bantay-dagat
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bantay + dagat, literally “sea guard”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /banˌtaj ˈdaɡat/ [bɐnˌtaɪ̯ ˈda.ɣɐt]
- Rhymes: -aɡat
- Syllabification: ban‧tay-da‧gat
Noun
[edit]bantáy-dagat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜇᜄᜆ᜔)
- coast guard
- Synonym: guwardakosta
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bantay-dagat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018