"Batay" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO

batay ILOKANO

Definition:

n. stand, support; perch. v. /AG-:-AN/ to step on for support or in order to raise oneself; to perch on. Agbatay ka ditoy lamisaan tapno magawat mo daydiay lawwalawwa. Step on this table so that you can reach for that spider. /MANGI-: I-/ to place or set on for support; to perch (someone or something) on. Saan monnga ibatay dayta sakam ditoy alad mi. Don’t set your foot on our fence.

batay TAGALOG

Definition:

batay
Active Verb: bumatay
Passive Verb: ibatay
Definition: (verb) to base on something
Examples: Nais niyang ibatay ang drama sa tula ni Rizal. (He wants to base the drama on Rizal's poem.)

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