atay-atay
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of atay.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔataj ˈʔataj/ [ˌʔaː.t̪aɪ̯ ˈʔaː.t̪aɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -ataj
- Syllabification: a‧tay-a‧tay
Adverb
[edit]atay-atay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜌ᜔ᜀᜆᜌ᜔)
- in a slow manner; slowly
- Synonyms: dahan-dahan, hinay-hinay, banayad
- little by little
- Synonyms: unti-unti, kau-kaunti, utay-utay