ungkat
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uŋkat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔuŋˈkat/ [ʔuŋˈkat]
- Hyphenation: ung‧kat
Adverb
ungkát (Basahan spelling ᜂᜅ᜔ᜃᜆ᜔)
Derived terms
- mag-ungkat
- ungkaton
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- oncat, ongcat — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uŋkat (“recall or drag up disagreeable past experiences”). Compare also Hiligaynon ogkat.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuŋˈkat/ [ʔʊŋˈkat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -at
- Syllabification: ung‧kat
Noun
ungkát (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜅ᜔ᜃᜆ᜔)
- recalling or bringing up again
- (obsolete) rummage
Derived terms
- iungkat
- mag-ungkat
- ungkatin
See also
Further reading
- “ungkat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier