EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
child; kid...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/BA-ta/
FIL: Isang tao na nasa murang edad, mula pagkapanganak hanggang bago maging dalaga o binata.
EN: child; kid
A young human. The reason for 90% of your expenses and 100% of your 'puyat'. Also, what your parents will call you even when you're 40 years old with a mortgage. "Ang laki mo na, pero para sa amin, bata ka pa rin."
Possibly from Sanskrit "vatsa" (calf, child).
The stress is on the first syllable /BA-ta/. Compare with the adjective 'bata' /ba-TA/ (young).
🇵🇭 Ang mga bata ay naglalaro sa labas.
🇺🇸 The children are playing outside.
🇵🇭 Mananatili kang bata sa paningin ng iyong mga magulang.
🇺🇸 You will always remain a child in the eyes of your parents.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.