bantay

See also: bàn tay

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈtaj/ [ban̪ˈtaɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: ban‧tay

Noun

bantáy (Basahan spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

1. attendant
2. watchman

   Synonym: sereno

3. guard, sentinel

   Synonym: guwardiya

Derived terms

• bantayan
• magbantay

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ban‧tay
• IPA^(key): /banˈtaj/ [bɐn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]

Noun

bantáy

1. guard; sentinel; watchman

Verb

bantáy

1. to watch over something
2. to notice
3. to watch out for; to beware
4. to watch for something to pass

Derived terms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbantaj/ [ˈban.taɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: ban‧tay

Noun

bantay

1. watchman, watcher
2. observer
3. guard

   Synonym: gwardya

Verb

alingá

1. to watch; to see over; to supervise

Derived terms

• magbalantay
• manugbantay

 

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈtaj/ [bɐnˈtaɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: ban‧tay

Noun

bantáy

1. mountain
2. high hill

Derived terms

• agbantay
• banbantay
• bantayan

 

Isnag

Noun

bantay

1. mountain

Maranao

Verb

bantay

1. to see, to look
2. to observe

Derived terms

• bantabantay
• bantayan
• bantayaw
• mabantay
• pababantay

 

Tagalog

Etymology

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /banˈtaj/ [bɐn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ban‧tay

Noun

bantáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)

1. guard; escort; watch
2. act of guarding (a person, place, object, etc.)
3. (endearing) affectionate epithet for a dog

Derived terms

• bantay-bilangguan
• bantay-bukid
• bantay-pinto
• bantay-ronda
• bantay-salakay
• bantay-tumana
• bantayan
• ipagbantay
• kabantayan
• magbantay
• pagbabantay

 

References

1. Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 124
2. 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

• “bantay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018