Pagkaykay (en. Sifting)

/paɡkaɪkaɪ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of investigating or searching.

We conducted sifting to find out the truth.

Nagsagawa kami ng pagkaykay upang malaman ang katotohanan.

Removing unnecessary items from something.

We need to sift the sand to remove the small stones.

Kailangan nating pagkaykay ang buhangin upang makuha ang mga maliliit na bato.

From the root word 'kaykay' meaning 'to choose' or 'to search'.

sifting for knowledge

Efforts to gather information or knowledge.

pagkaykay ng kaalaman

sifting through the details

Investigating small pieces of information or details.

pagkaykay ng mga detalye

kaykay

The action of searching or selecting necessary items.

kaykay

quickly going or hopping to a place

I just kaykay to the room and brought my stuff.

Pagkaykay lang ako sa silid at nagdala na ako ng dalang gamit.

doing things that aren't asked for as if not caring

He kaykay-ed out of pure joy, like he wasn't thinking at all.

Nagkaykay siya sa sobrang saya, parang hindi siya nag-iisip.