halukay

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from hukay or lukay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /haˈlukaj/ [hɐˈluː.xaɪ̯] (“rummaging; determined search; repeated mixing”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ukaj
  • IPA^(key): /haluˈkaj/ [hɐ.lʊˈxaɪ̯] (“rummaged-through, well-searched”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ha‧lu‧kay

Noun

halukay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

1. rummaging; turning over of things (in searching for something in a container)

   Synonyms: halungkat, paghalungkat, paghahalungkat

2. determined search of something needed badly
3. mixing by stirring or turning up and down repeatedly

Derived terms

• halukayin
• humalukay
• maghalukay
• paghalukay

 

Adjective

halukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

1. turned over (referring to things in a container)

   Synonym: halungkat

2. well-searched (of a place)

   Synonym: halughog