batang2, bátang1 v [A; c] lie prostrate. Nagbatang na ang masakitun ug pila ka búlan sa banig, The patient has been bed-ridden for several months. Ibatang ang ímung láwas sa baybáyun, Lie down on the beach. v 1 [A; c1] keep still without moving. Ipabatang (pabatanga) ímung tuu, suntuk sa wala, Keep your right arm in place and hit with your left. 2 stay in a place permanently. Pabatangun ku nímu dinhi hangtud sa hangtud? Will you make me stay in this place forever? 3 stick around s.w. without doing anything. Nagpabatang ka dihà nga daghan man tag trabáhu? Why are you sitting around there doing nothing when there is so much to do? pa-(←) n k.o. longline fishing, usually for sharks.
bátang2 n log. tulud — see [tulud].
bat-ang = [balat-ang].
batangbátang n hook of an earring.
batanggas n things that originate in the province of Batangas. 1 jackknife. 2 a breed of chicken popularly used in cockfighting because of its remarkable strength and fierceness. v [A1; b6] stab with, make into a jackknife.
batangginya n native of the province of Batangas (female). v [B126] be, become a Batangueña.
bátas v [A; a] 1 cut down bamboo poles. 2 split bamboo poles. 3 [b(1)] pay off a debt by splitting or cutting down bamboos. Ákù lang batásan ning ákung útang nímu, I’ll pay off my debt to you by cutting bamboos down.
batásan n 1 custom, usual way of acting. Batásan námung mangadyì únà mangáun, It’s our custom to pray before eating. 2 one’s manners, way of dealing with s.o. Maáyung batásan, Good way of dealing with people. Way batásan, Having no manners. v [A23; c1] make doing s.t. a habit. Nabatásan na sa mga kutsíru ang pagpílì sa ílang sakay, The rig drivers have gotten into the habit of choosing their passengers. Ibatásan (batasánun) ku sa ákung mga anak ang kamatinahúrun, I will train my children to be respectful. paN- n proper behavior, the social conventions. Pamatásan sa mga militar ang pagsaludar, Saluting is a part of military courtesy. n set of customs.
bátaw = [bulay].
batáyan n a bird trap made of bamboo with a bait or bird decoy. The bird is caught when it alights on the trigger mechanism which snaps a noose as the bird perches on it. v [a] make into a batáyan. paN- v [A2; a] catch birds with a batáyan.†