ajupir

Catalan

Etymology

Possibly from agepir, from gep (hump).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ʒuˈpi]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.d͡ʒuˈpiɾ]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

Verb

ajupir (first-person singular present ajupo, first-person singular preterite ajupí, past participle ajupit)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to bend down, bow down
    Synonym: acotar
  2. (pronominal) to squat, to duck
  3. (transitive) to force to bend the knee, to humiliate
  4. (pronominal, figurative) to bend the knee
    Synonyms: abaixar-se, humiliar-se, agemolir-se

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