panday-bansi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• panday-bangsi, panday bangsi

Etymology

From panday (“smith”) +‎ bansi (“native flute”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /panˌdaj banˈsiʔ/ [pɐnˌdaɪ̯ bɐnˈsiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: pan‧day-ban‧si

Noun

pandáy-bansî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜌ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ) (obsolete)

1. native flute maker; native flute artisan

   Synonym: magbabansi

   Panday-bansi ka?

   Are you a flute maker?

References

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 321: “Flautero) Pandaybangſi (pc) [que las] haçe .|. ofiçial de flautas”