bantay

== Bikol Central == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /banˈtaj/ [ban̪ˈtaɪ̯] Hyphenation: ban‧tay === Noun === bantáy (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔) attendant watchman Synonym: sereno guard, sentinel Synonym: guwardiya ==== Derived terms ==== == Cebuano == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ban‧tay IPA(key): /ˈbantaj/ [ˈban̪.t̪ɐɪ̯] === Noun === bántay guard; sentinel; watchman === Verb === bántay to watch over something to notice to watch out for; to beware to watch for something to pass ==== Derived terms ==== == Hiligaynon == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbantaj/ [ˈban.taɪ̯] Hyphenation: ban‧tay === Noun === bantay watchman, watcher observer guard Synonym: gwardya === Verb === bantay to watch; to see over; to supervise ==== Derived terms ==== == Ilocano == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /banˈtaj/ [bɐnˈtaɪ̯] Hyphenation: ban‧tay === Noun === bantáy mountain high hill ==== Derived terms ==== == Isnag == === Noun === bantay mountain == Maranao == === Verb === bantay to see, to look to observe ==== Derived terms ==== == Tagalog == === Etymology === Possibly from Chinese. Compare Hokkien 望 (bāng)臺 / 台 (tâi), 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 === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /banˈtaj/ [bɐn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯] Rhymes: -aj Syllabification: ban‧tay === Noun === bantáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔) guard; escort; watch act of guarding (a person, place, object, etc.) (endearing) affectionate epithet for a guard dog ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === “bantay”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “bantay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018