halukay

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from hukay or lukay.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /haˈlukaj/ [hɐˈlu.xaɪ̯] (“rummaging; determined search; repeated mixing”, noun)
      • Rhymes: -ukaj
    • IPA(key): /haluˈkaj/ [hɐ.lʊˈxaɪ̯] (“rummaged-through, well-searched”, adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: ha‧lu‧kay

Noun

halukay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. rummaging; turning over of things (in searching for something in a container)
    Synonyms: halungkat, paghalungkat, paghahalungkat
  2. determined search of something needed badly
  3. mixing by stirring or turning up and down repeatedly

Derived terms
  • halukayin
  • humalukay
  • maghalukay
  • paghalukay

Adjective

halukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. turned over (referring to things in a container)
    Synonym: halungkat
  2. well-searched (of a place)
    Synonym: halughog
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