bato

Noun

bato

1. water
   • 1892, An Australian Language as Spoken by the Awabakal‎:

     Bato, m., water

References

• Awabakal language dictionary

Noun

bató

1. (anatomy) kidney

Verb

bato

1. first-person singular present indicative form of batre

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Compare Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato.

Noun

bato

1. A stone.
2. A pebble, a rock, a boulder.
3. A gem.
4. A calculus in the kidney; kidney stone.
5. (bingo) A token, a pebble or seed used to mark a bingo card.

Verb

bato

1. To stone, to throw stones at someone or something.
2. To throw something at someone or something.
3. To turn into stone.
4. To harden like a rock.

Adjective

bato

1. Made or built of stone.
2. Made of concrete building material.
3. Hard as stone; stonehard.
4. Resembling a rock; rocklike.
5. Resembling stone or a stone; stonelike.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbato/
• Hyphenation: ba‧to

Noun

bato (accusative singular baton, plural batoj, accusative plural batojn)

1. blow, hit, strike, stroke (physical attack, punch)

Etymology

From French bateau (“boat”)

Noun

bato

1. boat, ship

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).

Etymology 2

Noun

bato (plural bati)

1. beating

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).

Noun

bato

1. rock, stone, cobble

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈba.toː/

Noun

batō

1. dative singular of batus
2. ablative singular of batus

Noun

bato class 2

1. plural of mota

Etymology

From French bateau

Noun

bato

1. boat

Reference

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Verb

bato

1. first-person singular present indicative of bater

Etymology

From French bateau

Noun

bato

1. boat

Reference

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbato/, [ˈbat̪o]

Etymology 1

Of uncertain origin.

Etymology 2

From Spanish Romani bato.

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Maori whatu, Sundanese batu).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ba.ˈto/

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Noun

bató

1. stone
2. (anatomy) kidney
3. gallstone
4. gem; jewel
5. knot in wood
6. (idiomatic, colloquial) A bored person.
7. (slang) methamphetamine

Verb

bato

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To be bored.

   Nababato na ako sa kahihintay.

   I am almost turning into stone from all the waiting.

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.toʔ/

Noun

batò

1. chief piece in a game of native quoits called "tangga"