batman

batman · noun, verb¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβαστάζω“to bear, carry, lift”
2. Late Latin · derived frombastum
3. Old French · derived frombast
4. French · derived frombât
5. English todaybatman

From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”).

batman · noun²

1. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromبطمان
2. English todaybatman

From Ottoman Turkish بطمان (batman). Cognate with Chagatai [script needed] (bātmān).

batman · noun, verb³

In reference to the superhero Batman.

Batman · proper noun⁴

Named after the nearby river Batman River. The name of the city and the province are derived from it. See Ottoman Turkish باطمان (Batman) for more information.

Batman · proper noun, interjection, verb⁵

From bat + man; originally the Bat-Man. By surface analysis, Bat- + man.

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