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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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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 bay / balay, 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) card set; meld (in the tong-its game)
  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

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