Dungkal (en. Excavate)

/duŋ.kal/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of taking or digging up soil, usually using hands or a tool.

Because of the storm, we had to excavate the buried plants.

Dahil sa bagyo, kinailangan naming dungkalin ang mga natabunan na halaman.

The act of removing something from the ground, such as roots or stones.

Excavate around the tree to remove the obstructing roots.

Dungkalin mo ang paligid ng puno upang matanggal ang mga ugat na nakaharang.

Investigating or discovering something hidden beneath the ground.

Excavate this area to find ancient artifacts.

Dungkalin ang lugar na ito upang makahanap ng mga sinaunang artifacts.

Medieval Tagalog word, possibly derived from the verb 'dungkalin'.

Digging soil

The process of digging into the soil.

Dungkal ng lupa

to excavate

The verb describing the act of excavating.

dungkalin

digging

The act of digging or the place that has been dug.

hukay

Gossip or news

Dig up some news about them.

Dungkal ka nga ng balita tungkol sa kanila.

Discover a secret

Go ahead, dig up that secret she’s hiding!

Sige, dungkalin mo yang tinatago niyang sikreto!

Ask around

Ask your friends what happened.

Dungkal ka sa mga kaibigan mo kung anong nangyari.