Root: patay

patay is a common word root in the Filipino language.

ROOT DEFINITION:

~ related to killing

patáy : [adjective] dead; deceased; [noun] dead (person); [expressions] crap / oh my gosh / dang (slang)   more... »

patayín : [verb] to kill someone; to slaughter something (an animal); to turn off something; to shut off something; to extinguish something   more... »

pumatáy : [verb] to kill; to extinguish   more... »

pagpatáy : [noun] murder; killing   more... »

Mamatáy ka na! : [interjection] I hope you die!; I hope you drop dead!   more... »

mapatáy : [verb] to be able to kill something (OF); to be able to turn off / extinguish (OF); to be killed (AF)   more... »

patáy-patayan : [noun] playing dead; pretending to be dead   more... »

pamatáy : [noun] anything used for killing or turning off or extinguishing; [adjective] stunning clothes (colloquial); killer (smile)   more... »

patayan : [noun] slaughter; killing   more... »

magpatáy : [verb] to slaughter (animals); to kill; to turn off (e.g., lights, the faucet, etc.)   more... »

nakapatáy : [adjective] dead; turned off   more... »

magkámatayan : [verb] to fight to the death   more... »

makapatáy : [verb] to be able to kill   more... »

ipapatáy : [verb] to have someone killed   more... »

patayan ng hayop : [noun] slaughterhouse   more... »

patáy-dampót : [adjective] unconscious; dead weight   more... »

pagkakapatáy : [noun] killing; death   more... »

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