Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Kabatan-onan
youth; young people; young agenoun
- Alternative meanings
youth; young people; group of young people; young age; youthful stage
- Pronunciation
kah-bah-tahn-OH-nahn
- Root and affixes
Comes from batan-on, meaning young. Kabatan-onan forms the collective or abstract noun for youth.
- Variants or conjugations
young; young people; youth; state of being young
- Related words and expressions
child; age; generation; student; life
- Meaning and usage notes
Use kabatan-onan for youth as a collective group or life stage. For a young person, use batan-on; for children, use bata or mga bata.
youth, young people, young age
Importante ang edukasyon sa kabatan-onan.
The education of the youth is important.
Ang kabatan-onan mao ang paglaom sa umaabot.
The youth are the hope of the future.