mamamatay-tao

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ patay (“kill”) +‎ tao (“person”) with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mamaˌmataj ˈtaʔo/ [mɐ.mɐˌmaː.t̪aɪ̯ ˈt̪aː.ʔo]
• Rhymes: -aʔo
• Syllabification: ma‧ma‧ma‧tay-ta‧o

Noun

mamamatay-tao (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜋᜆᜌ᜔ᜆᜂ)

1. murderer; killer; manslayer

Related terms

• mamamatay-sunog

 

Further reading

• “mamamatay-tao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018