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. (South Bolivian, intransitive) to descend

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bahay
infinitive bahay
agentive bahaq
present participle bahaspa
past participle bahasqa
future participle bahana
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
indicative ñuqa qam pay ñuqanchik ñuqayku qamkuna paykuna
present bahani bahanki bahan bahanchik bahayku
bahaniku1 		bahankichik bahanku
past
(experienced) 		baharqani baharqanki baharqan baharqanchik baharqayku
baharqaniku 		baharqankichik baharqanku
past
(reported) 		bahasqani bahasqanki bahasqan bahasqanchik bahasqayku
bahasqaniku 		bahasqankichik bahasqanku
future bahasaq bahanki bahanqa bahasunchik bahasaqku bahankichik bahanqaku
imperative — qam pay ñuqanchik — qamkuna paykuna
affirmative bahay bahachun bahasun2
bahasunchik 		bahaychik bahachunku
negative ama
bahaychu 		ama
bahachunchu 		ama bahasunchu
ama bahasunchikchu 		ama
bahaychikchu 		ama
bahachunkuchu
1 The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
2 The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

bahay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. house
    Synonyms: kaligan, (Batangas) basaysay, (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

Derived terms

Adjective

baháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. (uncommon) always at home

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