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mapatay

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Amis

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Etymology

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From ma- +‎ patay.

Verb

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mapatay

  1. to die

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From ma- +‎ patay.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mapatáy (complete napatay, progressive napapatay, contemplative mapapatay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. to be killed unwillingly (by a person or animal)
    Napatay ang aking aso.
    My dog was killed (unintentionally).
  2. (by extension) to shut down or turn off unwillingly (of devices)
    Ingat ka sa paglilinis, baka mapatay mo ang kompiyuter.
    Be careful with cleaning, you may turn off the computer unintentionally.
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