bantay
Sense 1
verb
English. Looks at s.t., watches s.o. with a purpose.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Bantaya dini, adun maita' mui palasen.
English. Look here, so that you can see what it looks like.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sa' duun ig baalen mu, bineeg mu megbantay dun su gingkag.
English. When you have s.t. you're doing, intersperse it with watching the grain put out to dry.
Synonym. kiman
c.f. liling
In group with: alung; angag; dungaw; eklung; engleng; ingat; ipus; kideng; lingay; mangyag; ninggas; pangyag; pedengpedeng; salid; selip; sima'; sindap; sinding; singleng; sumat; tenteng 1; tunggu'
Sense 2
English. Looks to s.o. for help.
Idiom: (ben)tayay (mu) pa daan
English. The admonition to notice s.t.: look!
Example sentence:
Subanen. Mingumpated, tayay padaan, melaun gupia seda' dia pispan ni ama'.
English. Brother, look! There are a lot of fish in Father's fishpond.