pagyukyok

Tagalog

Etymology

From pag- +‎ yukyok.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɡjukˈjok/ [pɐɡ.jʊkˈjok̚]
  • Rhymes: -ok
  • Syllabification: pag‧yuk‧yok

Noun

pagyukyók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. act of crouching
    Ginagawa ang pagyukyok sa ibaba ng mesa kapag lumilindol.
    Crouching under a table is done when there is an earthquake.
  2. cowering (of animals); crouching in fear
    Tumutuloy pa rin ang aso sa pagyukyok sa sulok dahil sa pamamalo ng kanyang may-ari.
    The dog is still cowering in the corner because of his owner's beating.
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