baitang

• baytang

From Proto-North Philippine *balitaŋ (“step”) with elision of /l/. Compare Ilocano balitang, Pangasinan balitang, Kapampangan balitang, and Cebuano balitang.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /baʔiˈtaŋ/ [bɐ.ʔɪˈt̪aŋ], (colloquial) /bajˈtaŋ/ [baɪ̯ˈt̪aŋ]
    • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • IPA^(key): /baˈʔitaŋ/ [bɐˈʔiː.t̪ɐŋ]
    • Rhymes: -itaŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧i‧tang

baitáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜁᜆᜅ᜔)

1. step (of a staircase)

   Synonym: hagdan

2. rung (of a ladder)
3. grade level (in education)
4. degree; rank

   Synonyms: antas, ranggo

5. tier; row (of seats, etc.)

• “baitang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• tibagan