katay

Moken

Noun

katay

  1. (anatomy) liver

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 共伊刣 (kā i thâi),[1][2] or Hokkien 刣 (thâi) & 共 (kā) are possibly just related in general, just as Tagalog matay, patay, bitay, ka-, and Thai ตาย (dtaai, “to die”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tay
  • IPA(key): /ˈkataj/, [ˈka.taɪ̯]

Noun

katay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. act of killing or butchering an animal for food
  2. act of cutting a butchered animal into pieces
  3. big slice or cut of meat
  4. (by extension) fish, small pieces of meat, etc. tied or strung together in a bundle

Adjective

katáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. slaughtered or butchered for food, referring to an animal
  2. cut into big pieces, referring to a butchered animal

Derived terms

References
  1. Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics‎ (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 145
  2. Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2‎, page 82

Further reading

Tboli

Noun

katay

  1. (anatomy) liver
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