bantay

See also: bàn tay

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ban‧tay
  • IPA(key): /banˈtai/, [banˈtaɪ̯]

Noun

bantáy

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

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ban‧tay
  • IPA(key): /banˈtaj/, [bʌn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]

Noun

bantáy

  1. guard; sentinel; watchman

Verb

bantáy

  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
  • balantayan (“guard post”)
  • bantayanan (“needing careful watching”)
  • bantaybantay
  • bantayng iro (“guard dog”)
  • bantay sa balutbot
  • bantay sa ganghaan (“porter”)
  • bantay sa kalinaw (“police officer”)
  • bantay sa tanaman (“gardener”)
  • himantayon (“busybody; meddlesome”)
  • mabantayon (“watchful”)
  • mabinantayon (“watchful”)
  • magbabantay (“watcher”)

Hiligaynon

Noun

bántay

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

Derived terms

Ilocano

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

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
  • bantabantay
  • bantayan
  • bantayaw
  • mabantay
  • pababantay

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

Noun

bantáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

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

Derived terms

References
  1. Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 124
  2. Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 15

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