bahay

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Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧hay

Noun[edit]

bahay

  1. the brown sailor spider (Neoscona nautica)

Quechua[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish bajar.

Verb[edit]

bahay

  1. (Bolivia, intransitive) to descend

Conjugation[edit]

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧hay
  • IPA(key): /ˈbahaj/, [ˈba.haɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ahaj

Noun[edit]

bahay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. house
    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
  4. (card games) card set; meld (in the tong-its game)
  5. (board games) smaller holes of a congkak board

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