See also: bàn tay

Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bantáy (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

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

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ban‧tay
  • IPA(key): /ˈbantaj/ [ˈban̪.t̪ɐɪ̯]

Noun

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bántay

  1. guard; sentinel; watchman

Verb

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bántay

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

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Hiligaynon

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbantaj/ [ˈban.taɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ban‧tay

Noun

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bantay

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

Verb

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bantay

  1. to watch; to see over; to supervise

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Ilocano

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bantáy

  1. mountain
  2. high hill

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Isnag

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Noun

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bantay

  1. mountain

Maranao

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Verb

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bantay

  1. to see, to look
  2. to observe

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Possibly from Chinese.[1] Compare Hokkien (bāng) / (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.

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Noun

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bantáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

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

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References

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  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

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