bato

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

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 (in English):
      Bato, m., water

References

Bikol Central

Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1
  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /baˈto/

Noun

bató

  1. (anatomy) kidney
  2. (Daet) rock; stone
    Synonym: gapo

Pronunciation 2
  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /ˈbatoʔ/

Noun

batò

  1. cue ball
Derived terms
  • pambato
See also

Caló

Alternative forms

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

Verb

bato

  1. first-person singular present indicative form 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/, [bʌˈt̪u]

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”)

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /ˈbato/, [ˈba.t̪ʊ]

Verb

bato

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

Erromintxela

Noun

bato

  1. father

References
  • “bato” in Alexandre Baudrimont, Vocabulaire de la langue des Bohémiens habitant les pays basques français, Bordeaux: G. Gounouilhou, 1862, →OCLC, page 43.

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

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”).

Noun

bato

  1. boat, ship

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

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

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 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.

Noun

bato

  1. rock; stone

Latin

Pronunciation

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

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”).[1]

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

References
  1. Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation 1
  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /baˈto/, [bɐˈto]
  • Audio(file)

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
  7. (idiomatic, colloquial) bored person
  8. (slang) methamphetamine
    Synonyms: agimat, shabu
Derived terms
  • bato ang katawan
  • bato bato pik
  • bato-bato sa langit, ang tamaa'y huwag magagalit
  • bato lata
  • batong-bakal
  • batong-buga
  • batong-buhay
  • batong-gilingan
  • batong-itim
  • batong-kiskisan
  • batong-pantingan
  • batong-panulok
  • batong-tampok
  • batong-tapakan
  • batong-tuntungan
  • batong-urian
  • bato sa lansangan
  • batuhan
  • batuhin
  • bumato
  • hasaang bato
  • hayto
  • ibato
  • kabato
  • kabatuhan
  • mabato
  • magbabato
  • magbatuhan
  • magpabato
  • makipagbatuhan
  • pagbato
  • pamato

Adjective

bató (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

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

Pronunciation 2
  • Hyphenation: ba‧to
  • IPA(key): /ˈbatoʔ/, [ˈba.toʔ]

Noun

batò (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓ)

  1. chief piece in a game of native quoits called tangga
Derived terms
  • pamato
  • pambato

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
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