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See also: bàn tay
Bikol Central[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bantáy (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)
Derived terms[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bantáy
Verb[edit]
bantáy
- to watch over something
- to notice
- to watch out for; to beware
- to watch for something to pass
Derived terms[edit]
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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bantay
Verb[edit]
alingá
Derived terms[edit]
Ilocano[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bantáy
Derived terms[edit]
Isnag[edit]
Noun[edit]
bantay
Maranao[edit]
Verb[edit]
bantay
Derived terms[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
bantáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)
- guard; escort; watch
- act of guarding (a person, place, object, etc.)
- (endearing) affectionate epithet for a dog
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 124
- ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 15
Further reading[edit]
- “bantay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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