apuhap

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• apohap — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈpuhap/, [ʔɐˈpu.hɐp] (noun)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔapuˈhap/, [ʔɐ.pʊˈhap] (adjective)
• Rhymes: (noun) -uhap, (adjective) -ap
• Syllabification: a‧pu‧hap

Noun

apuhap (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜑᜉ᜔)

1. act of groping or feeling about with one's hand (as in finding one's way or looking for something in the dark)

   Synonyms: kapa, pagkapa-kapa, haguhap

2. act of looking or searching blindly for something (as in desperation)

   Synonyms: hagilap, paghagilap, paghahagilap

Derived terms

• apuhapin
• maapuhap
• mag-apuhap
• pag-aapuhap
• pag-apuhap
• umapuhap

 

Adjective

apuháp (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜑᜉ᜔)

1. groping or feeling one's way blindly (as in the dark)

   Synonym: pakapa-kapa

2. seeking or finding by groping

Further reading

• “apuhap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018