kabanata

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from ka- +‎ banata (“measure of the length of the fence to be cut; divisions of fish corrals”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kabaˈnataʔ/ [kɐ.bɐˈna.tɐʔ]
      • Rhymes: -ataʔ
    • IPA(key): /kabaˈnata/ [kɐ.bɐˈna.tɐ] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: ka‧ba‧na‧ta

Noun

kabanatà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜈᜆ)

  1. chapter (of a book)
    Synonym: kapitulo
  2. (fishing) bamboo fishing framework
    Synonym: banatan

Derived terms
  • kabanatahan
  • kabanatahin
  • magkabanata
  • magkakabanata

See also

Further reading
  • “kabanata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.