bakay

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧kay

Etymology 1

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Noun

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bakay

  1. the ornate threadfin bream (Nemipterus hexodon)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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bakay

  1. to move the spotting line

Tagalog

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Noun

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bakay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. watcher; ambusher; waylayer (especially those watching for anyone passing by from a vantage point)
    Synonyms: abang, bantay, espiya, tanod

Derived terms

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