katayan
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kataˈjan/ [kɐ.t̪ɐˈjan̪], /ˌkaˈtajan/ [ˌkaːˈt̪aː.jɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -an, -ajan
- Syllabification: ka‧ta‧yan
Noun
katayán or kátáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜌᜈ᜔)
- slaughterhouse; abattoir
- Synonym: matadero
- time at which animals are ordinarily butchered or slaughtered
Related terms
- katayin
- kinatay
- magkakatay
- magkatay
- pagkatay