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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *balaqih. Compare Tausug bāi, Cebuano balaye and Saisiyat balih.
Pronunciation
Noun
balae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜁ)
- co-parent-in-law
- Synonym: baisan
Further reading
- “balae”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balaqih”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI