barangay
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog barangay.
Pronunciation
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /bɐ.ɾɐŋˈɡaɪ̯/
Noun
barangay (plural barangays) (Philippines)
- The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
- Near-synonyms: (rural) village, (urban) neighborhood, quarter, (urban) city block
- Synonym: barrio
- 1991 October 28, “Miscellaneous and Final Provisions”, in Official Gazette: Republic of the Philippines, volume 87, number 43, page 263:
- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) shall establish and administer an appropriate system under which the punong barangay, the members of the sangguniang barangay, the barangay secretary, the barangay treasurer, and the members of the brangay tanod shall enjoy insurance coverage as provided in this Code and other pertinent laws .
- (rare) Alternative form of balangay (“type of boat”)
Usage notes
- Sometimes, especially for non-Philippine English speakers, translators often translate the word to "village", although it is only a near-synonym.
Meronyms
- purok
- sitio
- subdivision (when it is located in a barangay)
Derived terms
Related terms
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
Etymology
From older balangay; a type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Pronunciation
Noun
barangáy (Basahan spelling ᜊᜍᜅᜌ᜔)
- The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
Cebuano
Etymology
From older balangay, from balangay; a type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Pronunciation
Noun
barangay
- the smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From older balangay; a type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Pronunciation
Noun
barangay
- the smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality
Maranao
Noun
barangay
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog barangay.
Pronunciation
Noun
barangay m (plural barangayes)
Further reading
- “barangay”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish barangay, where the /ŋ/ sound developed into a /ŋɡ/ sound, from balangay (“a type of wooden watercraft Austronesian people used when they migrated to the Philippines”). Doublet of balangay.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baɾaŋˈɡaj/ [bɐ.ɾɐŋˈɡaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: ba‧ran‧gay
Noun
barangáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜅ᜔ᜄᜌ᜔)
- barangay (the smallest administrative division in the Philippines, a subdivision of cities and municipalities)
- (historical) local polity or settlement during the Philippine precolonial period
See also
Further reading
- “barangay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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