bihilante

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vigilante, from Latin vigilāns. Doublet of vigilante.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bihiˈlante/ [bɪ.hɪˈlan̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: bi‧hi‧lan‧te

Adjective

bihilante (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. watchful; vigilant

   Synonyms: maingat, maalaga, mapagmanman

Related terms

• bihilansiya
• bihilya

 

Noun

bihilante (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜑᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. vigilante; watchman; member of a vigilance committee

   Synonym: vigilante

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 159