Meaning of "hukay"

hukay •

v.
• • humukay (-um-, mag-:-in) to dig, to excavate. Humukay siya ng butas. He dug a hole.

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hole

n.
• • 1. an open place: butas
  • 2. a pit, hollow, depression: hukay, lubak
  • 3. an animals burrow or den: lungga

v.
• • 1. to make a hole or holes: magbutas, butasan, butasin
  • 2. to dig a hole or pit: humukay

grave

n.
• • any place of burial: libing, libingan, puntod, hukay

adj.
• • 1. serious: malubha, malala, mabigat, maselan, seryoso
  • 2. important: mahalaga
  • 3. referring to the grave accent mark: malumi, paiwa

v.
• • 1. to engrave, to carve: mag-ukit, ukitin, iukit
  • 2. to impress or implant deeply: magtanim, itanim

dugout

n.
• • rough shelter formed by digging: kublihang hukay (lunga)

hollow

adj.
• • 1. having nothing or only air inside: hungkag
  • 2. deep and sunken: humpak, nanlalalim, malalim

n.
• • 1. a hollow place: lubak, guwang, hukay
  • 2. a hole: butas

v.
• • to dig out: umuka, ukain, umukit, ukitin