bátul1 n 1 = [bátud]. 2 = [básul2]. 3 slow-moving or slow-witted person. v = [bátud], v.
bátul2 v [a4] 1 for everything to go wrong at once. Gibátul ning ákung pagkabutang. Nabuthan ku ug nahutdan pug gasulína, Everything has been going haywire. I got a flat and ran out of gasoline. 2 be crazy. Gibátul ka nga sagúlan nímug tubà ang kapi? Have you gone crazy mixing palm toddy into the coffee?
bat-ul n hard lumps found in fleshy fruits. v [a4] for fruits to get lumps in them. Gibat-ul ang ságing, The bananas have lumps in them. ka- v [A13] be full of lumps. Nagkabat-ul ang mangga, The mangoes are full of lumps.
batulang = [batúan].
batun1 v 1 [A1; b(1)] have or possess s.t. Nagbatun siya ug dakung hibalu, He is deeply learned. Ayaw batuni ang pagdumut, Do not nurse your hatred. 2 [A; b(1)] have a servant. Nakabatun kamig kiriwan kaáyu, We had a thieving servant. 3 [A; b(1)] take care of s.t. Kinsay mibatun sa bátà pagkapíang niíni? Who was looking after the child when he broke his leg? Batuni kinig maáyu kay handumánan ni nátù, Take good care of this because it is a souvenir. 4 [AN; b(1)] raise and take care of s.o. else’s domesticated animal for a consideration, usually for half the offspring. Siyay namatun sa ákung anay, He raised my sow for half the litter. -in-an n servant. v [B1256] become a servant. binatnan n 1 animal raised for s.o. 2 foster child.
batun2 n baton. v [A; b] 1 conduct an orchestra, choir, etc. Inig-áwit ninyu, ákung batunan, When you sing, I’ll conduct. 2 [A; a] make into a baton.
batung n net used for trapping animals by placing it across the path or dropping it over the animal. (←), batung v 1 [A1; ab2] trap animals with a net. Batunga ninyu ang bakatin, Catch the wild pig in a trap. 2 [A; ab2] make into a net trap.
bátung = [balátung].
batúnis = [butúnis].
bátus n 1 claquer, a person or group of persons hired to clap or root. Mga bátus kadtung namakpak níya, Those who applauded for him were paid claquers. 2 follower, person who defends s.o. or is on his side. Wà dihà ang tanang bátus sa bágis, Not all the ruffian’s followers were there. 3 underlings, protege of a politician. Bátus siya sa mayur, He is one of the mayor’s boys. v 1 [B56; a12] be, make into claquer, defender, protege of a politician.