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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vigilante, from Latin vigilāns. Doublet of vigilante.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bihilante (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- watchful; vigilant
- Synonyms: maingat, maalaga, mapagmanman
Noun
bihilante (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- vigilante; watchman; member of a vigilance committee
- Synonym: vigilante
Further reading
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 159