matay
Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, compare Malay mati.
Verb
matay
- to die
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, compare Malay mati.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧tay
- IPA(key): /maˈtaj/, [mʌˈt̪aɪ̯]
Interjection
matay
- (humorous) oh really (an expression of surprise)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:matay.
Verb
matay
- to die
Hiligaynon
Verb
matay
- to die
Maranao
Verb
matay
- to die
Plains Cree
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʌtˈtʌj]
- Hyphenation: ma‧tay
Noun
matay inan (plural mataya, augmentative mahkatay, Syllabics ᒪᑕᐩ)
- belly, stomach
Declension
Possessive inflection of matay (stem: -atay-)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | matay | mataya | |
| Singular | First person | natay | nataya |
| Second person | katay | kataya | |
| Third person | watay | wataya | |
| Obviative | watayiyiw | watayiyiwa | |
| Plural | First person (excl.) | natayinân | natayinâna |
| First person (incl.) | katayinaw | katayinawa | |
| Second person | katayiwâw | katayiwâwa | |
| Third person | watayiwâw | watayiwâwa | |
| Obviative | watayiyiw | watayiyiwa | |
References
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 313
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧tay
- IPA(key): /maˈtaj/, [mɐˈtaɪ̯]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *m-atay (“die; dead; sick; tired (of)”), from Proto-Austronesian *ma-aCay (“die; dead; eclipse of sun or moon”), from Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”). Compare Ilocano matay, Kapampangan mate, Bikol Central matay, Cebuano matay, Maranao matay, and Malay mati.
Noun
matáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔)
- act of dying
Derived terms
- ikamatay
- kamamatay
- Kamatayan
- kamatayan
- kinamatayan
- magpakamatay
- mamatay
- mamatayan
- mamatay man
- pagkamatay
- pagpapakamatay
- pakamatay
Related terms
- himatay
- patay
Adverb
matáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔)
- (obsolete) as much as; even though
- Matay ko mang baluktutin ang malaking tubong bakal na iyan ay hindi ko magawa.
- As much as I bend that big steel tube, I cannot do it.
Further reading
- “matay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018