katay

Moken

Noun

katay

  1. (anatomy) liver

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly related to Tagalog matay, patay, bitay, or from Hokkien 共伊刣 (kā i thâi, literally “have it/him/her slaughtered”) according to Chan-Yap (1980).[1][2] See more at Hokkien 刣 (thâi) where the second element may simply be a substrate cognate word comparable to Proto-Austronesian *pa-aCay (“to kill”) and Proto-Austronesian *ma-aCay (“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

Derived terms

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

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
  • “katay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tboli

Noun

katay

  1. (anatomy) liver
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