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

• yumupyop
• yupyupan