EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
guard, sentinel, watchman...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/ta-LI-ba/
FIL: Isang tao na nakatalaga upang magbantay, magprotekta, o magbigay ng babala laban sa panganib; isang bantay o tanod.
EN: guard, sentinel, watchman
The OG security guard. Before CCTV and biometrics, you had the 'taliba'—the reliable 'manong' at the village gate who knows all the chismis but will keep you safe. They're the vanguards, the frontliners, the ones who stay awake so you can sleep. Like your BPO friends on the night shift, but for physical security.
Madalas na may mas pormal o pampanitikang dating kaysa sa 'guwardiya' o 'bantay'. Ito rin ang pangalan ng isang kilalang pahayagang Tagalog noon.
🇵🇭 Ang mga sundalo ay nagsisilbing taliba ng bayan.
🇺🇸 The soldiers serve as the sentinels of the nation.
🇵🇭 Naglagay sila ng taliba sa tore upang magmasid sa mga paparating na kaaway.
🇺🇸 They placed a watchman in the tower to look out for approaching enemies.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.