bantay-tumana
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “guard of the land where vegetable is planted, usually located at banks of rivers”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /banˌtaj tuˈmanaʔ/ [bɐnˌtaɪ̯ tʊˈma.nɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -anaʔ
- Syllabification: ban‧tay-tu‧ma‧na
Noun[edit]
bantáy-tumanà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜆᜓᜋᜈ)
- (idiomatic) inattentive guard; guard that is oblivious to what is being stolen
- guard in a highland field
- Synonym: bantay-bukid