halukay
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: ha‧lu‧kay
Noun edit
halukay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜃᜌ᜔)
- rummaging; turning over of things (in searching for something in a container)
- Synonyms: halungkat, paghalungkat, paghahalungkat
- determined search of something needed badly
- mixing by stirring or turning up and down repeatedly
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
halukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜃᜌ᜔)
- turned over (referring to things in a container)
- Synonym: halungkat
- well-searched (of a place)
- Synonym: halughog