katay

Moken

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

katay

1. (anatomy) liver

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”) (compare Tagalog matay, patay, and bitay), or from Hokkien 共伊刣 (kā i thâi, literally “have it/him/her slaughtered”) according to Chan-Yap (1980). See more at Hokkien 刣 (thâi) where the second element may simply be a substrate cognate word comparable to Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkataj/ [ˈkaː.t̪aɪ̯] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ataj
  • IPA^(key): /kaˈtaj/ [kɐˈt̪aɪ̯] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ka‧tay

Noun

katay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜌ᜔)

1. act of killing or butchering an animal for food

   Synonyms: pagkatay, pagkakatay

2. act of cutting a butchered animal into pieces

   Synonyms: lapa, paglapa, paglalapa

3. big slice or cut of meat
4. (by extension) fish, small pieces of meat, etc. tied or strung together in a bundle

   Synonyms: tali, bungkos, tuhog

Derived terms

• katayan
• katayin
• kinatay
• kumatay
• magkatay
• pagkatay
• sangkatay

 

Adjective

katáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜌ᜔)

1. slaughtered or butchered for food, referring to an animal
2. cut into big pieces, referring to a butchered animal

   Synonyms: lapa, nilapa

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• akyat, kayat

Tboli

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

katay

1. (anatomy) liver