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bata

Pronunciation: /ˈbataʔ/

“bata” is a Tagalog word. Its 12 meanings in English:

noun

  1. child; kid
  2. follower; supporter
  3. protégé
  4. sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend
  5. mistress; paramour
  6. house gown; dressing gown
  7. robe (loose, outer garment)
  8. bathrobe
  9. ability to endure pain, hardship, etc.

adjective

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

Etymology

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

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