EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to dig up, to rummage through...
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Pang-uri
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FIL: Ang paghahanap ng isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng paghuhukay o pagkakalkal sa isang tumpok ng mga gamit, lupa, o alaala.
EN: to dig up, to rummage through
This is what you do when you can't find your keys and you turn your bag upside down. Or when your nanay is looking for that one specific resibo from 2018. It's a desperate, chaotic search. It's also what your 'marites' friend does to find old, incriminating social media posts. 'Halukayin mo 'yung baul, baka nandoon 'yung lumang photo album.'
From "halukay" (digging, rummaging) + "-in" (verb suffix).
Implies a more forceful or less organized search than 'hanapin' (to look for). Often used metaphorically for digging up the past.
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🇵🇭 Kailangan nating halukayin ang lumang aparador para mahanap ang mga dokumento.
🇺🇸 We need to rummage through the old cabinet to find the documents.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo nang halukayin pa ang nakaraan.
🇺🇸 Don't dig up the past anymore.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.