Batangas

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Batangas

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

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

Etymology

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

  • Hyphenation: Ba‧tan‧gas
  • IPA(key): /baˈtaŋɡas/, [bɐˈtaŋ.ɡɐs]

Proper noun

Batangas

Ang lokasyon ng Batangas sa Pilipinas (The location of Batangas in the Philippines)
  1. Batangas (a province of the Philippines)
    Synonym: (poetic) Batangan
  2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Philippines; a former municipality)

See also

Further reading

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