batay + -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /bataˈjan/ [bɐ.t̪ɐˈjan̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /baˈtajan/ [bɐˈt̪aː.jɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: ba‧ta‧yan

Noun

batayán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜌᜈ᜔)

1. base; basis; foundation

   Synonyms: base, basehan, elemento, pundasyon, saligan, pinagsaligan, pinagbasehan, hanguan, pinaghanguan

Verb

batayan (complete binatayan, progressive binabatayan, contemplative babatayan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜌᜈ᜔)

1. to use as a basis; to base from

   Synonyms: pagbasehan, saligan, pagsaligan, hanguan, paghanguan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for batayan

affix		-an
root word		batay
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		batayan
complete		binatayan
progressive		binabatayan inabatayan1
contemplative		babatayan abatayan1
imperative		batayi1

¹ Dialectal use only.

Further reading

• “batayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• antabay, yabatan