yupyop
yúpyop with stress marks
to sit on eggs; to conceal face
Usage Note
Yupyop has two related senses: the brooding behavior of a hen sitting on eggs to hatch them, and the act of hiding or burying one's face (as in shame or grief). Both senses suggest covering or enveloping. The word is somewhat archaic and literary, rarely heard in everyday modern Tagalog.
Examples
" Nagyupyop ang inahin sa pugad. "
Natural Translation
The hen sat on her eggs in the nest.
Literal Translation
Sat-on-eggs the hen in nest.
" Ang yupyop ng inahing manok ay mahalaga. "
Natural Translation
The mother hen's sitting on her eggs is important.
Literal Translation
The sitting-on-eggs of mother hen is important.
" Sa sobrang hiya, nagyupyop ang bata sa kandungan ng kanyang ina at ayaw nang ipakita ang kanyang mukha sa mga bisita. "
Natural Translation
Out of sheer embarrassment, the child buried his face in his mother's lap and refused to show his face to the visitors.
Literal Translation
In so-much shame, buried-face the child in lap of his mother and didn't-want anymore to-show the his face to the visitors.
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