"ukay" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔukaj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈʔuː.xaɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ukaj Etymology: Possibly an ellipsis of ukay-ukay or from Cebuano ukay / ugkay. Compare Tagalog hukay or halukay. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|tl|ukay-ukay|nocap=1}} ellipsis of ukay-ukay, {{bor|tl|ceb|ukay}} Cebuano ukay, {{noncog|tl|hukay}} Tagalog hukay Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} ukay (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔)
  1. act of digging, turning over and back (either in search of something or to mix well) Synonyms: halukay
    Sense id: en-ukay-tl-noun-X5YkLsfn Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 59 15 26 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 57 14 30 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 48 52 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 59 15 27
  2. Synonym of ukay-ukay Synonyms: ukay-ukay [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-ukay-tl-noun-K2L~jvlo Categories (other): Tagalog ellipses, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog ellipses: 41 59 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ukay-ukay
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ʔuˈkaj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔʊˈxaɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ukáy [canonical], ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -aj Head templates: {{tl-noun|ukáy|b=+}} ukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔)
  1. creeping-rolling motion of a snake Synonyms: pag-ukay, gapang, ocay [obsolete], Spanish-based orthography Derived forms: iukay, mag-ukay, mag-ukay-ukay, ukayan, umukay
    Sense id: en-ukay-tl-noun-gekY7rTc Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 31 34 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ukay-ukay
Etymology number: 2
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly an ellipsis of ukay-ukay or from Cebuano ukay / ugkay. Compare Tagalog hukay or halukay.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜂᜃᜌ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "b": "+"
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "59 15 26",
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      ],
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        "act of digging, turning over and back (either in search of something or to mix well)"
      ],
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        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "dig",
          "dig"
        ],
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "halukay"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "ukay-ukay#Tagalog"
        ]
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        }
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔukaj/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔuː.xaɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ukaj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ukay"
}

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "form": "ukáy",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ᜂᜃᜌ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
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  ],
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          "word": "iukay"
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        {
          "word": "mag-ukay"
        },
        {
          "word": "mag-ukay-ukay"
        },
        {
          "word": "ukayan"
        },
        {
          "word": "umukay"
        }
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        "creeping-rolling motion of a snake"
      ],
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          "creep",
          "creep"
        ],
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          "roll",
          "roll"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
          "motion"
        ],
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "pag-ukay"
        },
        {
          "word": "gapang"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "ocay"
        },
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          "word": "Spanish-based orthography"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ʔuˈkaj/",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʊˈxaɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "ukay"
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    "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
    "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜂᜃᜌ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "b": "+"
      },
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  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "act of digging, turning over and back (either in search of something or to mix well)"
      ],
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          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "dig",
          "dig"
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          "turn"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "halukay"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "Synonym of ukay-ukay"
      ],
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          "ukay-ukay#Tagalog"
        ]
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        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ukay-ukay"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔukaj/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔuː.xaɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ukaj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ukay"
}

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      "word": "iukay"
    },
    {
      "word": "mag-ukay"
    },
    {
      "word": "mag-ukay-ukay"
    },
    {
      "word": "ukay-ukay"
    },
    {
      "word": "ukayan"
    },
    {
      "word": "umukay"
    }
  ],
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        "canonical"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "u‧kay"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "creeping-rolling motion of a snake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "creep",
          "creep"
        ],
        [
          "roll",
          "roll"
        ],
        [
          "motion",
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        ],
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "pag-ukay"
        },
        {
          "word": "gapang"
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔuˈkaj/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʊˈxaɪ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "ocay"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spanish-based orthography"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ukay"
}

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