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• balangay
• Brgy. (abbreviation)

語源

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barangay, from Tagalog balangay.

発音

• (Philippines) IPA: /bɐ.ɾɐŋˈɡaɪ̯/

名詞

barangay (plural barangays) (Philippines)

1. The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.

   Synonym: barrio

   Near-synonyms: (rural) village, (urban) neighborhood, quarter, (urban) city block

   • 1987, Marcelo M. Orense, Nelia R. Marquez, Philippine Yearbook, page 77:

     Because of this active involvement of the civilian and other auxiliary units (e.g. barangay tanod), the police are able to devote their time and resources to the control and prevention of serious crimes.

   • 1991 October 28, “Miscellaneous and Final Provisions”, in Official Gazette: Republic of the Philippines, volume 87, number 43, page 263:

     The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) shall establish and administer an appropriate system under which the punong barangay, the members of the sangguniang barangay, the barangay secretary, the barangay treasurer, and the members of the brangay tanod shall enjoy insurance coverage as provided in this Code and other pertinent laws .

   • 2021, Deogenes Nambayan Agellon, Criminal Law Case Digests:

     The victim is always addressed as the "datu" or rich man of their Barangay and enjoyed an economic ascendancy over Marcelino, a mere barangay tanod.

2. (rare) Alternative form of balangay (“type of boat”).

使用する際の注意点

• Sometimes, especially for non-Philippine English speakers, "barangay" often gets translated to "village", even though "village" has a different meaning to most speakers of Philippine English.

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