dagang-bahay

See also: dagang bahay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dagang bahay

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)

Related terms

• dagang-bukid
• dagang-bundok
• dagang-gililan
• dagang-puti

 

Further reading

• “dagang-bahay”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “dagang bahay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018