EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
rummaging, ransacking...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/ha-LUNG-kat/
FIL: Ang kilos ng masinsinang paghahanap sa isang bagay sa pamamagitan ng pagkakalkal o pagbubungkal, na kadalasan ay nagdudulot ng kalat.
EN: rummaging, ransacking
Very similar to 'halukay', but with a slightly more intense, almost frantic energy. Think of a thief ransacking a room for valuables. That's 'halungkat'. It's the 'I-will-find-this-thing-even-if-I-destroy-everything' level of searching that leaves a huge mess.
Often used as a verb stem (e.g., halungkatin). As a noun, it refers to the chaotic act itself.
🇵🇭 Grabe ang halungkat na ginawa ng magnanakaw sa aming bahay.
🇺🇸 The ransacking the thief did in our house was intense.
🇵🇭 Pagkatapos ng kanyang halungkat, mas lalong gumulo ang kwarto.
🇺🇸 After his rummaging, the room became even messier.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.