Meaning of "bantay"

bantay •

n.
• • guard, watcher

v.
• • magbantay, bantayan (mag-:-an) to watch closely, to be on guard. Bantayan mo ang bahay. Guard the house.

» synonyms and related words:

sentinel

n.
• • one stationed to keep watch and guard against surprises: taliba, tanod, guwardiya, bantay

watch

v.
• • 1. to look attentively or carefully: magmasid, pagmasdan, masdan, manood, panoorin
  • 2. to look at: magmasid, masdan, pagmasdan, tumingin, tingnan
  • 3. to look or wait with care and attention: maghintay, hintayin, mag-abang, abangan
  • 4. to be careful or very careful: magingat, magpakaingat, pakaingatan
  • 5. to keep guard: magbantay, bumantay, bantayan, magtanod, tumanod, tanuran, gumuwardiya, magguwardiya, guwardiyahan
  • 6. to stay awake for some purpose: magbantay, bantayan (sa gabi), magpuyat, pagpuyatan, maglamay, paglamayan

n.
• • 1. careful, continuous observation: pagtanod, pagtatanod, pagbantay, pagbabantay, pagguwardiya, pagguguwardiya
  • 2. a person or persons employed to guard: tanod, bantay, guwardiya
  • 3. a period of time for guarding: oras (turno) ng pagbabantay o pagguwardiya
  • 4. a thing for telling time: relo, relos, orasan
  • 5. staying awake for some purpose: paglalamay, pagpupuyat, pagbabantay

guard

v.
• • 1. to watch over, to defend: tumanod, magtanod, tanuran, magbantay, bantayan, gumuwardiya, guwardiyahan
  • 2. to keep from escaping, to check: magbantay, bantayan
  • 3. to take care of, keep safe: mag-ingat, pag-ingatan, mangalaga, pangalagaan

n.
• • 1. a person who guards: tanod, bantay, guwardiya
  • 2. that which is for guarding: depensa, pananggol
  • 3. careful watch: pagtatanod, pagbabantay, pagguguwardiya
  • 4. in games like basketball: guwardiya, gard

adj.
• • on guard, ready to defend, watchful: nakahanda, handa

guwardiya

Sp n.
• • guard [syn. bantay, tanod]