| WMP | ||
| Yami | pa-pataw-en | flying fish with red fins, can be used as bait; the most common type of flying fish |
| pataw | fishing bob, buoy | |
| Itbayaten | ma-pataw | buoyant |
| pataw | float, buoy | |
| pataw-en | a species of flying fish | |
| Ibatan | pātaw | a buoy, float, or any floating device |
| Pangasinan | patáw | buoy; to float |
| Ilokano | ag-pátaw | to swim by using a flotation device |
| pátaw | buoy; float; anchor; (fig.) anything used for support in times of danger | |
| Tagalog | pátaw | ballast; a buoy |
| Cebuano | patáw | buoy tied to something; buoy used to hold up fishing nets, used to mark a fish trap in the sea, used to mark an unattended fishing line tied to a rope with a harpoon to hold the fish back, etc.; use a float, fasten a float to a rope |
| Maranao | pataw | float for net |