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Bato
rock; stonenoun
- Alternative meanings
rock; stone; pebble; boulder; hard mineral material
- Pronunciation
BAH-toh
- Root and affixes
Bato is the common form for rock or stone. It can also appear in compounds such as bato-balani.
- Variants or conjugations
rock/stone; big rock/boulder; small stone/pebble; cliff/rock face; rocky/stony
- Related words and expressions
earth/soil; mountain; sea; cliff/rock face; gravel; marble; mineral
- Meaning and usage notes
Bato covers both rock and stone. For a cliff or rock face, pangpang may be more precise. For gravel, graba is used.
rock, stone, nature, geography, ground, mountain
Adunay dako nga bato sa daplin sa dalan.
There is a big rock beside the road.
Naglingkod siya ibabaw sa bato.
He or she sat on top of the rock.