tanod

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog tanod.

Noun

tanod (plural tanods)

1. (Philippines) A low-level law enforcement officer.
   • 1993 October 1, People vs. Joya, “Supreme Court Advanced Decisions”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 129:

     Barangay tanod Senando Dulce testified that on the night of April 28, 1984, he was conducting the 'ronda' with two other companions, Alejandro Senica and Francisco Cases.

   • 2001, Kate Kirk, A Guide to Los Baños for IRRI International Staff & Families, page 51:

     The barangay tanods are civilians who enforce peace and order in the locality.

   • 2021, Deogenes Nambayan Agellon, Criminal Law Case Digests:

     The victim is always addressed as the "datu" or rich man of their Barangay and enjoyed an economic ascendancy over Marcelino, a mere barangay tanod.

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tánud (“guard, sentinel; to stand guard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanod/ [ˈta.n̪od̪]
• Hyphenation: ta‧nod

Noun

tánod (Basahan spelling ᜆᜈᜓᜇ᜔)

1. guard; sentinel

   Synonyms: guwardiya, bantay

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tánud (“guard, sentinel; to stand guard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanod/ [ˈt̪a.n̪od̪]
• Hyphenation: ta‧nod

Noun

tánod (Badlit spelling ᜆᜈᜓᜇ᜔)

1. a person that does policing and watchman duties under the barangay captain, either voluntarily or compensated, but are not members of the country's police force
2. a neighborhood watch

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tanor — obsolete

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *tánud (“guard, sentinel; to stand guard”). Compare Bikol Central tanod and Cebuano tanod.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtanod/ [ˈt̪aː.n̪od̪̚]
• Rhymes: -anod
• Syllabification: ta‧nod

Noun

tanod (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜓᜇ᜔)

1. guard; sentinel; watcher; watchman; warden

   Synonyms: guwardiya, taliba, sentinela, bantay

2. (strictly) tanod (lowest level of law enforcement officer in the barangay level in the Philippines)
3. act, turn, or time of guarding

   Synonyms: pagguwardiya, pagtaliba, pagsentinela

Derived terms

• magtanod
• makatanod
• matanuran
• pagtanod
• pagtatanod
• patanuran
• patanurin
• tanod-bayan
• tanuran
• tumanod

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: tanor

Further reading

• “tanod” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “tanod”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tánud”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• donat