bateng noun English. A very large net woven of rope for trapping large animals, birds and bats by their becoming entangled in it. verb English. Sets a large net to catch large game animals. Example sentence: Subanen. Lema', Ama', memateng ita, adun mekelaam ita babuy. English. Tomorrow, Father, let's set the net, so that we can catch a pig. Generic. pegutus