bitay

• IPA^(key): /ˈbitaj/, [ˈbi.t̪aɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: bi‧tay

bitay

1. to hang
   1. to be or remain suspended
   2. to cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, or the like
   3. to execute (someone) by suspension from the neck
   4. to be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose
   5. to decorate (something) with hanging objects
   6. (computing) to stop responding to manual input devices such as keyboard and mouse
   7. (computing) to cause (a program or computer) to stop responding
2. to hang oneself; to commit suicide by hanging oneself

bitay

1. to hang

bitáy

1. hang, suspend

From Proto-Philippine *bítay. Compare Ilocano bitay, Cebuano bitay, Hiligaynon bitay, and Maranao bentay.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbitaj/ [ˈbi.taɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -itaj
• Syllabification: bi‧tay

bitay (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜌ᜔)

1. hanging (mean of execution)
2. (by extension) capital punishment

• “bitay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018