Meaning of "tatay"

tatay •

n.
• • father (term of address and reference)

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father

n.
• • 1. male parent: ama
  • 2. colloquial term used by children, etc.: tatay, itay, tatang,
  • 3. religious term: padre, pari

hiwalay

v.
• • humiwalay (-um-) to separate from. Humiwalay ka sa kanya. Leave him (go your own way). maghiwalay, ihiwalay (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to sort out, to set apart. Maghiwalay ka ng pagkain para sa tatay. Set aside some food for your father.

amang

n.
• • 1. reference to a boy [syn. totoy, itoy, toto]
  • 2. elderly man (in some areas) [syn. Mamang, Mang (both used with first name)]
  • 3. a term for father in some areas [syn. Ama, Tatay]

ama

n.
• • father [syn. tatay, itay]

tawag

v.
• • tumawag, tawagin (-um:-in) to call. Tumawag ang tatay mo kanina. Your father called a few minutes ago. Tawagin mo si Ernesto. Call Ernesto.

v.
• • magtawag (mag-) to call. Magtawag ka ng makakasama sa atin. Call (the people) that can go with us.

itay

n.
• • father (term of address and reference) [syn. tatay, Papa, Itang]

dating

n.
• • arrival, coming dumating, datnan (-um-:-an)

v.
• • to arrive; to find someone or something upon arrival. Dinatnan niyang patay na ang tatay niya. On his arrival, he found his father dead.