patay-malisya

See also: patay malisya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From patay +‎ malisya, literally “to kill (all) malice”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌtaj maˈlisja/ [pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ mɐˈliː.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /paˌtaj maˈlisja/ [pɐˌt̪aɪ̯ mɐˈlis.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -isja
  • Syllabification: pa‧tay-ma‧lis‧ya

Adjective

patáy-malisya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ᜋᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ) (idiomatic)

  1. feigning ignorance
    Synonym: dedma
    • 1993, The Diliman Review:
      Nang umagang iyon, patay-malisya na patingin-tingin siya sa kapaligiran. Habang nagpapaaraw, napansin niya agad ang bunton ng lupang panambak. Nagdudumilat sa paningin ang malalaking mga sementong kanal.
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