tatay

tatay

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) +‎ -oy (“male diminutive suffix”).

Noun

tatay (feminine nanay)

1. one's own father or father-in-law
2. an affectionate or honorific term for an older man

   Synonyms: ama, papa, papay

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Capiznon

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) +‎ -oy (“male diminutive suffix”).

Noun

tatay

1. father

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) +‎ -oy (“male diminutive suffix”).

Noun

tatay

1. a father
2. an affectionate or honorific term for an older man

Synonyms

• (a father): ama, papa

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Sambali

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) +‎ -oy (“male diminutive suffix”).

Noun

tatay

1. father

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Tagalog

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) +‎ -oy (“male diminutive suffix”), or from Classical Nahuatl tahtli[1] or tata, or from Chinese [Term?][2], or from Proto-Austronesian [Term?][3] (compare Raga tata).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧tay
• IPA^(key): /ˈtataj/, [ˈta.taɪ̯]

Noun

tatay

1. father (one's male parent)

   Synonyms: ama, amang, itay, 'tay, tatang, tata, papa

Coordinate terms

• nanay

Derived terms

• magtatay
• pagtatatay
• tatay-tatayan

 

Related terms

• itay
• tata
• tatang
• 'tay

 

References

1. Alvaina, Corazon S. (1989) Halupi: Essays on Philippine Culture, Capital Publishing House
2. Panganiban, José Villa (1972) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 965
3. Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008) The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics‎, retrieved May 12, 2022