matay

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay, compare Malay mati.

Verb

matay

1. to die

Bulungan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay. Cognate with Indonesian mati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmataj/

Verb

matay

1. to die

   Ayam inon penga matay malom piodo.

   That bird has died yesterday night.

Further reading

• Adul, M. Asfandi (1985), “matay”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎^[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.

Cebuano

Etymology

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

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /maˈtaj/ [maˈt̪ai̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ma‧tay

Verb

matáy (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔)

1. to die

Interjection

matáy (Badlit spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (humorous) oh really (an expression of surprise)

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:matay.

Derived terms

• kamatayon
• mamatay
• minatay

Related terms

• patay

Hiligaynon

Etymology

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

• Hyphenation: ma‧tay
• IPA^(key): /maˈtaj/ [maˈtaɪ̯]

Verb

matáy

1. to die

Derived terms

• kamatayan
• mamatay
• pagkamatay

Related terms

• patay

Maranao

Verb

matay

1. to die

Plains Cree

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʌtˈtʌj]
• Hyphenation: ma‧tay

Noun

matay inan (plural mataya, augmentative mahkatay, Syllabics ᒪᑕᐩ)

1. belly, stomach

Declension

Possessive inflection of matay (stem: -atay-), inanimate

			singular	plural
Indefinite			matay	mataya
Singular	First person		natay	nataya
	Second person		katay	kataya
	Third person		watay	wataya
	Obviative		watâyiw	watâyiwa
Plural	First person	excl.	natânân	natânâna
		incl.	katânaw	katânawa
	Second person		katâwâw	katâwâwa
	Third person		watâwâw	watâwâwa
	Obviative		watâyiw	watâyiwa

References

• Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains‎^[2], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 313
• “matay”, in itwêwina Plains Cree dictionary‎^[3], Alberta Language Technology Lab, 2019

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈtaj/ [mɐˈt̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ma‧tay

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *aCayder.

Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay

Tagalog matay

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, Central Bikol matay, Cebuano matay, Maranao matay, and Malay mati.

Noun

matáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔)

1. act of dying

Derived terms

• ikamatay
• kamamatay
• Kamatayan
• kamatayan
• kinamatayan
• magpakamatay
• mamatay
• mamatay man
• mamatayan
• minatay
• pagkamatay
• pagpapakamatay
• pakamatay
• pitong nakamamatay na kasalanan

Related terms

• himatay
• patay

See also

• bitay
• katay

Etymology 2

Adverb

matáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔) (obsolete)

1. 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.

Etymology 3

From an archaic apheretic form of pumatay (“to kill”).

Verb

matay (complete natay, progressive nanatay, contemplative papatay, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜌ᜔) (obsolete)

1. apheretic form of pumatay (infinitive)

   Yari ang natay sa anak mo.

   Here is the one who killed your child.

Further reading

• “matay”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “matay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018