kuyom

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kuˈjom/ [kʊˈjom] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -om
    • IPA(key): /ˈkujom/ [ˈkuː.jom] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ujom
  • Syllabification: ku‧yom

Adjective

kuyóm (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. held tightly within one's palm
    Synonyms: kimkim, kimis
  2. clenched; closed tightly (of one's hands or fists)
    Synonyms: nakakimkim, nakakimis, nakasuntok
  3. (figurative) suppressed; withheld (of one's anger, love, etc.)
    Synonym: timpi

Derived terms

  • kuyumin
  • magkuyom

Noun

kuyom (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. act of holding something tightly within one's palm
    Synonyms: kimkim, pagkimkim, kimis, pagkimis
  2. (figurative) suppression; withholding (of one's anger, love, etc.)
    Synonyms: timpi, pagtimpi
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