tatay

From Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) +‎ -oy (“male diminutive suffix”).

tatay (feminine nanay)

1. one's own father or father-in-law
2. an affectionate or honorific term for an older man

   Synonyms: ama, papa, papay

From Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) +‎ -oy (“male diminutive suffix”).

tatay

1. father

From Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) +‎ -oy (“male diminutive suffix”).

tatay

1. a father
2. an affectionate or honorific term for an older man

• (a father): ama, papa

From Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) +‎ -oy (“male diminutive suffix”).

tatay

1. father

Uncertain. Possibly from Philippine Spanish tata (“daddy”) +‎ -oy (“male diminutive suffix”), or from Classical Nahuatl tahtli[1] or tata, or from Chinese [Term?][2], or from Proto-Austronesian [Term?][3] (compare Raga tata).

• Hyphenation: ta‧tay
• IPA^(key): /ˈtataj/, [ˈta.taɪ̯]

tatay

1. father (one's male parent)

   Synonyms: ama, amang, itay, 'tay, tatang, tata, papa

• nanay