Cebuano[edit]
bantayog
- monument
- statue
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either from a blend of bantay + matayog[1] or from a contraction of aba ang tayog,[2] coined in the early 20th century by Jose N. Sevilla.[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /banˈtajoɡ/, [bɐnˈta.joɡ]
- Rhymes: -ajoɡ
- Hyphenation: ban‧ta‧yog
bantayog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌᜓᜄ᜔)
- monument; memorial
- Synonym: monumento
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “bantayog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- ^ Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 124
- ^ The Philippine Social Science Review[1], Philippine Academy of Social Sciences, 1940