EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to scratch or dig with paws/claws; to rummage...
Moody; temperamental...
Worker; laborer...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/mag-kay-KAY/
FIL: Ang kilos ng paggamit ng mga kuko o paa upang maghukay o maghalungkat sa lupa, buhangin, o anumang bunton ng bagay.
EN: to scratch or dig with paws/claws; to rummage
This is what your dog does to your garden bed when it's trying to bury a bone, or what a chicken does in the yard looking for worms. It can also mean you, rummaging through your messy closet (nagkaykay ng damit) looking for that one specific t-shirt.
From mag- (verb-forming prefix) + kaykay (to scratch/dig).
ROOT MEANING: scratching (the ground); to scratch (the ground)
Can be used for animals digging with their paws or humans rummaging messily through a pile of things.
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🇵🇭 Mahilig magkaykay ng lupa ang aso namin sa likod-bahay.
🇺🇸 Our dog loves to dig the soil in our backyard.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang magkaykay diyan sa bunton ng mga lumang gamit.
🇺🇸 Don't rummage through that pile of old things.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.