ukay-ukay
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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
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Cebuano ukay-ukay. Compare ukay.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔukaj ˈʔukaj/
- Rhymes: -ukaj
- Syllabification: u‧kay-u‧kay
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)
- (by extension) products bought in an ukay-ukay (usually clothes)
See also
Etymology 2
Reduplication of ukay.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˌkaj ʔuˈkaj/
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: u‧kay-u‧kay
Adjective
ukáy-ukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃᜌ᜔ᜂᜃᜌ᜔)