Kinamatayan (en. Death)

/kina.ma.ta.jan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
noun
The event of a person's death.
The death of her grandfather brought great sadness to the family.
Ang kinamatayan ng kanyang lolo ay nagdala ng malaking kalungkutan sa pamilya.
The cause or reason for death.
The death of the said hero became a symbol of peace.
Ang kinamatayan ng nasabing bayani ay naging simbolo ng kapayapaan.
Expressing the date of death in an obituary.
His death is written in the newspaper's obituary.
Ang kanyang kinamatayan ay nakasulat sa obitwaryo ng pahayagan.

Etymology

from the word 'kamata', which means 'death' or 'to die'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

death of the nation
a phrase referring to the sacrifices of heroes who had clear causes of death for the nation.
kinamatayan ng bayan
due to death
refers to the reasons or causes of death.
dahil sa kinamatayan

Related Words

hand
Means 'hand' or 'to hold', symbolizing the time of death.
kamay
honor
Means paying tribute to deceased individuals.
honor

Slang Meanings

Removed from this world; died
My grandfather, he's been gone for years now.
Yung lolo ko, kinamatayan na niyan mga taon na ang nakararaan.
Became the cause of death
That accident on the road was the cause of the driver's death.
Yung aksidente sa kalsada, yun ang kinamatayan ng driver.