guwardiya

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guardia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡuˈaɾdia/, [ˈɡwaɾ.d̪i.ja]
  • Hyphenation: gu‧war‧di‧ya

Noun

guwárdiya (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜍ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

  1. guard
    Synonyms: bantay, tanod

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish guardia, from Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (wardja).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡuˈaɾdia/ [ˈɡwaɾ.d͡ʒɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾdia
  • Syllabification: gu‧war‧di‧ya

Noun

guwárdiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

  1. guard; watcher; sentinel
    Synonyms: bantay, tanod
  2. (strictly) security guard
    Synonym: (slang) sikyu
  3. act of guarding

Derived terms
  • diyagwar
  • guwardiyahan
  • pagguwardiya

Further reading
  • “guwardiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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