upuan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From upo +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: u‧pu‧an
  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈpuʔan/, [ʔʊˈpu.ʔɐn] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /ʔupuˈʔan/, [ʔʊ.pʊˈʔan] (verb)

Noun

upuan (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. chair (anything used to sit on)
    Synonyms: silya, bangko, uupan, likmuan, luklukan, salumpuwit
  2. act of sitting at the same time (of a number of people)
    Synonyms: pag-uupuan, luklukan, pagluluklukan

Verb

upuán (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜓᜀᜈ᜔, complete inupuan, progressive inuupuan, contemplative uupuan)

  1. to sit on something
    Synonym: luklukan
    Inupuan niya ang unan ko.
    He sat on my pillow.

Conjugation
Verb conjugation for upuan
Affix Root word Trigger
-an upo object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
upuan inupuan inuupuan
inaupuan1		 uupuan
aupuan1		 upui1
1 Dialectal use only.

Alternative forms

Further reading
  • “upuan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “upuan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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