ikipkip
ikípkip with stress marks
to tuck [it] under the armpit
From root: kipkip
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinipkip
i-ki-NIP-kip
tucked under the armpit
Present (Incomplete)
ikinikipkip
i-ki-ni-KIP-kip
is being tucked under the armpit
Future (Contemplated)
ikikipkip
i-ki-KIP-kip
will be tucked under the armpit
Usage Note
Ikipkip is the object-focus i- form of kipkip, focusing on the object being tucked snugly under the armpit — a folder, a rolled newspaper, a book. A distinctly everyday, casual action; the image of a hurried office worker or student tucking papers under one arm is the natural register. The armpit as a carrying spot reflects a practical Filipino habit in hands-full situations.
Examples
" Ikipkip mo ang pitaka. "
Natural Translation
Tuck the wallet under your arm.
Literal Translation
Tuck-under-armpit you the wallet.
" Hilig ng matanda na ikipkip ang pitaka tuwing lalabas. "
Natural Translation
It is the elder's habit to tuck their wallet under their armpit whenever they go out.
Literal Translation
Habit of elder to tuck under armpit the wallet every-time to go-out.
" Inutusan ako ng tatay na ikipkip ang nakarolyong diyaryo habang binubuhat namin ang mabigat na kahon papasok ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
My father told me to tuck the rolled-up newspaper under my arm while we carried the heavy box into the house.
Literal Translation
Ordered me of father to tuck-under-armpit the rolled newspaper while carrying we the heavy box entering of house.
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