yumakap

Tagalog

Etymology

yakap + -um-

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ju.ˈma.kap/

Verb

yumakap

  1. to embrace; to fold; to enfold or infold in the arms to show love
  2. to clasp to the breast
  3. (figuratively) to espouse; to take up or make one's own
  4. complete aspect of yumakap

Conjugation
Verb conjugation for yumakap
Affix Root word Trigger
-um- yakap actor
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
yumakap yumakap
yungmakap1		 yumayakap
yungmayakap1
nayakap2		 yayakap
mayakap2		 formal kayayakap yumakap
yakap2
informal kakayakap
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog.
2Dialectal use only.

Synonyms
  • (to embrace): yumapos
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