halungkat

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haluŋˈkat/, [ha.l̪uŋˈkat]
• IPA^(key): /ʔaluŋˈkat/, [ʔa.l̪uŋˈkat] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ha‧lung‧kat

Noun

halungkát

1. thorough look; thorough search

   Synonym: sungkat

Derived terms

• halungkaton
• ihalungkat
• maghalungkat

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• halongcat — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haluŋˈkat/ [hɐ.lʊŋˈkat]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ha‧lung‧kat

Noun

halungkát (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜆ᜔)

1. careful and thorough search among many things (in a container or place)

   Synonyms: halukay, halughog, paghalukay, paghalughog

2. mentioning of someone irrelevant to the current topic

Derived terms

• halungkatin
• paghahalungkat

 

See also

• alikwat
• babalukat
• halungkal
• halwat
• ungkat

 

Adjective

halungkát (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜆ᜔)

1. well-searched (of a container or place)

   Synonyms: halughog, halukay

Further reading

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