DUKIDUKI
DUKIDUKI is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
dukìdukì, dukìdúkì v [AN; a12] {1} ransack s.t.
in search of s.t.
Nanukìdukì ang makililímus sa mga basúra kun unsay makit-an, The beggar ransacked the garbage can to see what he could find.
{1a} investigate, question in detail.
Ang syinsiya nagdukì-dukì sa makaingun sa kansir, Science is searching for the cause of cancer.
Gidukìdúkì siya sa pulis, The police questioned him in detail.
{2} tinker with.
Ákung dukìdukíun ning rilu básig muandar, Ill tinker with this watch in hopes that I can get it to run.
{3} [A; b(1)] putter around, do small odds and ends, unim-portant things.
Unsay íyang gidukìdukían sa kusína?
What is she puttering around within the kitchen?
ma-un a inquisitive, inquiring deeply.
paN- n investigation, research.
in search of s.t.
Nanukìdukì ang makililímus sa mga basúra kun unsay makit-an, The beggar ransacked the garbage can to see what he could find.
{1a} investigate, question in detail.
Ang syinsiya nagdukì-dukì sa makaingun sa kansir, Science is searching for the cause of cancer.
Gidukìdúkì siya sa pulis, The police questioned him in detail.
{2} tinker with.
Ákung dukìdukíun ning rilu básig muandar, Ill tinker with this watch in hopes that I can get it to run.
{3} [A; b(1)] putter around, do small odds and ends, unim-portant things.
Unsay íyang gidukìdukían sa kusína?
What is she puttering around within the kitchen?
ma-un a inquisitive, inquiring deeply.
paN- n investigation, research.