EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to scavenge; to rummage; to search through...
split, cracked open, cloven...
to split something open, to cleave...
Pang-uri
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/ma-nga-lay-KAY/
FIL: Maghalungkat o maghanap ng mga bagay na maaaring mapakinabangan mula sa basura o mga itinapong kagamitan.
EN: to scavenge; to rummage; to search through
Think of someone searching through a pile of 'ukay-ukay' for a hidden gem, or a stray dog looking for food in the trash. It's a more intense, desperate kind of searching. It's also what you do to your messy room when you're looking for your keys five minutes before you have to leave.
From `mang-` (actor-focus verb prefix) + `kalaykay` (rake, rummage). The 'k' in 'kalaykay' assimilates into the 'ng' of the prefix.
ROOT MEANING: rake
'Kalaykay' as a noun can also mean 'rake'. The verb implies a more thorough and often messy search than 'maghanap'.
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🇵🇭 Araw-araw siyang nagtitiis na mangalaykay sa tambakan ng basura para may maipakain sa pamilya.
🇺🇸 Every day he endures scavenging in the dump site to feed his family.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang mangalaykay sa mga lumang kahon sa bodega, umaasang makita ang nawawalang litrato.
🇺🇸 He tried to rummage through the old boxes in the storage room, hoping to find the missing photograph.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.