Katayin (en. Slaughter)

/kaˈta.jin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

An action of killing an animal for food.

We need to slaughter the pig for the festival.

Kailangan nating katayin ang baboy para sa pista.

Killing a person or animal in a more serious situation.

Hunters slaughtered a deer in the forest.

Ang mga mangangaso ay nagkatay ng usa sa kagubatan.

Conducting the process of slaughtering.

People should be careful in the slaughtering of animals.

Dapat ay maingat ang mga tao sa pagkatay ng mga hayop.

Root word: 'katay' (verb) meaning 'to kill' or 'to slaughter'.

slaughter an animal

Conduct the process of killing an animal for food processing.

katayin ang hayop

slaughter for a special occasion

Conducting slaughtering for a special celebration.

katayin para sa espesyal na okasyon

slaughter

The action of killing or slaughtering an animal.

katay

food

Any substance usually eaten by humans or animals.

pagkain

To kill an animal, usually used for people or peers who are merciless or thoughtless.

Damn, just kill him with how annoyed I am!

Grabe, katayin mo na lang siya sa sobrang inis ko!

To torture someone or to worsen a situation.

Just kill your boss with those deadlines thrown at you!

Katayin mo na lang ang boss mo sa mga deadlines na ibinato sa iyo!

To run around or get into a scuffle; to escape from a situation.

I saw them kill it behind the school, they all ran away!

Nakita ko silang katayin sa likod ng paaralan, nagtakbuhan silang lahat!