bantay-dagat
Tagalog
Etymology
Compound of bantay + dagat, literally "sea guard".
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ban‧tay‧da‧gat
- IPA(key): /banˌtaiˈdaɡat/, [bɐnˌtaɪ̯ˈdaɰɐt]
Noun
bantáy-dagat
- coast guard
- Synonym: guwardakosta
Related terms
- bantay-gubat
Further reading
- “bantay-dagat” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.