tigbalantay

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tig- +‎ bantay

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: tig‧ba‧lan‧tay

Noun[edit]

tigbalantay

  1. (dialectal) someone who guards, watches over, or protects; a guard; a guardian
  2. (dialectal) a person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.; a lookout