ukay-ukay
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Cebuano ukay-ukay.
Noun
ukay-ukay
- used clothing; especially ones sold in a thrift store
Cebuano
Etymology
Reduplication of ukay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧kay‧u‧kay
Noun
ukay-ukay
- used clothing; especially ones sold in a thrift store
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- ocay ocay – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Cebuano ukay-ukay. Compare ukay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧kay-u‧kay
- IPA(key): /ˌʔukaj ˈʔukaj/, [ˌʔu.xaɪ̯ ˈʔu.xaɪ̯]
Noun
ukay-ukay (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔)
- (business) 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)
- (business, by extension) products bought in an ukay-ukay (usually clothes)
See also
- sari-sari store
Etymology 2
Reduplication of ukay.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧kay-u‧kay
- IPA(key): /ʔuˌkaj ʔuˈkaj/, [ʔʊˌxaɪ̯ ʔʊˈxaɪ̯]
Adjective
ukáy-ukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔)
- creeping and rolling (of a snake, worm, etc.)