matay
Aklanon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, compare Malay mati.
Verb edit
matay
- to die
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
matáy (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔)
- to die
Interjection edit
matáy (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔)
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:matay.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
matáy
- to die
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Maranao edit
Verb edit
matay
- to die
Plains Cree edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
matay inan (plural mataya, augmentative mahkatay, Syllabics ᒪᑕᐩ)
Declension edit
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 edit
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Noun edit
matáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔)
- act of dying
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adverb edit
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 edit
- “matay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018