guwardiya

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• guwardya
• gwardiya, gwardya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guardia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈaɾdia/ [ˈɡwaɾ.d̪i.ja]
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaɾdja/ [ˈɡwaɾ.d͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: gu‧war‧di‧ya

Noun

guwárdiya (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜍ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

1. guard

   Synonyms: bantay, tanod

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• gwardya, gwardiya

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guardia, from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (wardja).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈaɾdia/ [ˈɡwaɾ.d͡ʒɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ɡuˈaɾdia/ [ˈɡwaɾ.d̪jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾdia
• Syllabification: gu‧war‧di‧ya

Noun

guwárdiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

1. guard; watcher; sentinel

   Synonyms: bantay, tanod

2. (strictly) security guard

   Synonym: (slang) sikyu

3. act of guarding

Derived terms

• diyagwar
• guwardiyahan
• pagguwardiya

 

Related terms

• guwardabista
• guwardabiya
• guwardado
• guwardaguhas
• guwardakosta
• guwardamonte
• guwardapolbo
• guwardapreno
• guwardiya sibil
• guwardiyan

 

Further reading

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