Cebuano

Noun

patay

1. A cadaver, a corpse; a dead body.
2. A fatality.
3. The dead; those who have died.

Adjective

patay

1. Dead; no longer living.
2. (of hair) dry or dull.
3. (of fingernail or toenail) smashed or detached
4. (of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) Completely inactive; without power; without a signal.

Verb

patay

1. To die, to drop dead.
2. To kill.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *p-atay, from Proto-Austronesian *aCay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈtaj/

Noun

patay

1. the dead body of a person; cadaver; corpse
2. the dead body of an animal; carcass
3. state or condition of being dead
4. those who have died

   Idalangin natin ang mga patay.

   Let's pray for those who have died.

Synonyms

• (corpse): bangkay

Adjective

patay

1. dead; lifeless; no longer living
2. (as a light, machine,...) off; not on
3. (as plants) dried; no longer growing
4. (as a word, language, or law) obsolete; no longer in use

Synonyms

• (lifeless): walang-buhay
• (off): nakasara, sarado
• (dried): tuyo

See also

• pumatay
• mapatay
• mamatay
• patayin