balay

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈlaj/,
Hyphenation: ba‧lay

Noun

baláy (Basahan spelling ᜊᜎᜌ᜔)

(archaic, Sorsogon) house; home
Synonym: harong

Derived terms

Binukid

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

balay

house

Cebuano

Alternative forms

bay — Metro Cebu

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧lay
(General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /baˈlaj/,
(Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) IPA^(key): /ˈbaj/,
(Surigaonon) IPA^(key): /baˈjaj/,
Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

baláy (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜌ᜔)

house
home base (in sports or children's games)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:balay.

Derived terms

balay abotanan (“lodge; stopping place”)
balay alampuanan (“place of worship”)
balayan (“home base in hide-and-seek or baseball; network of bamboo strips for climbing plants”)
balayanan (“matchbox”)
balay balaoran (“house of parliament”)
balay-balay (“playhouse; shack; shanty”)
balay hukmanan (“courthouse”)
balay ihawan (“slaughterhouse”)
balay kaserahan (“boarding house”)
balay lungsod (“town hall”)
balay nga habog (“tower block”)
balay nga mubo (“bungalow”)
balay paabangan (“apartment”)
balay patigayon (“business firm; business establishment”)
balay paugnatanan (“gymnasium”)
balay prendahan (“pawnbroker; pawnshop”)
balay sa iro (“kennel”)
balay sa kabos (“house for the poor”)
balay sa kaluoy (“asylum”)
balay sa lawalawa (“spiderweb”)
balay sa ligwan (“beehive”)
balay sa mga buang (“mental institution”)
balay sa putyukan (“beehive”)
balay sa utot (“(slang, humorous) female genitalia”)
balay tun-anan (“schoolhouse”)
gambalay
kabalayan (“group of homes”)
pamalay (“housing project; something used only at home; roof frame of a house”)
panimalay (“household”)
tagbalay (“homeowner”)
tigbalayon (“framework of a house; framework of one's thoughts”)
tungbalay

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

balay

house

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

balay

house; home

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈlaj/,
Hyphenation: ba‧lay

Noun

baláy

home, house
building

Derived terms

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

baláy

house

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧lay
IPA^(key): /baˈlaj/,

Noun

baláy (Kur-itan spelling ᜊᜎᜌ᜔, plural balbalay)

house

Inflection

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Possessive forms of balay

	Singular	Plural/Distributive
1st singular	balayko	balbalayko
2nd singular	balaymo	balbalaymo
3rd singular	balayna	balbalayna
1st dual	balayta	balbalayta
1st plural exclusive	balaymi	balbalaymi
1st plural inclusive	balaytayo	balbalaytayo
2nd plural	balayyo	balbalayyo
3rd plural	balayda	balbalayda