umabay

Tagalog

Etymology

From um- +‎ abay.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔuˈmabaj/ [ʔʊˈmaː.baɪ̯] (to escort; to act as best man, verb)
      • Rhymes: -abaj
    • IPA(key): /ʔumaˈbaj/ [ʔʊ.mɐˈbaɪ̯] (to lie or sleep beside, verb)
      • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: u‧ma‧bay

Verb

umabay (complete umabay, progressive umaabay, contemplative aabay, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. to escort; to be a consort
    Synonym: kumonsorte
  2. to act as best man, bridesmaid, or maid-of-honor
    Umabay si Pedro sa kasal ni Juan.
    Pedro acted as a best man at Juan's wedding.
  3. complete aspect of umabay

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for umabay
affix um-
ᜂᜋ᜔
root word abay
ᜀᜊᜌ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive
ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔
complete
ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔
ungmabay1
ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜊᜌ᜔
progressive umaabay
ᜂᜋᜀᜊᜌ᜔
ungmaabay1
ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜀᜊᜌ᜔
naabay2
ᜈ ᜀᜊᜌ᜔
contemplative aabay
ᜀᜀᜊᜌ᜔
maabay2
ᜋ ᜀᜊᜌ᜔
recently
complete
formal kaaabay
ᜃᜀᜀᜊᜌ᜔
informal kakaabay
ᜃᜃᜀᜊᜌ᜔
imperative
ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔
abay2
ᜀᜊᜌ᜔

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

Verb

umabáy (complete umabay, progressive umaabay, contemplative aabay, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. to lie or sleep beside or close to another
    Synonyms: sumiping, tumabi, sumigbay
  2. complete aspect of umabay

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for umabay
affix um-
ᜂᜋ᜔
root word abay
ᜀᜊᜌ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive
ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔
complete
ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔
ungmabay1
ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜊᜌ᜔
progressive umaabay
ᜂᜋᜀᜊᜌ᜔
ungmaabay1
ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜀᜊᜌ᜔
naabay2
ᜈ ᜀᜊᜌ᜔
contemplative aabay
ᜀᜀᜊᜌ᜔
maabay2
ᜋ ᜀᜊᜌ᜔
recently
complete
formal kaaabay
ᜃᜀᜀᜊᜌ᜔
informal kakaabay
ᜃᜃᜀᜊᜌ᜔
imperative
ᜂᜋᜊᜌ᜔
abay2
ᜀᜊᜌ᜔

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