bantay-dagat

Tagalog

Etymology

From bantay +‎ dagat, literally “sea guard”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /banˌtaj ˈdaɡat/ [bɐn̪ˌt̪aɪ̯ ˈd̪aː.ɣɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡat
• Syllabification: ban‧tay-da‧gat

Noun

bantáy-dagat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜇᜄᜆ᜔)

1. coast guard

   Synonym: guwardakosta

Related terms

• bantay-gubat

Further reading

• “bantay-dagat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018