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“Term of address for a young girl or younger female” in Bisaya: day
The Bisaya (Cebuano) word for “term of address for a young girl or younger female” is day, pronounced DAY. It's used as a noun in everyday Cebuano conversation across the Visayas and Mindanao, where over 22 million people speak Bisaya as their native language.
Bisaya translation
day
DAY
- English meaning
- term of address for a young girl or younger female
- Part of speech
- noun
How to pronounce day
Say it as DAY. Capitalized syllables in the pronunciation guide indicate stress — the part of the word you emphasize when speaking. Bisaya stress is meaningful: putting it on the wrong syllable can change the meaning of a word, so it's worth practicing out loud.
Example sentences
Day, unsay presyo niini?
“Miss, what's the price of this?”
Usage note
Day is used to address girls and young women; also used between female friends and by older people toward younger women in service.
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