batang Sense 1 noun English. Trunk of tree, log. Example sentence: Subanen. Pegingkud dua' batang, pekaan dua' pitaka. Gembata' pegdudu'. English. [A riddle. What is] Sitting on two logs, eating from two wrapped rice cakes[?] A child nursing. Sense 2 Idiom: batangabatang dig balay verb English. Lies in state; awaits burial. Idiom: batang sala' English. The statement used in litigation meaning that the offense is no longer in doubt; is clear.