English word origin

Etymology of Bata

Various origins: * Borrowed from Hungarian Bata, a patronymic surname. * Borrowed from Czech Baťa, a nickname for a good-natured man. * Borrowed from Tagalog Bata, a nickname from bata (“child”). * Borrowed from Arabic ب

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionBatahu
Borrowed-form mentionBaťacs
Borrowed-form mentionBatatl
Borrowed-form mentionبَطَّةar

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      },
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    },
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        "3": "Baťa"
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ar",
        "3": "بَطَّة",
        "4": "",
        "5": "duck"
      },
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    }
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      "Bata#Hungarian"
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      "Bata#Tagalog"
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      "بطة#Arabic"
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Source etymology 2

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name

city and capital of Litoral, Equatorial Guinea; the largest city in Equatorial Guinea.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Spanish Bata.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionBataes

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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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