batikan

See also: Batikan

Cebuano

Etymology

From Tagalog batikan (“expert; well-versed”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ti‧kan
• IPA^(key): /batiˈkan/ [bɐ.t̪ɪˈkan̪]

Adjective

batikán

1. famous

   Synonyms: bantog, kabantog

Verb

batikán

1. to be famous

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ti‧kan

Adjective

batikán

1. adept; skilled; versed

Tagalog

Etymology

From batik +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /batiˈkan/ [bɐ.t̪ɪˈxan̪] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /baˈtikan/ [bɐˈt̪iː.xɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -ikan
• Syllabification: ba‧ti‧kan

Adjective

batikán (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. (figurative) well-known; famous

   Synonyms: sikat, bantog, tanyag

2. adept; skilled; versed; expert; well-seasoned

   Synonyms: bihasa, dalubhasa, eksperto, batikano

3. spotted; mottled; full of spots, blotches, or streaks

   Synonym: batik-batik

Descendants

• → Cebuano: batikan (“famous”)

Verb

batikan (complete binatikan, progressive binabatikan, contemplative babatikan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. to mottle; to mark with spots, blotches, or streaks
2. to stain

   Synonym: dungisan

3. (figurative) to give dishonor or disgrace to

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for batikan

affix		-an
root word		batik
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		batikan
complete		binatikan
progressive		binabatikan inabatikan1
contemplative		babatikan abatikan1
imperative		batiki1

¹ Dialectal use only.

Further reading

• “batikan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• “batikan”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025.