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Root: hukay


hukay is a common word root in the Filipino language.

Meaning of the root hukay:
ROOT DEFINITION:
~ related to digging up or excavating

Hukay Words and Definitions:

Example words using the Filipino / Tagalog root "hukay"

hukay : [noun] excavation; grave; pit; crater; [adjective] dug   more... »
úkay-ukay : [noun] a Filipino secondhand store with cheap clothes and apparel. * derived from "hukay", meaning "dig-dig"   more... »
hukayin : [verb] to dig up something; to excavate something   more... »
maghukáy : [verb] to dig   more... »
paghuhukáy : [noun] excavation   more... »
humukay : [verb] to dig up; to dig out; to excavate   more... »
paghukay : [noun] excavation   more... »
halukay : [noun] digging   more... »
panghukay : [noun] any tool for digging   more... »
ipaghukay : [verb] to use as a tool for digging   more... »
éksumasyón : the act of digging up a buried dead body or any object that has been buried; exhumation; disinterment;   more... »
hukay na libingan : [noun] burial pit   more... »

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