bitay
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bitay
- to hang
- to be or remain suspended
- to cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, or the like
- to execute (someone) by suspension from the neck
- to be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose
- to decorate (something) with hanging objects
- (computing) to stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse
- (computing) to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding
- to hang oneself; to commit suicide by hanging oneself
Higaonon edit
Verb edit
bitay
- to hang
Hiligaynon edit
Verb edit
bitáy
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *bítay. Compare Ilocano bitay, Cebuano bitay, Hiligaynon bitay, and Maranao bentay.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bitay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜌ᜔)
- hanging (mean of execution)
- (by extension) capital punishment
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “bitay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018