lumaki

Tagalog

Etymology

From laki +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lumaˈki/ [lʊ.mɐˈxɪ], (colloquial) /lumaˈke/ [lʊ.mɐˈxɛ]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: lu‧ma‧ki

Verb

lumakí (complete lumaki, progressive lumalaki, contemplative lalaki, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋᜃᜒ)

  1. to become bigger; to increase in size
    Lumaki 'yung suweldo ko.
    My salary became bigger.
  2. to increase in quantity or number
    Synonym: dumami
  3. to grow; to grow up
    Synonym: (of plants) tumubo
  4. to expand; to become wide
    Synonyms: lumawak, lumuwang
  5. to prosper; to become prosperous
    Synonym: umunlad
  6. complete aspect of lumaki

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for lumaki
affix -um-
ᜓᜋ᜔
root word laki
ᜎᜃᜒ
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive
ᜎᜓᜋᜃᜒ
complete
ᜎᜓᜋᜃᜒ
lungmaki1
ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜃᜒ
progressive lumalaki
ᜎᜓᜋᜎᜃᜒ
lungmalaki1
ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜎᜃᜒ
nalaki2
ᜈ ᜎᜃᜒ
contemplative lalaki
ᜎᜎᜃᜒ
malaki2
ᜋ ᜎᜃᜒ
recently
complete
formal kalalaki
ᜃᜎᜎᜃᜒ
informal kakalaki
ᜃᜃᜎᜃᜒ
imperative
ᜎᜓᜋᜃᜒ
laki2
ᜎᜃᜒ

1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog.
2Dialectal use only.

Derived terms

  • lumaki ang ulo