balae

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• balai, balayi — obsolete
• balaye

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *balaqih. Compare Tausug bāi and Saisiyat balih.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlaʔe/ [bɐˈla.ʔɛ]
• Rhymes: -aʔe
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧e

Noun

balae (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜁ)

1. co-parent-in-law

   Synonym: baisan

Further reading

• “balae”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*balaqih”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary