EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
digging tool; excavator...
to jerk; to thrust suddenly...
to scrape; to make a scraping sound...
Pang-uri
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/pang-hu-KAY/
FIL: Anumang kasangkapan o kagamitan na ginagamit sa paghuhukay ng lupa o iba pang materyales.
EN: digging tool; excavator
Your trusty pala or shovel. Or that backhoe you see at construction sites that looks like a giant metal dinosaur. Anything that helps you dig a hole—whether you're planting a tree, building a foundation, or burying your past (charot!)—is a panghukay.
From `pang-` + `hukay`.
ROOT MEANING: pit, excavation, grave
Can refer to a simple tool like a shovel or a large machine like an excavator.
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🇵🇭 Ginamit niya ang pala bilang panghukay sa hardin.
🇺🇸 He used the shovel as a digging tool in the garden.
🇵🇭 Nirentahan nila ang malaking panghukay para sa konstruksyon ng gusali.
🇺🇸 They rented a large excavator for the building's construction.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.