lumaya

Cebuano

Etymology

lumay +‎ -a

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lu‧ma‧ya

Verb

lumaya

  1. imperative of lumay

Tagalog

Etymology

From laya +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /luˈmajaʔ/ [lʊˈmaː.jɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ajaʔ
  • Syllabification: lu‧ma‧ya

Verb

lumayà (complete lumaya, progressive lumalaya, contemplative lalaya, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋᜌ)

  1. to become free (from constraints, etc.)
    Unti-unting lumalaya si Bb. Encarnacion sa bigat ng pagyaon ng kanyang lola.
    Ms. Encarnacion is slowly becoming free from the weight of her grandmother's passing.
  2. to become independent (from foreign control)
  3. to be free from confinement or prison
  4. complete aspect of lumaya

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for lumaya
affix -um-
ᜓᜋ᜔
root word laya
ᜎᜌ
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive
ᜎᜓᜋᜌ
complete
ᜎᜓᜋᜌ
lungmaya1
ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜌ
progressive lumalaya
ᜎᜓᜋᜎᜌ
lungmalaya1
ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜎᜌ
nalaya2
ᜈ ᜎᜌ
contemplative lalaya
ᜎᜎᜌ
malaya2
ᜋ ᜎᜌ
recently
complete
formal kalalaya
ᜃᜎᜎᜌ
informal kakalaya
ᜃᜃᜎᜌ
imperative
ᜎᜓᜋᜌ
laya2
ᜎᜌ

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