mati.
to die
Meaning & usage
to die
to be dead
to stop (of an engine/watch, etc.), to be out of order, to be broken, to be stopped working
to go out, to be extinguished (of a light/flame/fire/ lamp/radio, etc.)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay mati, from Proto-Malayic *mati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay. By surface analysis, meng- + *atai. False cognate of Old Javanese pāti (“death”). The claim that this word is borrowed from Arabic مات (māt, “to die”) or a doublet of maut is false based on the cognates found in Oceanic and Philipinic languages. Cognates Cognate with Cebuano matay, Chamorro matai, Fijian mate, Hawaiian make, Ilocano matay, Javanese mati, Kapampangan mate, mete, Malagasy maty, Māori mate, Palauan mad, Rapa Nui mate, Tagalog matay, Tahitian mate.
dead no longer living; deceased
dead devoid of living things; barren
dead completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live
dead uable to emit power, being discharged (flat) or faulty
dead no longer used as a native or first language
dead static (having no motion)
dead lacking usual activity; unexpectedly quiet or empty of people
inanimate (not being, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals)
does not contain water (anymore); does not have running water (anymore)
out in a state of non-operation or non-existence
out not available; out of service
stuck (unable to progress with a task)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Malay mati, from Proto-Malayic *mati, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(m-)atay from Proto-Austronesian *(m-)aCay. By surface analysis, meng- + *atai. False cognate of Old Javanese pāti (“death”). The claim that this word is borrowed from Arabic مات (māt, “to die”) or a doublet of maut is false based on the cognates found in Oceanic and Philipinic languages. Cognates Cognate with Cebuano matay, Chamorro matai, Fijian mate, Hawaiian make, Ilocano matay, Javanese mati, Kapampangan mate, mete, Malagasy maty, Māori mate, Palauan mad, Rapa Nui mate, Tagalog matay, Tahitian mate.
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