Batangas

English

Etymology

From Spanish Batangas, from Tagalog batangan (“timberland; place of wooden rafts”).

Pronunciation

• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /bɐˈtaŋ.ɡɐs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɑˈtæŋɡæs/

Proper noun

Batangas

1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa
2. The capital city of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality

   Synonym: Batangas City

Translations

province of the Philippines

• Cebuano: Batangas
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 八打雁 (baat³ daa² ngaan⁶)

  Hokkien: 八打雁 (Pat-táⁿ-gān)

  Mandarin: 八打雁 (zh) (Bādǎyàn)

• French: Batangas
• Japanese: バタンガス (Batangasu)
• Korean: 바탕가스 (Batanggaseu)
• Russian: Батангас (Batangas)
• Spanish: Batangas
• Tagalog: Batangas

city in the Philippines

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 八打雁 (baat³ daa² ngaan⁶)

  Hokkien: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: 八打雁 (zh) (Bādǎyàn)

• French: Batangas
• Japanese: バタンガス (Batangasu)
• Korean: 바탕가스 (Batanggaseu)
• Russian: Батангас (Batangas)
• Spanish: Batangas
• Tagalog: Batangas

Further reading

• Batangas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Batangas City on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Batangas, from Tagalog batangan, from batang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ba‧tan‧gas
• IPA^(key): /baˈtaŋɡas/, [bɐˈt̪aŋ.ɡɐs̪]

Proper noun

Batangas

1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa
2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, 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. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa
2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality)

Derived terms

• batangueño

 

Tagalog

Ang lokasyon ng Batangas sa Pilipinas (The location of Batangas in the Philippines)

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈtaŋɡas/ [bɐˈtaŋ.ɡɐs]
• Rhymes: -aŋɡas
• Syllabification: Ba‧tan‧gas

Proper noun

Batangas (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜅ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)

1. A province of Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: Batangas City. Largest city: Lipa

   Synonyms: (poetic) Batangan, (historical, archaic, poetic) Kumintang, (historical) Bonbon

2. Batangas (a city, the provincial capital of Batangas, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines; a former municipality)

Related terms

• Batangueño

See also

• Kumintang
• Bonbon

Further reading

• “Batangas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Batangas on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl
• Lungsod ng Batangas on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl