sapupo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sapopo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Possibly from sa- +‎ pupo. Compare Javanese ꦥꦸꦥꦸ (pupu, “thigh”) and Old Javanese pupwan (“place of the thigh”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈpupo/ [sɐˈpuː.po]
• Rhymes: -upo
• Syllabification: sa‧pu‧po

Adjective

sapupo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓᜉᜓ)

1. held by or supported carefully with the palms of one's hands

   Synonyms: sapo, salo, hawak, hawak-hawak

Noun

sapupo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜓᜉᜓ)

1. act of holding or supporting something carefully with the palms of one's hands
2. (obsolete) act of sitting on the lap (especially by a child)

   Synonym: kalong

Derived terms

• magsapupo
• pasapupo
• sapupuhin
• sasapupuhin
• sinapupo
• sinapupunan
• sinasapupo

 

Further reading

• “sapupo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “sapupo”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
• “sapupo” in Tagalog-English Dictionary, TAGALOG LANG, 2007.
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 210-211
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot