patay-kanin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From patay (“dead”) +‎ kanin (“rice; food (obsolete)”), implying being only good for eating.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌtaj ˈkanin/ [pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ ˈkaː.n̪ɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -anin
  • Syllabification: pa‧tay-ka‧nin

Adjective

patáy-kanin (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜃᜈᜒᜈ᜔) (idiomatic, obsolete)

  1. useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
    Synonyms: inutil, walang-silbi, walang-pakinabang, bano

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