bantay

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See also: bàn tay

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /banˈtaj/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧tay

Noun

bantáy (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. attendant
  2. watchman
    Synonym: sereno
  3. guard, sentinel
    Synonym: guwardiya

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ban‧tay
  • IPA(key): /ˈbantaj/

Noun

bántay

  1. guard; sentinel; watchman

Verb

bántay

  1. to watch over something
  2. to notice
  3. to watch out for; to beware
  4. to watch for something to pass

Derived terms

Derived terms

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbantaj/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧tay

Noun

bantay

  1. watchman, watcher
  2. observer
  3. guard
    Synonym: gwardya

Verb

bantay

  1. to watch; to see over; to supervise

Derived terms

Ilocano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /banˈtaj/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧tay

Noun

bantáy

  1. mountain
  2. high hill

Derived terms

Isnag

Noun

bantay

  1. mountain

Maranao

Verb

bantay

  1. to see, to look
  2. to observe

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Chinese.[1] Compare Hokkien 望 (bāng)臺 / 台 (tâi),[2] Hokkien 萬代 / 万代 (bān-tāi), Hokkien 向望 (ǹg-bāng), Tagalog abang, and Tagalog antay. Cognates with Bikol Central bantay, Cebuano bantay, Hiligaynon bantay, Kapampangan bante, Maranao bantay, and Waray-Waray bantay.

Pronunciation

Noun

bantáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. guard; escort; watch
  2. act of guarding (a person, place, object, etc.)
  3. (endearing) affectionate epithet for a dog

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 124
  2. ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 15

Further reading

  • “bantay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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