EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to mock; to jeer...
schoolmate, classmate...
lightness, ease, relief...
Pang-uri
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/bat-ya-WAN/
FIL: Ang pagbibigay ng mapanuksong puna o kantiyaw sa isang tao; ang pagtawanan o libakin ang isang tao.
EN: to mock; to jeer
The act of 'asar-talo.' It's what happens in comment sections when someone makes a typo. It's the low-key shade your titas throw at family reunions ('Uy, tumaba ka!') but done more openly. It's basically verbal bullying, but make it Filipino-style.
From 'batyaw' (mockery, jeer) + '-an'.
This is not a very common term; 'kantyawan' or 'asarin' are more frequently used in modern conversation.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mong batyawan ang iyong kapatid dahil lang sa kaniyang pagkakamali.
🇺🇸 Don't mock your sibling just because of their mistake.
🇵🇭 Palagi siyang binabatyawan ng kanyang mga kalaro.
🇺🇸 He is always being jeered at by his playmates.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.