Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Filipino, Ilocano, Pampangan, Ibaloi, Kankanaey, Tagalog, English Pronounced Pron. beng-GEHT(Tagalog) BAYNG-geht(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Hispanicized form of Kankanaey benget meaning "edge", originally used as the name for a village at the edge of a swamp. This is the name of a province of the Philippines.