bahay

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

• siqaykuy
• uraqay
• uray
• uraykay

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 balay / bay, Hiligaynon balay, Mansaka baray, Tausug bāy, Malay balai, Maori whare, Hawaiian hale, Rukai balriw, Palauan bai, and Yami vahay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbahaj/ [ˈbaː.haɪ̯] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ahaj
  • IPA^(key): /baˈhaj/ [bɐˈhaɪ̯] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ba‧hay

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, mahjong) set; meld (in card games and mahjong)
5. (board games) smaller holes of a congkak board

Derived terms

• akyat-bahay
• bahay ng Diyos
• bahay-aliwan
• bahay-ampunan
• bahay-anilan
• bahay-asim
• bahay-bahay
• bahay-bahayan
• bahay-bakasyunan
• bahay-balintataw
• bahay-bata
• bahay-dalanginan
• bahay-gagamba
• bahay-guya
• bahay-guyam
• bahay-hari
• bahay-itlog
• bahay-kalakal
• bahay-kalapati
• bahay-kastor
• bahay-katayan
• bahay-kubo
• bahay-langgam
• bahay-manok
• bahay-manukan
• bahay-na-bato
• bahay-pagamutan
• bahay-pamahalaan
• bahay-panuluyan
• bahay-pari
• bahay-patayan
• bahay-paupahan
• bahay-pukyutan
• bahay-putakti
• bahay-sanglaan
• bahay-sayawan
• bahay-sugalan
• bahay-tubig
• bahay-usap
• bahayan
• bayan
• dagang-bahay
• gabahay
• gawaing bahay
• himbabahay
• kabahay
• kabahayan
• kapitbahay
• kasambahay
• kasangkapang-bahay
• likod-bahay
• mabahay
• magbahay
• magkakapitbahay
• makibahay
• makipamahay
• mamahay
• maybahay
• pabahay
• pagbabahay
• pagbahayan
• pagpapabahay
• pamahayan
• pamahayin
• pambahay
• sambahayan
• taong-bahay

Related terms

• baler

Adjective

baháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

1. (uncommon) always at home

Further reading

• “bahay”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “bahay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018