pambahay

Tagalog

Etymology

From pam- +‎ bahay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pamˈbahaj/ [pɐmˈbaː.haɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ahaj
• Syllabification: pam‧ba‧hay

Adjective

pambahay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜑᜌ᜔) (relational)

1. related to home or the household; domestic

   kasangkapang pambahay ― household furniture

   gawaing pambahay ― household chores; housework

Noun

pambahay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

1. something intended for use at home, such as housewear

   Bakit ka nakasuot nang pambahay?

   Why are you wearing indoor clothes?

   'Wag, pambahay 'yang tsinelas na yan.

   Don't, that slippers is for indoors.

See also

• panlabas
• pang-alis

 

Further reading

• “pambahay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018