bantay-salakay

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

bantáy-salakay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌ᜔ᜐᜎᜃᜌ᜔) (idiomatic)

untrustable person
opportunist
dishonest guard who steals from his own master

Further reading edit

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

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