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bahay

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ba‧hay

Noun

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bahay

  1. the brown sailor spider (Neoscona nautica)

Quechua

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish bajar.

Verb

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bahay

  1. (South Bolivian, intransitive) to descend

Conjugation

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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

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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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

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Adjective

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baháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. (uncommon) always at home

Further reading

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