HAKUP
HAKUP is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
hakup v {1} [A; a] scoop up with one hand.
Mihakup kug usa ka kumkum nga mais, I scooped a handful of corn.
{2} [a12] clasp s.t.
with one hand.
Gihakup níya ang ákung kamut ug gilamánu, He took my hand and shook it.
{3} embrace, seize or hold s.t.
by encircling it with the arms.
Gihakup níya ang bátag midágan, He gathered the child in his arms and ran.
{4} [A23; b5] be gripped by an emotion or by a condition.
Ang katálaw mihakup sa íyang galamhan, Cowardice gripped him.
Gihakup (gihakpan) ang balángay sa kangitngit, Darkness enveloped the village.
n handful of s.t.
Mihakup kug usa ka kumkum nga mais, I scooped a handful of corn.
{2} [a12] clasp s.t.
with one hand.
Gihakup níya ang ákung kamut ug gilamánu, He took my hand and shook it.
{3} embrace, seize or hold s.t.
by encircling it with the arms.
Gihakup níya ang bátag midágan, He gathered the child in his arms and ran.
{4} [A23; b5] be gripped by an emotion or by a condition.
Ang katálaw mihakup sa íyang galamhan, Cowardice gripped him.
Gihakup (gihakpan) ang balángay sa kangitngit, Darkness enveloped the village.
n handful of s.t.