tanod

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog tanod.

Noun

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tanod (plural tanods)

  1. (Philippines) A low-level law enforcement officer

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tánud (guard, sentinel; to stand guard).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtanod/ [ˈta.n̪od̪]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧nod

Noun

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tánod (Basahan spelling ᜆᜈᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. guard; sentinel
    Synonyms: guwardiya, bantay

Cebuano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tánud (guard, sentinel; to stand guard).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtanod/ [ˈt̪a.n̪od̪]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧nod

Noun

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tánod (Badlit spelling ᜆᜈᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. a person that does policing and watchman duties under the barangay captain, either voluntarily or compensated, but are not members of the country's police force
  2. a neighborhood watch

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *tánud (guard, sentinel; to stand guard). Compare Bikol Central tanod and Cebuano tanod.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tanod (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. guard; sentinel; watcher; watchman; warden
    Synonyms: guwardiya, taliba, sentinela, bantay
  2. (strictly) tanod (lowest level of law enforcement officer in the barangay level in the Philippines)
  3. act, turn, or time of guarding
    Synonyms: pagguwardiya, pagtaliba, pagsentinela

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: tanor

Further reading

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  • tanod at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • tanod”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tánud”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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