abukay

See also: Abukay

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog abukay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧bu‧kay

Noun

abukay

1. red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)

Hiligaynon

Verb

abúkan

1. to rummage, to disturb the surface of

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• abucay — obsolete

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧bu‧kay

Noun

abukay

1. Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)

   Synonym: kalangay

Masbatenyo

Noun

abukay

1. white parrot

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• abocay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbukaj/ [ʔɐˈbu.xaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ukaj
• Syllabification: a‧bu‧kay
• Homophone: Abucay

Noun

abukay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

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

   Synonym: kalangay

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabuˈkaj/ [ʔɐ.bʊˈxaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: a‧bu‧kay

Noun

abukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

1. Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)

   Synonyms: tigbi, luha-ni-moises

Further reading

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