Balatik

== Cebuano == === Alternative forms === Batik === Etymology === From balatik, due to its resemblance with the constellation Orion, particularly Orion's Belt and Orion's Sword. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈlatik/ [bɐˈl̪a.t̪ɪk] Hyphenation: Ba‧la‧tik === Noun === Balatik (astronomy) Orion == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === Balatic — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === From balatik (“spring-set spear trap”), due to its resemblance with the constellation Orion, particularly the Orion's Belt and Orion's Sword. Compare Bikol Central Balatik, Cebuano Balatik, Hiligaynon Balatik, Karaga Mandaya Bayatik, Western Bukidnon Manobo Belatik, Central Subanen Belatik, Central Sama Batik, and Malay Belantik. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈlatik/ [bɐˈlaː.t̪ɪk̚] Rhymes: -atik Syllabification: Ba‧la‧tik === Proper noun === Balatik (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜆᜒᜃ᜔) (astronomy) Orion (particularly around the region of the Orion's Belt that looks like a balatik) Sagittarius Synonyms: Sahitaryo, Mamamana ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados. (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier., page 29: “BALATIC. pp. ballestón, las estrellas llamadas tres Marías.” Dante L. Ambrosio (2005), “BALATIK: Katutubong Bituin ng mga Pilipino”, in Philippine Social Sciences Review‎[1], volume 57, Quezon City: University of the Philippines-Diliman College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, pages 1-27 === Anagrams === talikba, balikat, baklita