bantiti

Kavalan

Noun

bantiti

1. play; stageplay

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 慢遲遲／慢迟迟 (bān tî-tî, “sluggishly slow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /banˈtitiʔ/ [bɐn̪ˈt̪iː.t̪ɪʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -itiʔ
  • IPA^(key): /bantiˈtiʔ/ [bɐn̪.t̪ɪˈt̪iʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: ban‧ti‧ti

Noun

bantitì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜒ)

1. delay; withholding

   Synonym: antala

2. hesitation; doubt

   Synonyms: pag-uurong-sulong, pag-aalinlangan

3. falling of liquid in small drops

Adjective

bantitî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜒ)

1. hesitant; irresolute

   Synonyms: atubili, alinlangan, bantulot

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien, according to the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860). Possibly related to etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bantiˈtiʔ/ [bɐn̪.t̪ɪˈt̪iʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: ban‧ti‧ti

Noun

bantitî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜆᜒ)

1. stage play

Derived terms

• bantitian
• bantitiin
• magbantiti

 

Further reading

• “bantiti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018