atay

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaj/ [ʔaˈt̪aj]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: a‧tay

Noun

atáy (anatomy)

1. liver

Derived terms

• inatay

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Bulungan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈataj/

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Further reading

• Adul, M. Asfandi (1985), “atay”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎^[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧tay
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaj/ [ʔɐˈt̪aɪ̯]

Noun

atáy (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (anatomy) liver

Etymology 2

Undetermined. Compare Hiligaynon alatay / aratay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧tay
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔataj/ [ˈʔa.t̪ɐɪ̯]

Noun

átay (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (pathology) fowl cholera

Verb

átay

1. (of poultry) to have or to suffer from fowl cholera

Derived terms

• atayon
• giatay

Interjection

átay (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (vulgar) clipping of giatay

East Miraya Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. liver

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧tay
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaj/ [ʔaˈtaɪ̯]

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Ibatan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) knee

Libon Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. liver

Masbate Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Rinconada Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈtaj/, [a.ˈtaj]

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *qaCay

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay

Proto-Philippine *qatay

Tagalog atay

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay. Compare Amis 'atay, Central Bikol katoy, Fijian yate, Hawaiian ake, Kapampangan ate, Māori ate, Malagasy aty, Malay hati, Rukai athai, Saaroa 'aci'i, and Tetum aten.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaj/ [ʔɐˈt̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: a‧tay

Noun

atáy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (anatomy) liver
2. (colloquial) arch of the sole of the foot

Derived terms

• atayin
• magang-atay

See also

• igado

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔataj/ [ˈʔaː.t̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ataj
• Syllabification: a‧tay

Noun

atay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (uncommon) act of slowly doing something

Derived terms

• atay-atay
• atay-atayin

Adverb

atay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)

1. (uncommon) repeatedly; often; always

See also

• atag

Further reading

• “atay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaCay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• yata, taya, Ayta

Tarifit

Etymology

Ultimately from either English tea or Dutch thee, probably via Moroccan Arabic أتاي (ʔatāy).

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [ɛtɛˑj]

Noun

atay m (usually uncountable, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵜⴰⵢ)

1. tea

Inflection

Inflection of atay

	singular	plural
free state	atay	—
annexed state	watay	—

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)

Tashelhit

آتاي س النّعناع. (atay s nnɛnaɛ, “mint tea”)

Etymology

From either English tea or Dutch thee (“tea”), ultimately from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect).

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight, Tarifit, Ghomara, and Senhaja de Srair atay, Ghadames ātay, Zenaga äˀđäyi, Tuareg ătay, Sokna ítwi, Moroccan Arabic أَتَايْ (ʔatāy), Tunisian Arabic تَاي (tāy), Algerian Arabic and Hassaniya Arabic اتاي (ʔatāy).

Noun

atay m (annexed state watay, Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵜⴰⵢ, Arabic spelling آتاي)

1. tea (drink)

   آ واشّ ا يڭا ينڭليز يشاطر، ايصرف اغ د واتاي، ايهلك انغ.

   a wašš a iga ingliz išaṭr, iṣṛf aġ d watay, ihlk anġ

   The Englishman is wretched and cunning too; he sent us tea and caused our downfall.

2. tea plant, Camellia sinensis

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 a—e (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 488a.

Tausug

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔataj/ [ʔɑˈt̪aj]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: a‧tay

Noun

atay (Sulat Sūg spelling اَتَيْ)

1. (anatomy) liver

   In makansang pag'inum alak makakangi' atay.

   Frequent drinking of alcohol can damage your liver.

2. (figuratively) heart (center of emotion)

   Masakit in atay ku.

   My heart (emotion) hurts.

Derived terms

• atay-batu
• atay-itum
• atay-puti'
• baba' atay
• buntul atay
• buta atay
• bābag atay
• guya' atay
• haatay
• haggut atay
• halu' atay
• maatay
• mag'atay-atay
• ngi' atay
• pangatayan
• sakit atay
• taas atay
• way atay
• ū-atay

Waray Sorsogon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaj/, [ʔaˈtaɪ̯]

Noun

atáy

1. liver

References

• Abuyen, Tomas A. (2000), “atay”, in Diksyunaryo Waray-waray (Visaya), English-Tagalog, Mandaluyong City: National Book Store, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 20

West Miraya Bikol

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atáy

1. (anatomy) liver

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatay, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay.

Noun

atay

1. (anatomy) liver