guwardiya

• guwardya
• gwardiya, gwardya

Borrowed from Spanish guardia.

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

guwárdiya (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜍ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

1. guard

   Synonyms: bantay, tanod

• gwardya, gwardiya

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈaɾdia/ [ˈɡwaɾ.d͡ʒɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ɡuˈaɾdia/ [ˈɡwaɾ.d̪jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾdia
• Syllabification: gu‧war‧di‧ya

guwárdiyá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜏᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜌ)

1. guard; watcher; sentinel

   Synonyms: bantay, tanod

2. (strictly) security guard

   Synonym: (slang) sikyu

3. act of guarding

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