baitang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-North Philippine *balitaŋ (“step”) with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano balitang, Pangasinan balitang, Kapampangan balitang, and Cebuano balitang.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /baʔiˈtaŋ/ [bɐ.ʔɪˈtaŋ], (colloquial) /bajˈtaŋ/ [baɪ̯ˈtaŋ]
      • Rhymes: -aŋ
    • IPA(key): /baˈʔitaŋ/ [bɐˈʔi.tɐŋ]
      • Rhymes: -itaŋ
  • Syllabification: ba‧i‧tang

Noun

baitáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜁᜆᜅ᜔)

  1. step (of a staircase)
    Synonym: hagdan
  2. rung (of a ladder)
  3. grade level (in education)
  4. degree; rank
    Synonyms: antas, ranggo
  5. tier; row (of seats, etc.)

Derived terms
  • bai-baitang
  • bai-baitang na lupa
  • baitangan
  • mabaitang
  • magbai-baitang
  • pagbai-baitangin

Further reading
  • “baitang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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