Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “you're dead, kid”, from the 1980s.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌtaj ˌkaŋ ˈbata ka/ [pɐˌtaɪ̯ ˌkam ˈba.tɐ xɐ]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: pa‧tay kang ba‧ta ka
patáy kang bata ka! (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ ᜃᜅ᜔ ᜊᜆ ᜃ)
- (slang) said to someone in danger of being punished or struck by misfortune: you're dead; you're dead meat; you're doomed