patay
Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay.
Verb
patay
- to kill
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian *aCay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧tay
- IPA(key): /paˈtaj/, [pʌˈt̪aɪ̯]
Noun
patay
- cadaver, corpse
- carcass
- fatality
- the dead
- killing
Adjective
patay
- dead; no longer living.
- (of hair) dry or dull.
- (of a fingernail or toenail) smashed or detached
- (of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) completely inactive; without power; without a signal.
Verb
patáy (imperative patya)
- to die, to drop dead
- to kill
- to turn off
- Patya ang suga. ― Turn off the light.
Mansaka
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay.
Verb
patay
- to kill
Masbatenyo
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian *aCay.
Noun
patáy
- the dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse
Adjective
patáy
- dead
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay (“kill”), from Proto-Austronesian *pa-aCay (“kill”), from Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”). Compare Ilocano patay, Pangasinan patey, Sambali pati, Kapampangan pate, Cebuano patay, Maranao patay, and Javanese pati.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧tay
- IPA(key): /paˈtaj/, [pɐˈtaɪ̯]
Noun
patáy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)
- the dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse
- Synonym: bangkay
- the dead body of an animal; carcass
- state or condition of being dead
- those who have died
- Idalangin natin ang mga patay.
- Let's pray for those who have died.
- act of killing something or someone
- (by extension) act of shutting something off
Adjective
patáy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)
- dead; lifeless; no longer living
- Synonyms: walang-buhay, utas
- off; not on; unpowered (as of a light, machine)
- Synonyms: nakasara, sarado
- Antonym: nakasindi
- dried; no longer growing (as of plants)
- Synonym: tuyo
- obsolete; extinct; no longer in use (as of a word, language, or law)
- (colloquial) in love; head over heels
- patay na patay kay Rody ― head over heels with Rody
Derived terms
- Araw ng mga Patay
- Dagat Patay
- himamatayin
- himatay
- himatayin
- ipapatay
- mahimatay
- mahimatayin
- mamamatay-tao
- mapatay
- pagkahimatay
- pagkahimatayin
- pagpatay
- pamatay
- patay-dampot
- patay-gutom
- patayin
- patay kang bata ka
- patay malisya
- pumatay
Related terms
- kamatayan
- matay
See also
- bitay
- kaluluwa
- katay
- kitil
- paslang
- puksa
- tiyanak
Interjection
patáy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)
- oh no
- Patay! Nakalimutan ko yung sinaing!
- Oh no! I forgot about the rice!
- (literally, “(I'm) dead! I forgot about the rice!”)
- expression when one is doomed
- Patay ka sa nanay mo!
- You're doomed from your mother!
Further reading
- “patay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Anagrams
- payat, tapay
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay.
Adjective
patay
- dead