Balay

house / homenoun

Alternative meanings

housenhomendwellingnplace where a person or family lives

Pronunciation

BAH-lai

Root and affixes

Base form: balay.

Variants or conjugations

mga balay = housesnbalay-balay = little house or playing house, depending on contextnpuy-anan = dwelling or residencenbalayan = structure or place related to a house, depending on context

Related words and expressions

puyo = to live or residenpuy-anan = residencenkwarto = roomnpultahan = doornbintana = window

Meaning and usage notes

Used for a physical house or a home. In many contexts it can also carry the emotional sense of home.