bantay2ˈban.ta͡iwang-tai (Mandarin) = bang-tai (Hokkien) is a term used in Chinese for a watchtower. The “wang” in this case means to look or watch, rather than to hope.SCE.watch as spectator2.3.1.2Watchder.bantayiwatch s.th. (cmd)magbabantayay1a watchermigbantayIf someone migbantay something, they are watching, observing, or viewing an event.
bantelangban.ˈtɜ.laŋVplace on a burning field where there is no fireWhen a field is being cleared for rice planting and it is burned, the bantelang is an area that escapes the burning.
banyak1banyakSCE.slice open lengthwise in half7.8.3Cutder.banyakasplit s.th. -cmdbanyakenprocess of slicing s.th. open lengthwise in halfpigbanyak2If someone banyaken a whole fish, they will slice it open lengthwise into halves, and lay it open.