abukay

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Tagalog abukay.

Pronunciation edit

• Hyphenation: a‧bu‧kay

Noun edit

abukay

1. red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)

Verb edit

abúkan

1. to rummage, to disturb the surface of

Alternative forms edit

• abucay — obsolete

Pronunciation edit

• Hyphenation: a‧bu‧kay

Noun edit

abukay

1. Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)

   Synonym: kalangay

Noun edit

abukay

1. white parrot

Alternative forms edit

• abocay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbukaj/, [ʔɐˈbu.xaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ukaj
• Homophone: Abucay
• Syllabification: a‧bu‧kay

Noun edit

abukay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

1. white parrot
2. (obsolete, specifically) Philippine cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)

   Synonym: kalangay

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabuˈkaj/, [ʔɐ.bʊˈxaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: a‧bu‧kay

Noun edit

abukáy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔)

1. Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)

   Synonyms: tigbi, luha-ni-moises

Further reading edit

• “abukay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018