"balay" meaning in Cebuano

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Noun

IPA: /baˈlaj/ [Cebuano, Standard], [bɐˈl̪aɪ̯] [Cebuano, Standard], /ˈbaj/ (note: Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte), [ˈbaɪ̯] (note: Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte), /baˈjaj/ [Surigaonon], [bɐˈjaɪ̯] [Surigaonon] Forms: baláy [canonical], bay [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Philippine *balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ceb|phi-pro|*balay|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Philippine *balay, {{inh+|ceb|phi-pro|*balay}} Inherited from Proto-Philippine *balay, {{inh|ceb|poz-pro|*balay}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, {{inh|ceb|map-pro|*balay}} Proto-Austronesian *balay Head templates: {{ceb-noun|baláy|b=+}} baláy (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜌ᜔)
  1. house
    Sense id: en-balay-ceb-noun-1uIShmIa
  2. home base (in sports or children's games)
    Sense id: en-balay-ceb-noun-XGtTqF4r Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header, Cebuano terms with Badlit script, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Cebuano terms with Badlit script: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 3 56 3 3 30 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 51 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 27 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balay abotanan (english: lodge; stopping place), balay alampuanan [place], balay balaoran (english: house of parliament), balay hukmanan (english: courthouse), balay ihawan (english: slaughterhouse), balay kaserahan (english: boarding house), balay lungsod (english: town hall), balay nga habog (english: tower block), balay nga mubo (english: bungalow), balay paabangan (english: apartment), balay patigayon (english: business firm; business establishment), balay paugnatanan (english: gymnasium), balay prendahan (english: pawnbroker; pawnshop), balay sa iro (english: kennel), balay sa kabos (english: house for the poor), balay sa kaluoy (english: asylum), balay sa lawalawa (english: spiderweb), balay sa ligwan (english: beehive), balay sa mga buang (english: mental institution), balay sa putyukan (english: beehive), balay sa utot (english: (slang, humorous) female genitalia), balay tun-anan (english: schoolhouse), balay-balay (english: playhouse; shack; shanty), balayan (english: home base in hide-and-seek or baseball; network of bamboo strips for climbing plants), balayanan (english: matchbox), gambalay, kabalayan (english: group of homes), pamalay (english: housing project; something used only at home; roof frame of a house), panimalay (english: household), tagbalay (english: homeowner), tigbalayon (english: framework of a house; framework of one's thoughts), tungbalay

Alternative forms

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      "english": "gymnasium",
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      "english": "pawnbroker; pawnshop",
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      "english": "kennel",
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      "word": "balay sa kabos"
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      "english": "asylum",
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      "english": "spiderweb",
      "word": "balay sa lawalawa"
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      "english": "beehive",
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    {
      "english": "mental institution",
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      "english": "beehive",
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      "english": "(slang, humorous) female genitalia",
      "word": "balay sa utot"
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    {
      "english": "schoolhouse",
      "word": "balay tun-anan"
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      "english": "home base in hide-and-seek or baseball; network of bamboo strips for climbing plants",
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      "english": "matchbox",
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