bantay-salakay

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From bantay (“guard; watch”) +‎ salakay (“attack; strike”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /banˌtaj saˈlakaj/ [bɐn̪ˌt̪aɪ̯ sɐˈlaː.xaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -akaj
  • Syllabification: ban‧tay-sa‧la‧kay

Noun

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bantáy-salakay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜎᜃᜌ᜔) (idiomatic)

  1. untrustable person
  2. opportunist
  3. dishonest guard who steals from his own master

Further reading

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