bitay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbitaj/ [ˈbi.t̪ɐɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: bi‧tay

Verb

bitay

1. to hang
   1. to be or remain suspended
   2. to cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, or the like
   3. to execute (someone) by suspension from the neck
   4. to be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose
   5. to decorate (something) with hanging objects
   6. (computing) to stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse
   7. (computing) to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding
2. to hang oneself; to commit suicide by hanging oneself

Higaonon

Verb

bitay

1. to hang

Hiligaynon

Verb

bitáy

1. hang, suspend

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *bítay. Compare Ilocano bitay, Cebuano bitay, Hiligaynon bitay, and Maranao bentay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbitaj/ [ˈbiː.t̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -itaj
• Syllabification: bi‧tay

Noun

bitay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜌ᜔)

1. hanging (mean of execution)
2. (by extension) capital punishment

Derived terms

• bibitayan
• bitay-bitay
• bitayan
• bitayin
• bumitay
• ibitay
• mabitay
• mambibitay
• pagbitay
• tagabitay

See also

• bigti

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈtaj/ [bɪˈt̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: bi‧tay

Noun

bitáy (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜌ᜔) (Bulacan)

1. alternative form of bithay

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• tibay