bata

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


bata

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


bata

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


bata

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


bata

to spend someone's early years in; to spend childhood years in

bata-bata

bodyguard; right-hand man; protegé; younger

binata

acting like a child; to act like a child


bata

to divide into equal parts or bundles to be sold


bata

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


bata

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


bata

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


bata

Cognates include Edo ibata and Yoruba bàtà


bata

Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine.

1990 October 28, Paul Simon, “The Rhythm of the Saints”, in The Coast, Warner Bros.:

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.

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

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.


bata

first/third-person singular present subjunctive

inflection of bater:
third-person singular imperative


bata

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


bata

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


bata

marriage between siblings and siblings at the same time.

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bataq, from Proto-Austronesian *bataq. Compare to Tagalog bata (“child”).


bata

head

bata m (genitive singular bata, nominative plural bataí)

bata (genitive singular)
bataí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
bata (indefinite singular)
bataí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhata (indefinite singular)
a bhataí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an bata (definite singular)
na bataí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an bhata (definite singular)
na mbataí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbata (definite singular)
don bhata (definite singular)
leis na bataí (definite plural)
bata
bhata
mbata

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


bata

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.

1970, Anton Buttigieg, “It-Tallab”, in Fl-Arena:

mt-verb

bata (imperfect jbati, verbal noun tbatija)

jbati (imperfect)
tbatija (noun-from-verb)
batejt (first-person masculine perfect singular)
batejt (masculine perfect second-person singular)
bata (masculine perfect singular third-person)
batejna (first-person masculine perfect singular)
batejtu (masculine perfect plural second-person)
batew (masculine perfect plural third-person)
batejt (feminine first-person perfect singular)
batejt (feminine perfect second-person singular)
batiet (feminine perfect singular third-person)
batejna (feminine first-person perfect singular)
batejtu (feminine perfect plural second-person)
batew (feminine perfect plural third-person)
nbati (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tbati (imperfect masculine second-person singular)
jbati (imperfect masculine singular third-person)
nbatu (first-person imperfect masculine singular)
tbatu (imperfect masculine plural second-person)
jbatu (imperfect masculine plural third-person)
nbati (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tbati (feminine imperfect second-person singular)
tbati (feminine imperfect singular third-person)
nbatu (feminine first-person imperfect singular)
tbatu (feminine imperfect plural second-person)
jbatu (feminine imperfect plural third-person)
bati (imperative second-person singular)
batu (imperative plural second-person)

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


bata

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.


bata

> Javanese: ꦧꦠ (bata) (inherited)

>? Balinese: ᬩᬢ (bata)

>? Malay: bata

> Indonesian: bata (inherited)

→ Iban: bata

→ Maranao: bata

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


bata

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

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

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


bata

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


bata

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


bata

inflection of batir:
third-person singular imperative

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


bata

brick (a hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building, paving, or masonry.)

A unit of area equivalent to a square tumbak or five-hundredth of a bahu, roughly 14 square meters


bata

duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)

bata class V (canonical)
mabata class VI (plural)

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


bata

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

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

(colloquial) sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend

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'.


bata

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


bata

tobata (first-person singular)
fobata (first-person inclusive plural)
mibata (exclusive first-person plural)
nobata (second-person singular)
nibata (plural second-person)
obata (masculine singular third-person)
ibata (masculine plural third-person)
yobata (archaic masculine plural third-person)
mobata (feminine singular third-person)
ibata (feminine plural third-person)
yobata (archaic feminine plural third-person)
ibata (neuter singular third-person)
ibata (neuter plural third-person)
yobata (archaic neuter plural third-person)


bata

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


bata

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

→ English: bata

→ Portuguese: batá

→ Spanish: batá

→ Nupe: bàǹtá