katay
Moken
Noun
katay
- (anatomy) liver
Tagalog
Etymology
From Hokkien 共伊刣 (kā i thâi).[1][2] Possibly related to matay, patay, and bitay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧tay
- IPA(key): /ˈkataj/, [ˈka.taɪ̯]
Noun
katay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜌ᜔)
- act of killing or butchering an animal for food
- act of cutting a butchered animal into pieces
- big slice or cut of meat
- (by extension) fish, small pieces of meat, etc. tied or strung together in a bundle
Adjective
katáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜌ᜔)
- slaughtered or butchered for food, referring to an animal
- cut into big pieces, referring to a butchered animal
Derived terms
- katayan
- katayin
- kinatay
- kumatay
- magkatay
- pagkatay
References
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 145
- Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 82
Further reading
- “katay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Tboli
Noun
katay
- (anatomy) liver