yakap

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• yacap — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• akap

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjakap/ [ˈjaː.xɐp̚]
• Rhymes: -akap
• Syllabification: ya‧kap

Noun

yakap (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃᜉ᜔)

1. hug; embrace

   Synonyms: pagyakap, yapos, pagyapos, abraso

2. someone embraced by another
3. (figurative) ready acceptance or taking in of a principle or doctrine

   Synonyms: tanggap, pagtanggap

4. attachment to something to the side surface of another by nailing together (as a support or reinforcement)

   Synonyms: tapal, pagtatapal, sapi, pagsasapi

5. (by extension, boxing) clinch

Derived terms

• iyakap
• magkayakap
• pagyakap
• pagyayakap
• pagyayakapan
• yakap-Hudas
• yakap-yakap
• yakap-yakapin
• yakapan
• yakapin
• yumakap

Further reading

• “yakap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• yapak, apyak, pakay, payak