Borrowed fromTagalogbarangay.
barangay (pluralbarangays)(Philippines)
- The smallest localgovernment unit in thePhilippines, a subdivision of acity ormunicipality.
- Near-synonyms:(rural)village,(urban)neighborhood,quarter,(urban)city block
- Synonym:barrio
1991 October 28, “Miscellaneous and Final Provisions”, inOfficial Gazette: Republic of the Philippines, volume87, number43, page263:The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) shall establish and administer an appropriate system under which the punongbarangay, the members of the sangguniangbarangay, thebarangay secretary, thebarangay treasurer, and the members of the brangay tanod shall enjoy insurance coverage as provided in this Code and other pertinent laws .
- (rare)Alternative form ofbalangay(“type of boat”)
- Sometimes, especially for non-Philippine English speakers, translators often translate the word to "village", although it is only a near-synonym.
From olderbalangay; a type of wooden watercraft used by a group ofAustronesian people when they migrated to thePhilippines.
- Hyphenation:ba‧ran‧gay
- IPA(key): /baɾaŋˈɡaj/ [ba.ɾaŋˈɡaɪ̯]
barangáy (Basahan spellingᜊᜍᜅᜌ᜔)
- The smallest localgovernment unit in thePhilippines, asubdivision of acity ormunicipality.
- Synonyms:balangay,baryo
From olderbalangay, frombalangay; a type of wooden watercraft used by a group ofAustronesian people when they migrated to thePhilippines.
- IPA(key): /baɾaŋˈɡaj/ [bɐ.ɾ̪ɐŋˈɡaɪ̯]
- IPA(key): /baˈɾaŋɡaj/ [bɐˈɾ̪aŋ.ɡɐɪ̯]
- Hyphenation:ba‧ran‧gay
barangay
- the smallest localgovernment unit in thePhilippines, a subdivision of acity ormunicipality
- Synonyms:balangay,baryo
From olderbalangay; a type of wooden watercraft used by a group ofAustronesian people when they migrated to thePhilippines.
- IPA(key): /baɾaŋˈɡaj/ [ba.ɾaŋˈɡaɪ̯]
- IPA(key): /baˈɾaŋɡaj/ [baˈɾaŋ.ɡaɪ̯]
- Hyphenation:ba‧ran‧gay
barangay
- the smallest localgovernment unit in thePhilippines, a subdivision of acity ormunicipality
barangay
- boat
Borrowed fromTagalogbarangay.
- IPA(key): /baɾanˈɡai/[ba.ɾãŋˈɡai̯]
- Rhymes:-ai
- Syllabification:ba‧ran‧gay
barangay m (pluralbarangayes)
- (Philippines)barangay
Borrowed fromSpanishbarangay, where the/ŋ/ sound developed into a/ŋɡ/ sound, frombalangay(“a type of wooden watercraft Austronesian people used when they migrated to the Philippines”).Doublet ofbalangay.
barangáy (Baybayin spellingᜊᜇᜅ᜔ᜄᜌ᜔)
- barangay(the smallest administrative division in thePhilippines, a subdivision of cities and municipalities)
- (historical)localpolity orsettlement during thePhilippineprecolonialperiod
- “barangay”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018
