dagang-bahay

See also: dagang bahay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From daga (mouse; rat) +‎ -ng- +‎ bahay (house).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˌɡaŋ ˈbahaj/ [d̪ɐˌɣam ˈbaː.haɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ahaj
  • Syllabification: da‧gang-ba‧hay

Noun

dagáng-bahay (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜅ᜔ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. black rat; house rat (Rattus rattus)
  2. house mouse (Mus musculus)

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