hukay
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hukay (“dig up something buried, disinter”). Compare Ilocano ukay, Cebuano ugkay, and Malay ungkai.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hukay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃᜌ᜔)
- digging; excavation (on the ground)
- pit in the ground (made by digging)
- (figurative) grave; burial (on the ground)
- Synonym: libingan