Bataan

See also: bataan

English

Etymology

From Spanish Bataan, from Tagalog Bataan.

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /bɐ.tɐˈʔan/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bætɑˈʔɑn/, /bæˈtɑn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /batɑːˈʔɑːn/, /baˈtɑːn/

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Proper noun

Bataan

1. A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Balanga

Derived terms

• Bataan Day
• Bataan Death March
• Bataan Peninsula

 

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Cebuano: Bataan
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 巴丹 (baa¹ daan¹)

  Hokkien: 巴丹 (Pa-tan)

  Mandarin: 巴丹 (Bādān)

• French: Bataan
• Japanese: バターン (Batān)
• Kapampangan: Bataan
• Korean: 바타안 (bataan)
• Russian: Батаан (Bataan)
• Spanish: Bataán
• Tagalog: Bataan

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Bataan, from Tagalog Bataan.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ba‧ta‧an
• IPA^(key): /bataˈʔan/ [bɐ.t̪ɐˈʔan̪]

Proper noun

Bataan

1. Bataan (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Balanga)

Tagalog

Etymology

In the Velarde map (1734), it is spelled in Spanish as "Batan". In early Spanish accounts, it is also spelled as "Vatan" besides "Batan".

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bataˈʔan/ [bɐ.t̪ɐˈʔan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: Ba‧ta‧an

Proper noun

Bataán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜀᜈ᜔)

1. Bataan (a province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines; capital and largest city: Balanga)

Derived terms

• Araw ng Bataan
• Tangway ng Bataan

 

Further reading

• “Bataan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “Bataan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• abatan