matay
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay (“die; dead; sick; tired (of)”), from Proto-Austronesian *ma-aCay (“die; dead; eclipse of sun or moon”), from Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”). Compare Malay mati.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧tay
- IPA(key): /maˈtaj/, [mʌˈt̪aɪ̯]
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:matay.
Related terms
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay (“die; dead; sick; tired (of)”), from Proto-Austronesian *ma-aCay (“die; dead; eclipse of sun or moon”), from Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧tay
- IPA(key): /maˈtaj/, [maˈtaɪ̯]
Related terms
Maranao
Plains Cree
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʌtˈtʌj]
- Hyphenation: ma‧tay
Declension
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | matay | mataya | |
Singular | First person | natay | nataya |
Second person | katay | kataya | |
Third person | watay | wataya | |
Obviative | watayiyiw | watayiyiwa | |
Plural | First person (excl.) | natayinân | natayinâna |
First person (incl.) | katayinaw | katayinawa | |
Second person | katayiwâw | katayiwâwa | |
Third person | watayiwâw | watayiwâwa | |
Obviative | watayiyiw | watayiyiwa |
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈtaj/ [mɐˈtaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: ma‧tay
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay (“die; dead; sick; tired (of)”), from Proto-Austronesian *ma-aCay (“die; dead; eclipse of sun or moon”), from Proto-Austronesian *aCay (“death”). Compare Ilocano matay, Kapampangan mate, Bikol Central matay, Cebuano matay, Maranao matay, and Malay mati.
Derived terms
- ikamatay
- kamamatay
- Kamatayan
- kamatayan
- kinamatayan
- magpakamatay
- mamatay
- mamatay man
- mamatayan
- minatay
- pagkamatay
- pagpapakamatay
- pakamatay
- pitong nakamamatay na kasalanan
Adverb
matáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔) (obsolete)
- as much as; even though
- Matay ko mang baluktutin ang malaking tubong bakal na iyan ay hindi ko magawa.
- As much as I bend that big steel tube, I cannot do it.
Further reading
- “matay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018