mamamatay-tao
Tagalog
Etymology
mang- + patay (“kill”) (with initial reduplication) + tao
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧ma‧ma‧tay‧ta‧o
- IPA(key): /mamaˌmatajˈtao/, [mɐ.mɐˌma.taɪ̯ˈta.o]
Noun
mamamatay-tao
- murderer; killer
Further reading
- “mamamatay-tao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018