atay-itum

Tausug

Alternative forms

  • atay itum

Etymology

From atay (“heart; liver”) +‎ itum (“black”), literally “black hearted”.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔataj ʔitum/ [ʔɑˌt̪aj ʔɪˈt̪um]
  • Rhymes: -um
  • Syllabification: a‧tay-i‧tum

Noun

atay-itum (Sulat Sūg spelling اَتَيْ اِتُمْ)

  1. treachery

Adjective

atay-itum (Sulat Sūg spelling اَتَيْ اِتُمْ)

  1. treacherous (of a person)
    Antonym: atay-puti'
    Ayaw kita magad ha tau atay-itum, subay ha tau atay-putiꞌ.
    Don’t go with a treacherous person, you should go with a sincere person.

Derived terms

  • mag'atay-itum
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