matay

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, compare Malay mati.

Verb

matay

  1. to die

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, compare Malay mati.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ma‧tay
  • IPA(key): /maˈtaj/, [mʌˈt̪aɪ̯]

Interjection

matay

  1. (humorous) oh really (an expression of surprise)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:matay.

Verb

matay

  1. to die

Hiligaynon

Verb

matay

  1. to die

Maranao

Verb

matay

  1. to die

Plains Cree

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mʌtˈtʌj]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧tay

Noun

matay inan (plural mataya, augmentative mahkatay, Syllabics ᒪᑕᐩ)

  1. belly, stomach

Declension
Possessive inflection of matay (stem: -atay-)
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

References
  • Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains‎, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 313

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ma‧tay
  • IPA(key): /maˈtaj/, [mɐˈtaɪ̯]

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

matáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. act of dying
Derived terms

Adverb

matáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. (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
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