patay kang bata ka

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, you're dead, kid, from the 1980s.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /paˌtaj ˌkaŋ ˈbata ka/, [pɐˌtaɪ̯ ˌkam ˈba.tɐ xɐ]

Phrase[edit]

patáy kang bata ka! (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ ᜃᜅ᜔ ᜊᜆ ᜃ)

  1. (slang) said to someone in danger of being punished or struck by misfortune: you're dead; you're dead meat; you're doomed