pagyukyok
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɡjukˈjok/ [pɐɡ.jʊkˈjok]
- Rhymes: -ok
- Syllabification: pag‧yuk‧yok
Noun edit
pagyukyók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜓᜃ᜔)
- act of crouching
- Ginagawa ang pagyukyok sa ibaba ng mesa kapag lumilindol.
- Crouching under a table is done when there is an earthquake.
- cowering (of animals); crouching in fear
- Tumutuloy pa rin ang aso sa pagyukyok sa sulok dahil sa pamamalo ng kanyang may-ari.
- The dog is still cowering in the corner because of his owner's beating.