yupyop

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /jupˈjop/ [jʊpˈjop̚]
  • Rhymes: -op
  • Syllabification: yup‧yop

Noun

yupyóp (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜉ᜔ᜌᜓᜉ᜔)

  1. act of sitting on eggs to hatch them; brooding
    Synonyms: limlim, paglimlim, halimlim, paghalimlim
  2. act of protecting or covering with wings or by sitting on them (ogf offspring, eggs, etc.)
  3. (colloquial) delaying action (as in the approval of a written request, etc.)
    Synonym: pagbimbin

Derived terms

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