BATAK


Meaning of BATAK in English

I. bəˈtäk, bä- noun

( plural batak or bataks )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Tagbanuwa Baták

1. : a small predominantly pagan native group inhabiting northern Palawan Island, Philippines

2. : a member of the Batak group

II. ˈbäˌtäk noun

also bat·tak “

( plural batak or bataks )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Malay

1.

a. : an Indonesian ethnic group inhabiting the highlands of Sumatra

b. : a member of this group

2. : an Austronesian language of the Batak people

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