Tagalog Etymology From mam- + patay (“kill”) + tao (“person”) with initial reduplication. Pronunciation (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamaˌmataj ˈtaʔo/ [mɐ.mɐˌmaː.t̪aɪ̯ ˈt̪aː.ʔo] Rhymes: -aʔo Syllabification: ma‧ma‧ma‧tay-ta‧o Noun mamamatay-tao (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜋᜆᜌ᜔ᜆᜂ) murderer; killer; manslayer Related terms mamamatay-sunog Further reading “mamamatay-tao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018 Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.