mag-
For the edges of something to meet and close up, as of flowers,
leaves, an oyster, a sore eye.
makipot
Mga apon ang rosas ay pagkipot da.
In the afternoon, the flowers close
up.
Indi nagkipot tang igad, dapat din bedbeden.
The wound didn't close
up, it should have been sutured.
Angay pagkipot da tang mata mo, napolinga?
Why is your eye closing
shut, did you get dirt in it?
mag-
-on
To close something up by bringing the edges together, such as an
umbrella, one's fist, a large sack.
Indi kipoton mo tang payong tenged lebay pa.
Don't close
up the umbrella because it is still wet.
Asing don si Daniel ong kolongan, kinipot tang
anghil tang anga tang mga lion.
When Daniel was there in the cage, the angel closed the
mouths of the lions.
magpakipot
Figurative, meaning to “play hard to get” (literally, to cause
oneself to close up).
Ba-lo sinabat na tang lali, nagpakipot kang lagi
agod matawa-nan mga onopa kabael tang pagmal
na.
Before she answered the man, she first played
hard
to
get so
she could find out how great his love was.