Tagalog

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Etymology

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From mag- (agent affix) +‎ patay-patayan (playing dead).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡpaˌtaj paˈtajan/ [mɐɡ.pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ pɐˈt̪aː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: mag‧pa‧tay-pa‧ta‧yan

Verb

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magpatáy-patayan (complete nagpatay-patayan, progressive nagpapatay-patayan, contemplative magpapatay-patayan, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜉᜆᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. to play dead
    Nagpatay-patayan ang dalawang nakaligtas sa panloloob para hindi siya mabaril.
    The two survivors of the robbery case played dead so they would not be shot.
    • 1987, National Mid-week:
      Ang maliit ay nagpatay-patayan; ang dugo ng kanyang ina'y mainit at tumatagos sa kanyang katawan. Ang mga mata ng isang nagngangalang Acosta ay pu- nong-puno ng pagkasuklam. Hindi niya malilimutan ang pagpaslang sa kanyang mga magulang at binatang kapatid.
      The small one played dead; the blood from her mother is hot and it flowed through her body. The eyes of someone named Acosta is filled with disgust. He cannot forget the murder of his parents and his teenage brother.

Inflection

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