hukay

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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See also

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Further reading

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  • hukay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hukay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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