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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Cebuano ukay-ukay. Compare ukay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʔukaj ˈʔukaj/, [ˌʔu.xaɪ̯ ˈʔu.xaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: 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

Etymology 2

Reduplication of ukay.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˌkaj ʔuˈkaj/, [ʔʊˌxaɪ̯ ʔʊˈxaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: u‧kay-u‧kay

Adjective

ukáy-ukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔)

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