akyat-bahay

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From akyat (climb) +‎ bahay (house).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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akyát-bahay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜌᜆ᜔ᜊᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. house burglar, usually one that scales walls and is part of a gang
    • 2000, Jose F. Lacaba, Edad medya: mga tula sa katanghaliang gulang, →ISBN:
      Akyat-bahay Sa panaginip ko'y sa sala ako natutulog. Ginising ako ng kaluskos, o baka kalabog, at nakita ko sa bintana ang madilim na anyo ng isang lalaking paakyat sa ikalawang palapag ng ating apartment, sa kuwartong kinaroroonan ...
      House burglar. On my dreams, I was sleeping by the living rooom. I was awoken by a rustle, or maybe a thud, and I saw by the window, a dark silhouette of a man climbing the second floor of our apartment, at the room containing...
    • 2015, Mighty Rasing, Get A Life...Online: Tips and Tricks para sa Hardcore na Netizen, OMF Literature, →ISBN:
      Para daw kasing nag-aadvertise sa Akyat Bahay Gang na “wala kami sa bahay, puwede kayong magpunta.” SELECTIVE DOCUMENTARY Dahil sa Facebook, ginagawa nating isang docu​mentary ang ating buhay. We choose which aspect  ...
      Because according to them, it seems like advertising to the House Burglar Gang that "we aren't in the house, you can go." SELECTIVE DOCUMENTARY Because of Facebook, we are making our lives one documentary. We choose which aspect...