abukay

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tagalog abukay.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧bu‧kay

Noun[edit]

abukay

  1. red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)

Hiligaynon[edit]

Verb[edit]

abúkan

  1. to rummage, to disturb the surface of

Ilocano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧bu‧kay

Noun[edit]

abukay

  1. Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)
    Synonym: kalangay

Masbatenyo[edit]

Noun[edit]

abukay

  1. white parrot

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

abukay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. white parrot
  2. (obsolete, specifically) Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)
    Synonym: kalangay

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

abukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)
    Synonyms: tigbi, luha-ni-moises

Further reading[edit]

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