batadilan-on

batadilan-on

Cebuano

Etymology

From batadila +‎ -on, from batadila (grammar; rules of language). The root batadila is a portmanteau of batakan (benchmark; standard) + dila (tongue; language). Literally, "of or relating to the standards of the tongue."

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /batadiˌlan ˈʔon/ [bɐ.t̪ɐ.d̪ɪˌl̪an̪ ˈʔon̪]

Adjective

batadilán-on (Badlit spelling ᜊᜆᜇᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜂᜈ᜔)

  1. Grammatical; relating to the rules, structure, and formal study of the Cebuano language.
  2. Linguistic.

Quotations

  • 2020 January 1, Eric S.B. Libre, “Gamayng Pagkuti-kuti Bahin Sa Pagtagik Sa Mga Punglihok Binisaya”, in Bisaya Magasin[1]:
    Usa kini sa mga terminong batadilan-on o gramatikal nga gikauyonan sa Akademyang Bisaya,...
    This is one of the grammatical or linguistic terms agreed upon by the Visayan Academy,...

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