batyaw

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch bakkeljauw, from Portuguese bacalhau, or possibly directly from the Portuguese.[1] Cognate of Saramaccan bakajáu, Hawaiian pakaliao, Shona bakayau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈt͡ʃau̯/, /baˈcau̯/, [ba̠ˈt͡ʃa̠u̯], [bɑ̟ˈt͡ʃɑ̟u̯]

Noun

batyaw

  1. salt cod

Descendants

  • Aukan: bakiyaw
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: bacau
  • → Dutch: batyaw

References

  1. ^ Norval H.S. Smith (1987) The genesis of the Creole languages of Surinam (PhD)‎[1], Universiteit van Amsterdam, page 464

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan batio.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /batˈjaw/ [bɐtˈt͡ʃaʊ̯]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /batˈjaw/ [bɐt̪ˈjaʊ̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: bat‧yaw

Noun

batyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. spy; informer
    Synonym: espiya
  2. secret information (given to someone)
  3. act of giving secret information

Derived terms

  • batyawan
  • bumatyaw
  • magbatyawan
  • magbigay-batyaw
  • pabatyawan
  • pagbatyaw
  • tagabatyaw
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