abukay
See also: Abukay
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧bu‧kay
Noun edit
abukay
Hiligaynon edit
Verb edit
abúkan
- to rummage, to disturb the surface of
Ilocano edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧bu‧kay
Noun edit
abukay
- Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)
- Synonym: kalangay
Masbatenyo edit
Noun edit
abukay
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈbukaj/, [ʔɐˈbu.xaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -ukaj
- Homophone: Abucay
- Syllabification: a‧bu‧kay
Noun edit
abukay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔)
- white parrot
- (obsolete, specifically) Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)
- Synonym: kalangay
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabuˈkaj/, [ʔɐ.bʊˈxaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: a‧bu‧kay
Noun edit
abukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔)
- Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)
- Synonyms: tigbi, luha-ni-moises
Further reading edit
- “abukay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018