batasan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧san
• IPA^(key): /baˈtasan/, [bʌˈt̪a.s̪ʌn̪]

Noun

batasan

1. manners; etiquette
2. behavior; conduct
3. custom (frequent repetition of the same behavior)

Verb

batasan

1. to become one's habit

Usage notes

This is part of Cebuano–Tagalog false friends. The Tagalog definitions can be seen at batasan#Tagalog.

Derived terms

• walay batasan

Hiligaynon

Noun

batásan

1. behaviour, character, culture, custom, manners

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixxed of batas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtasan/, [baˈt̪a.san]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧san

Noun

batasan (first-person possessive batasanku, second-person possessive batasanmu, third-person possessive batasannya)

1. limitation (a restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance)

Further reading

• “batasan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Mansaka

Noun

batasan

1. habit; custom; character

Tagalog

Etymology

From batas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaˈtasan/, [ˌbaˈta.sɐn]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧san

Noun

bátásan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜐᜈ᜔)

1. legislature; lawmaking body

   Synonyms: kongreso, lehislatura

Usage notes

This is part of Tagalog–Cebuano false friends. The Cebuano definitions can be seen at batasan#Cebuano.

Derived terms

• Batasang Pambansa

Further reading

• “batasan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018