bantay-tumana (bantáy-tumanà) Filipino/Tagalog term
bantáy-tumanà
Syllables:
ban·táy-tu·ma·nà
[ban-táy-tu-ma-nà]
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adjective
Literal meaning: guard of the land usually located at banks of rivers and planted to vegetables
Filipino meaning:
- ang isang taong nagbabantay sa hindi nalalaman ay nananakawan
English meaning:
- a custodian who does not know the losses under his care