maybahay

Tagalog

Etymology

From may- +‎ bahay (“house; home”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /majˈbahaj/ [maɪ̯ˈbaː.haɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ahaj
• Syllabification: may‧ba‧hay

Noun

maybahay (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

1. wife; housewife
2. owner; homeowner

Further reading

• “maybahay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018