panday-bangsi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• panday bangsi
• panday-bansi

Etymology

From panday (“smith”) +‎ bangsi (“native flute”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /panˌdaj baŋˈsiʔ/ [pɐn̪ˌd̪aɪ̯ bɐn̪ˈsiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: pan‧day-bang‧si

Noun

pandáy-bangsî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜌ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ᜐᜒ) (obsolete)

1. native flute maker; native flute artisan

   Synonym: magbabangsi

   Panday-bangsi ka?

   Are you a flute maker?

References

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 321: “Flautero) Pandaybangſi (pc) [que las] haçe .|. ofiçial de flautas”