bantay-tumana
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/ [bɐn̪ˌt̪aɪ̯ t̪ʊˈmaː.n̪ɐʔ]
- 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