Patay

to kill; to murder; deadverb / noun / adjective

Alternative meanings

To take the life of a person or living being. In legal or criminal context, it can mean to murder, intentional killing, or homicide depending on the situation.

Pronunciation

PAH-tie

Root and affixes

Root: patay, dead or to kill. Common forms include mopatay, to kill; gipatay, was killed or murdered; pagpatay, killing or murder; and pumatay, killer in some contexts.

Variants or conjugations

mopatay; magpatay; gipatay; pagpatay; killing a person; homicide; murder

Related words and expressions

victim; crime; law; police; court; life; death

Meaning and usage notes

Patay can mean dead or to kill. For murder in a criminal sense, context with pagpatay, gipatay, or pagpatay sa tawo is used. Homisidyo also appears as a loanword for homicide.