bantay-dagat

Tagalog

Etymology

Compound of bantay +‎ dagat, literally "sea guard".

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ban‧tay‧da‧gat

IPA^(key): /banˌtaj ˈdaɡat/, [bɐnˌtaɪ̯ ˈda.ɣɐt]

Noun

bantáy-dagat

coast guard
Synonym: guwardakosta

Related terms

bantay-gubat

Further reading

“bantay-dagat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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