ka + isang + bahay
bahay
house
kasambaháy
“of a single house”
= of the same house
= housemate
mga kasambaháy
housemates
In recent years, this word kasambahay has become the politically correct term for a live-in maid, who in the past had been called katulong (helper).
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
kasambaháy: katulong sa bahay o ng pamilya
kasambaháy: kasáma sa bahay