"butang" meaning in Tagalog

See butang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /buˈtaŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bʊˈt̪aŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: butáng [canonical], ᜊᜓᜆᜅ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aŋ Etymology: From Cebuano butang (“to place”). Compare butangan. Etymology templates: {{der|tl|ceb|butang||to place}} Cebuano butang (“to place”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|butáng|b=+}} butáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜅ᜔)
  1. act of beating or hitting a person mercilessly (as of a thug) Derived forms: butangan, butangero Related terms: bugbog, gulpi
    Sense id: en-butang-tl-noun-rbJXzLXq Categories (other): Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 46 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 57 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /buˈtaŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bʊˈt̪aŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: butáng [canonical], ᜊᜓᜆᜅ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aŋ Etymology: Borrowed from Cebuano butang (“thing”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|ceb:butang<t:thing>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "thing", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Cebuano", "term" : "butang", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ceb" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "butang", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="butang"> Borrowed from Cebuano butang (“thing”). Head templates: {{tl-noun|butáng|b=+}} butáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜆᜅ᜔), {{tlb|tl|physics|neologism}} (physics, neologism)
  1. matter Tags: neologism Synonyms: materya
    Sense id: en-butang-tl-noun-V1I~ZC9j Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog neologisms, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Physics, Sciences Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 32 68 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries referencing missing etymons: 29 71 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 46 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 24 76 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Tagalog neologisms: 26 74 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 40 60 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Physics: 0 100 Disambiguation of Sciences: 16 84 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "act",
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        ],
        [
          "beat",
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        ],
        [
          "hit",
          "hit"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "bugbog"
        },
        {
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      "rhymes": "-aŋ"
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