patay

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian *pa-aCay (“kill”).

Verb

patay

1. to kill

Amis

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pa-aCay (“kill”).

Noun

patay

1. death

Derived terms

• mapatay
• mipatay

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian *aCay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧tay
• IPA^(key): /paˈtaj/, [pɐˈt̪aɪ̯]

Noun

patáy (Badlit spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

1. the dead, deceased
2. fatality, killing
3. cadaver, corpse, carcass

   Synonym: lawas

Adjective

patáy (Badlit spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

1. dead; no longer living
2. (of hair) dry or dull
3. (of a fingernail or toenail) smashed or detached
4. (of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) completely inactive; without power; without a signal

Verb

patáy (Badlit spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

1. to die, to drop dead
2. to kill
3. to turn off

   Patya ang suga. ― Turn off the light.

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian *aCay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pa‧tay
• IPA^(key): /paˈtaj/, [paˈtaɪ̯]

Adjective

patáy

1. dead

   Antonym: buhi

Noun

patáy

1. the dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse

   Synonyms: lawas, bangkay

Derived terms

• magpatay
• patayon

 

Related terms

• matay

 

Ilocano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian *aCay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈtaj/, [pɐˈtaɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: pa‧tay

Noun

patáy (Kur-itan spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

1. death

Derived terms

• aginpapatay
• ipapatay
• mamagpapatay
• managpappatay
• natay
• pagpapatayan
• pammapatay
• pinapapatay

 

Related terms

• matay

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpataj/, [ˈpɐ.taɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: pa‧tay

Noun

patay (Kur-itan spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

1. verdict

Derived terms

• ipatay
• mangipatay

 

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay.

Verb

patay

1. to kill

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian *aCay.

Adjective

patáy

1. dead

   Antonym: buhay

Noun

patáy

1. the dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse

   Synonym: lawas

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited 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 ꦥꦠꦶ (pati).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈtaj/ [pɐˈtaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: pa‧tay

Noun

patáy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

1. cadaver; corpse; dead body of a person

   Synonym: bangkay

2. carcass; the dead body of an animal
3. state or condition of being dead
4. the dead; those who have died

   Synonyms: namatay, yumao, pumanaw, sumakabilang-buhay, nasawi, (obsolete) minatay

   Idalangin natin ang mga patay.

   Let's pray for those who have died.

5. act of killing something or someone
6. (by extension) act of shutting off something

   Antonym: bukas

Adjective

patáy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

1. dead; lifeless; no longer living

   Synonyms: walang-buhay, utas

2. off; not on; unpowered (as of a light, machine)

   Synonyms: nakasara, sarado

   Antonym: nakasindi

3. dried; no longer growing (as of plants)

   Synonym: tuyo

4. obsolete; extinct; no longer in use (as of a word, language, or law)
5. (colloquial) smitten; 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 kang bata ka
• patay malisya
• patay-dampot
• patay-gutom
• patay-sindi
• patayin
• pumatay

 

Related terms

• kamatayan
• matay

 

See also

• bitay
• kaluluwa
• katay
• kitil
• paslang
• puksa
• tiyanak

 

Interjection

patáy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

1. oh no

   Patay! Nakalimutan ko yung sinaing!

   Oh no! I forgot about the rice!

   (literally, “(I'm) dead! I forgot about the rice!”)

2. expression when one is doomed to be severely punished: dead meat

   Synonym: yari

   Patay ka sa nanay mo!

   You're doomed from your mother!

Further reading

• “patay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• payat, tapay

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay.

Adjective

patay

1. dead