Batangas

English

Etymology

From Spanish Batangas, from Tagalog batangan (wooden raft).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Batangas

  1. A province of the Philippines.
  2. The capital city of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality
    Synonym: Batangas City

Translations

Further reading

Cebuano

Proper noun

Batangas

  1. Batangas (a province of the Philippines)
  2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality)

Spanish

Etymology

From Tagalog batangan (timberland; place of wooden rafts), from batang (log) + -an (place marker suffix), after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈtanɡas/ [baˈt̪ãŋ.ɡas]
  • Rhymes: -anɡas
  • Syllabification: Ba‧tan‧gas

Proper noun

Batangas f

  1. Batangas (a province of the Philippines)
  2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality)

Derived terms

Tagalog

Ang lokasyon ng Batangas sa Pilipinas (The location of Batangas in the Philippines)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Batangas, from Tagalog batangan (timberland; place of wooden rafts), from batang (log) + -an (place marker suffix). The province is named by the Spaniards after the wooden rafts found on the Calumpang River in present-day Batangas City.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈtaŋɡas/ [bɐˈtaŋ.ɡɐs]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡas
  • Syllabification: Ba‧tan‧gas

Proper noun

Batangas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)

  1. Batangas (a province of the Philippines)
    Synonyms: (poetic) Batangan, (historical, archaic, poetic) Kumintang, (historical) Bonbon
  2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality)

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Further reading

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