balay-balay

Cebuano

Etymology

Reduplication of balay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˌlaj baˈlaj/ [bɐˌl̪aɪ̯ bɐˈl̪aɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lay‧ba‧lay

Noun

baláy-baláy (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜌ᜔ᜊᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. playhouse, blanket fort, cubby house, Wendy house
  2. treehouse
  3. shack, hut, shanty

Verb

baláy-baláy (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜌ᜔ᜊᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. to play house
  2. to live in a shack, to squat

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Reduplication of balay.

Noun

baláy-baláy

  1. playhouse; dollhouse