ukay-ukay

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano ukay-ukay.

Noun

ukay-ukay

1. used clothing; especially ones sold in a thrift store

Cebuano

Etymology

Reduplication of ukay.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧kay‧u‧kay

Noun

ukay-ukay

1. used clothing; especially ones sold in a thrift store

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ocay ocay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Cebuano ukay-ukay. Compare ukay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔukaj ˈʔukaj/ [ˌʔuː.xaɪ̯ ˈʔuː.xaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ukaj
• Syllabification: u‧kay-u‧kay

Noun

ukay-ukay (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔) (business)

1. ukay-ukay (a Philippine store where secondhand items such as clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are sold at a cheap price and often rummaged by buyers)
2. (by extension) products bought in an ukay-ukay (usually clothes)

See also

• sari-sari store

Etymology 2

Reduplication of ukay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˌkaj ʔuˈkaj/ [ʔʊˌxaɪ̯ ʔʊˈxaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: u‧kay-u‧kay

Adjective

ukáy-ukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔)

1. creeping and rolling (of a snake, worm, etc.)