EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
area with streams; source of a stream...
soft-boiled; half-cooked (for eggs)...
to be able to put/place; to be placed...
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FIL: Isang lugar kung saan matatagpuan ang maraming batis o ang pinagmumulan ng isang batis.
EN: area with streams; source of a stream
If 'batis' is one stream, 'batisan' is the whole subdivision of streams. It's an area rich with them, or the very source where the water comes out. Think of it as the headquarters or main office of the 'batis' network. The place you go to find the best and freshest water.
From 'batis' + '-an' suffix, denoting a place where the noun is abundant.
ROOT MEANING: stream, creek, brook
Less common than 'batis', used to describe a specific type of location.
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🇵🇭 Ang paanan ng bundok ay isang malawak na batisan.
🇺🇸 The foot of the mountain is a wide area of streams.
🇵🇭 Hinanap nila ang batisan upang makakuha ng malinis na tubig.
🇺🇸 They looked for the source of the stream to get clean water.
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