mamamatay-tao

Tagalog

Etymology

mang- +‎ patay (“kill”) (with initial reduplication) + tao

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ma‧ma‧ma‧tay‧ta‧o

IPA^(key): /mamaˌmatajˈtao/, [mɐ.mɐˌma.taɪ̯ˈta.o]

Noun

mamamatay-tao

murderer; killer

Further reading

“mamamatay-tao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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