bahay

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ba‧hay

Noun

bahay

  1. the brown sailor spider (Neoscona nautica)

Quechua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bajar.

Verb

bahay

  1. (Bolivia, 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 bahankichik bahanku
past
(experienced)		 baharqani baharqanki baharqan baharqanchik baharqaniku baharqankichik baharqanku
past
(reported)		 bahasqani bahasqanki bahasqan bahasqanchik bahasqaniku bahasqankichik bahasqanku
future bahasaq bahanki bahanqa bahasunchik bahasaqku bahankichik bahanqaku
imperative — qam pay — — qamkuna paykuna
affirmative bahay bahachun bahaychik bahachunku
negative ama
bahaychu		 ama
bahachunchu		 ama
bahaychikchu		 ama
bahachunkuchu

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 bay / balay, 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/ [ˈba.haɪ̯] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ahaj
    • IPA(key): /baˈhaj/ [bɐˈhaɪ̯] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: ba‧hay

Noun

bahay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

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

Derived terms

See also
  • basaysay

Adjective

baháy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. (uncommon) always at home

Further reading
  • “bahay” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “bahay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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