yukyok

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Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjukjok/
  • Hyphenation: yuk‧yok

Noun

yúkyók (Basahan spelling ᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) armpit
    Synonym: kilikili

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

yukyók (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. crouching or squatting position
    Synonym: pagyukyok
    Ginagawa ang yukyok sa ibaba ng mesa kapag lumilindol.
    Crouching under a table is done when there is an earthquake.
  2. cowering; crouching in fear (as of animals)
    Synonym: pagyukyok
    Tumutuloy pa rin ang aso sa yukyok sa sulok dahil sa pamamalo ng kanyang may-ari.
    The dog is still doing some cowering in the corner because of his owner's beating.
  3. sunken condition (of a loose pile of soil, garbage, etc.)
    Synonyms: pagkaukok, kaukukan
  4. gradual fall or sinking (of a loose pile of soil, garbage, etc.)
    Synonyms: ukok, pag-ukok

See also

Adjective

yukyók (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜃ᜔ᜌᜓᜃ᜔)

  1. sunken (of a loose pile of soil, garbage, etc.)
    Synonyms: ukok, umukok

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