yakap
yákap with stress marks
hug; embrace
Usage Note
Yakap refers to a physical embrace and is commonly used as a verb with affixes like -in (yakapin) or -um- (yumakap). In Filipino culture, a warm yakap is a heartfelt gesture of comfort and affection shared between family and friends.
Examples
" Mahigpit ang yakap ng nanay. "
Natural Translation
Mother's hug is tight.
Literal Translation
Tight the hug of mother.
" Bigyan mo ako ng yakap. "
Natural Translation
Give me a hug.
Literal Translation
Give you me of hug.
" Pagkababa niya sa eroplano, isang mahigpit na yakap ang ibinigay ng kanyang ina na matagal na niyang hindi nakita. "
Natural Translation
When she got off the plane, her mother, whom she had not seen for a long time, gave her a tight hug.
Literal Translation
Upon-getting-off her from plane, one tight hug the given by-the her mother that long already by-her not seen.
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