ukay

== Bikol Central == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔuˈkaj/ [ʔuˈkaɪ̯] Hyphenation: u‧kay === Noun === ukáy (Basahan spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔) (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) monkey Synonyms: kabalang, amo == Cebuano == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: u‧kay IPA(key): /ˈʔukaj/ [ˈʔu.kɐɪ̯] === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hukay (“to dig up something buried; to disinter”). Compare Ilocano ukay, Tagalog hukay, and Malay ungkai. ==== Alternative forms ==== ugkay ==== Noun ==== ukay (Badlit spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔) act of stirring; mixing (moving around the particles of a liquid, etc.) something to stir with act of plowing lightly (especially a second time, across existing furrows) act of rummaging; uncovering; turning over; ransacking (to find something by turning things upside down) act of causing a stir; causing a commotion; causing a disturbance ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English okay. ==== Interjection ==== úkay alternative form of uki === References === John U. Wolff (1972), A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hukay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI == Ilocano == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hukay (“dig up something buried, disinter”). Compare Tagalog hukay, Cebuano ugkay, and Malay ungkai. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔuˈkaj/ [ʔuˈkaɪ̯] Hyphenation: u‧kay === Noun === ukáy loosening the earth of seedbeds ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hukay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === Possibly an ellipsis of ukay-ukay or from Cebuano ukay / ugkay. Compare Tagalog hukay or halukay. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔukaj/ [ˈʔuː.xaɪ̯] Rhymes: -ukaj Syllabification: u‧kay ==== Noun ==== ukay (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔) act of digging, turning over and back (either in search of something or to mix well) Synonym: halukay synonym of ukay-ukay ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˈkaj/ [ʔʊˈxaɪ̯] Rhymes: -aj Syllabification: u‧kay ==== Noun ==== ukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔) creeping-rolling motion of a snake Synonyms: pag-ukay, gapang ===== Alternative forms ===== ocay — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “ukay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === kuya, Kuya