bantayog

Cebuano

Noun

bantayog

  1. monument
  2. statue

Tagalog
Bantayog ng mga Bayani

Etymology

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
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /banˈtajoɡ/ [bɐnˈta.joɡ]
  • Rhymes: -ajoɡ
  • Syllabification: ban‧ta‧yog

Noun

bantayog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜆᜌᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. monument; memorial
    Synonym: monumento

References
  1. “bantayog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  2. Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 124
  3. The Philippine Social Science Review‎, Philippine Academy of Social Sciences, 1940
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