"ukoy" meaning in Cebuano

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Noun

Etymology: Compare Tagalog siyokoy, Hokkien 烏鬼/乌鬼 (o͘-kúi). Etymology templates: {{ncog|tl|siyokoy}} Tagalog siyokoy, {{ncog|nan-hbl|烏鬼|tr=o͘-kúi}} Hokkien 烏鬼/乌鬼 (o͘-kúi) Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} ukoy
  1. a merman; either portrayed as having a human body and a tail of a fish or having an appearance similar to a kappa
    Sense id: en-ukoy-ceb-noun-7QNOZi-s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: After the ukoy's habit of stealthily observing and approaching its victim. Head templates: {{head|ceb|verb}} ukoy
  1. to watch a person or prey stealthily
    Sense id: en-ukoy-ceb-verb-qPcvEYn4
  2. to sneak up on a person or prey
    Sense id: en-ukoy-ceb-verb-plZPzn32 Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 23 7 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "siyokoy"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog siyokoy",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan-hbl",
        "2": "烏鬼",
        "tr": "o͘-kúi"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 烏鬼/乌鬼 (o͘-kúi)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Tagalog siyokoy, Hokkien 烏鬼/乌鬼 (o͘-kúi).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ukoy",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "u‧koy"
  ],
  "lang": "Cebuano",
  "lang_code": "ceb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a merman; either portrayed as having a human body and a tail of a fish or having an appearance similar to a kappa"
      ],
      "id": "en-ukoy-ceb-noun-7QNOZi-s",
      "links": [
        [
          "merman",
          "merman"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ],
        [
          "kappa",
          "kappa"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ukoy"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "After the ukoy's habit of stealthily observing and approaching its victim.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ukoy",
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  "lang": "Cebuano",
  "lang_code": "ceb",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to watch a person or prey stealthily"
      ],
      "id": "en-ukoy-ceb-verb-qPcvEYn4",
      "links": [
        [
          "watch",
          "watch"
        ],
        [
          "stealthily",
          "stealthily"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "23 7 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cebuano entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sneak up on a person or prey"
      ],
      "id": "en-ukoy-ceb-verb-plZPzn32",
      "links": [
        [
          "sneak up on",
          "sneak up on"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ukoy"
}
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    "Cebuano lemmas",
    "Cebuano nouns",
    "Cebuano verbs"
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        "1": "tl",
        "2": "siyokoy"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog siyokoy",
      "name": "ncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan-hbl",
        "2": "烏鬼",
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      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien 烏鬼/乌鬼 (o͘-kúi)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Tagalog siyokoy, Hokkien 烏鬼/乌鬼 (o͘-kúi).",
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      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "noun"
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      "name": "head"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "u‧koy"
  ],
  "lang": "Cebuano",
  "lang_code": "ceb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a merman; either portrayed as having a human body and a tail of a fish or having an appearance similar to a kappa"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "merman",
          "merman"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ],
        [
          "kappa",
          "kappa"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ukoy"
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    "Cebuano lemmas",
    "Cebuano verbs"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "After the ukoy's habit of stealthily observing and approaching its victim.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ukoy",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cebuano",
  "lang_code": "ceb",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to watch a person or prey stealthily"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "watch",
          "watch"
        ],
        [
          "stealthily",
          "stealthily"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sneak up on a person or prey"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sneak up on",
          "sneak up on"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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