FromPhilippineSpanishtata(“daddy”) +-oy(“male diminutive suffix”).
tatay (femininenanay)
- one's ownfather orfather-in-law
- an affectionate or honorific term for an older man
- Synonyms:ama,papa,papay
FromPhilippineSpanishtata(“daddy”) +-oy(“male diminutive suffix”).
tatay
- father
FromPhilippineSpanishtata(“daddy”) +-oy(“male diminutive suffix”).
tatay
- afather
- Synonyms:ama,papa
- an affectionate or honorific term for an older man
FromPhilippineSpanishtata(“daddy”) +-oy(“male diminutive suffix”).
tatay
- father
Uncertain. Possibly from the following:
tatay (Baybayin spellingᜆᜆᜌ᜔)
- father(one's male parent)
- Synonyms:ama,amang,itay,'tay,tatang,tata,papa
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- ^Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948)Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications,page60
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