batayan

batayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From batay +‎ -an.

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧yan
• IPA^(key): /bataˈjan/, [bɐtɐˈjan]

Noun

batayán

1. base; basis; foundation

   Synonyms: base, basehan, elemento, pundasyon, saligan, pinagsaligan, pinagbasehan, hanguan, pinaghanguan

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧yan
• IPA^(key): /baˈtajan/, [bɐˈtajɐn]

Verb

batayan (complete binatayan, progressive binabatayan, contemplative babayatan, 2nd object trigger)

1. to use as a basis; to base from

   Synonyms: pagbasehan, saligan, pagsaligan, hanguan, paghanguan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for batayan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	batay		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
batayan	binatayan	binabatayan inabatayan1	babatayan abatayan1	batayi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Further reading

• “batayan” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.