upuan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• opoan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From upo +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔuˈpuʔan/ [ʔʊˈpuː.ʔɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -uʔan
  • IPA^(key): /ʔupuˈʔan/ [ʔʊ.pʊˈʔan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: u‧pu‧an

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

See also

• butaka

Verb

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

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

• op-an — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• upan
• up-an — dialectal, Southern Tagalog

Further reading

• “upuan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “upuan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018