bantay-salakay

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /banˌtaj saˈlakaj/, [bɐnˌtaɪ̯ sɐˈla.xaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ban‧tay-sa‧la‧kay

Noun

bantáy-salakay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜎᜃᜌ᜔) (idiomatic)

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

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