atay

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧tay
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaj/ [ʔɐˈt̪aɪ̯]

Noun

atáy (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (anatomy) liver

Etymology 2

Undetermined. Compare Hiligaynon alatay / aratay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧tay
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataj/ [ˈʔa.t̪ɐɪ̯]

Noun

átay (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (pathology) fowl cholera

Verb

átay

1. (of poultry) to have or to suffer from fowl cholera

Derived terms

• atayon
• giatay

 

Interjection

átay (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (vulgar) Clipping of giatay.

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. liver

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧tay
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaj/ [ʔaˈtaɪ̯]

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Ibatan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Iriga Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) knee

Libon Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. liver

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Miraya Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈtaj/, [a.ˈtaj]

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay. Compare Amis 'atay, Bikol Central katoy, Fijian yate, Hawaiian ake, Kapampangan ate, Maori ate, Malagasy aty, Malay hati, Rukai athai, Saaroa 'aci'i, and Tetum aten.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaj/ [ʔɐˈt̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: a‧tay

Noun

atáy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (anatomy) liver
2. (colloquial) arch of the sole of the foot

Derived terms

• atayin
• magang-atay

 

See also

• igado

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔataj/ [ˈʔaː.t̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ataj
• Syllabification: a‧tay

Noun

atay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (uncommon) act of slowly doing something

Derived terms

• atay-atay
• atay-atayin

 

Adverb

atay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (uncommon) repeatedly; often; always

Further reading

• “atay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaCay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• yata, taya, Ayta

Tarifit

Etymology

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic أتاي (ʔatāy).

Noun

atay m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵜⴰⵢ, usually uncountable)

1. tea

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔataj/ [ʔɑˈt̪aj]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: a‧tay

Noun

atay

1. liver

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

West Albay Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver