bahay

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧hay

Noun

bahay

  1. the brown sailor spider (Neoscona nautica)

Quechua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bajar.

Verb

bahay

  1. (Bolivia, intransitive) to descend

Conjugation

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Tagalog

Etymology

Elision of /l/ from *balay, from Proto-Central Philippine *balay, from Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay. Cognate with Asi bayay, Cebuano bay / balay, Hawaiian hale, Hiligaynon balay, Kapampangan bale, Malay balai, Mansaka baray, Maori whare, Palauan bai, Rukai balriw, Yami vahay.

Pronunciation

Noun

bahay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. house
    Synonyms: kaligan, (gay slang) baler, (slang) haybol
    Naghahanap sila ngayon ng mapagtatayuan ng magarang bahay.
    They are now looking for a place on which to build an elegant house.
  2. edifice; building; hall
    Bahay-pamahalaan ng Infanta, Quezon.
    Infanta, Quezon administrative building.
  3. residence; home; abode; dwelling
    Synonyms: tirahan, tahanan, tinitirhan, residensiya
  4. (card games) card set; meld (in the tong-its game)
  5. (board games) smaller holes of a congkak board

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Adjective

baháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. (uncommon) always at home

Further reading

  • bahay at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • bahay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018