hukay

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hukay (“dig up something buried, disinter”). Compare Ilocano ukay, Cebuano ugkay, and Malay ungkai.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhukaj/ [ˈhu.xaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ukaj
  • Syllabification: hu‧kay

Noun

hukay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. digging; excavation (on the ground)
  2. pit in the ground (made by digging)
  3. (figurative) grave; burial (on the ground)
    Synonym: libingan

Derived terms
  • hukayan
  • hukayin
  • humukay
  • ipaghukay
  • ipanghukay
  • maghuhukay
  • maghukay
  • mahukay
  • makahukay
  • manghuhukay
  • paghuhukay
  • panghukay

See also

Further reading
  • “hukay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*hukay”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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