EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
bat (sports equipment)...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.
/bat/
FIL: Isang kagamitan sa palakasan, karaniwang gawa sa kahoy o metal, na ginagamit upang pumatama ng bola sa mga larong tulad ng baseball o softball.
EN: bat (sports equipment)
The wooden or metal stick you use to hit a ball in baseball. Not the flying animal ('paniki'), and not the start of a province name ('Batangas'). It's a direct loanword, used as is in sports contexts.
From English "bat".
Used almost exclusively in the context of sports like baseball and softball. The Tagalog word for the animal is 'paniki'.
🇵🇭 Hawakan mo nang mahigpit ang bat bago ka pumalo.
🇺🇸 Hold the bat tightly before you swing.
🇵🇭 Nabasag ang kanyang paboritong bat.
🇺🇸 His favorite bat broke.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.