"bantay" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /banˈtaj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: bantáy [canonical], ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aj 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. Etymology templates: {{der|tl|zh|-}} Chinese, {{cog|nan-hbl|望|tr=bāng}} Hokkien 望 (bāng), {{cog|nan-hbl|萬代|tr=bān-tāi}} Hokkien 萬代 /万代 (bān-tāi), {{cog|nan-hbl|向望|tr=ǹg-bāng}} Hokkien 向望 (ǹg-bāng), {{cog|tl|abang}} Tagalog abang, {{cog|tl|antay}} Tagalog antay, {{cog|bcl|bantay}} Bikol Central bantay, {{cog|ceb|bantay}} Cebuano bantay, {{cog|hil|bantay}} Hiligaynon bantay, {{cog|pam|bante}} Kapampangan bante, {{cog|mrw|bantay}} Maranao bantay, {{cog|war|bantay}} Waray-Waray bantay Head templates: {{tl-noun|bantáy|b=+}} bantáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔)
  1. guard; escort; watch
    Sense id: en-bantay-tl-noun-n1tHZ61o
  2. act of guarding (a person, place, object, etc.)
    Sense id: en-bantay-tl-noun-05F3yvFD Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 25 42 33
  3. (endearing) affectionate epithet for a guard dog Tags: endearing
    Sense id: en-bantay-tl-noun-PsN~64ja Categories (other): Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 32 26 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 32 27 41 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 30 29 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bantayog
Derived forms: bantay-bilangguan, bantay-bukid, bantay-pinto, bantay-ronda, bantay-salakay, bantay-tumana, bantayan, ipagbantay, kabantayan, magbantay, pagbabantay
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bantay-salakay"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bantay-tumana"
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      "word": "bantayan"
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      "word": "ipagbantay"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kabantayan"
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      "word": "magbantay"
    },
    {
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      "word": "pagbabantay"
    }
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      },
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      },
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      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ban‧tay"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ban‧tay"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "escort",
          "escort"
        ],
        [
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          "watch"
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      ]
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "act of guarding (a person, place, object, etc.)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "act",
          "act"
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          "guard",
          "guard"
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        "(endearing) affectionate epithet for a guard dog"
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      "ipa": "/banˈtaj/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[bɐn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tagalog lemmas",
    "Tagalog nouns",
    "Tagalog terms derived from Chinese",
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    "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
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    {
      "word": "bantay-bilangguan"
    },
    {
      "word": "bantay-bukid"
    },
    {
      "word": "bantay-pinto"
    },
    {
      "word": "bantay-ronda"
    },
    {
      "word": "bantay-salakay"
    },
    {
      "word": "bantay-tumana"
    },
    {
      "word": "bantayan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ipagbantay"
    },
    {
      "word": "kabantayan"
    },
    {
      "word": "magbantay"
    },
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      "word": "pagbabantay"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "bantay"
      },
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    },
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        "2": "bantay"
      },
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        "2": "bante"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "mrw",
        "2": "bantay"
      },
      "expansion": "Maranao bantay",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "bantay"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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      "parts": [
        "ban‧tay"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "guard; escort; watch"
      ],
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          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "escort",
          "escort"
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          "watch",
          "watch"
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    {
      "ipa": "/banˈtaj/",
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      "ipa": "[bɐn̪ˈt̪aɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bantay"
}

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