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)

1. repeat; redo

   Synonyms: ulit, liwat, otro

Derived terms

• mag-ungkat
• ungkaton

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• oncat, ongcat — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uŋkat (“recall or drag up disagreeable past experiences”). Compare also Hiligaynon ogkat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuŋˈkat/ [ʔʊŋˈkat]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ung‧kat

Noun

ungkát (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜅ᜔ᜃᜆ᜔)

1. recalling or bringing up again

   Synonyms: untag, banggit, antig, unang, sig-ing

2. (obsolete) rummage

   Synonyms: bungkal, halungkat

Derived terms

• iungkat
• mag-ungkat
• ungkatin

 

See also

• halungkat
• nahukay sa baul

 

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