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/ [lʊˈma.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		Root word			Trigger
-um- ᜓᜋ᜔		laya ᜎᜌ			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
lumaya ᜎᜓᜋᜌ	lumaya ᜎᜓᜋᜌ lungmaya1 ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜌ	lumalaya ᜎᜓᜋᜎᜌ lungmalaya1 ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜎᜌ nalaya2 ᜈ ᜎᜌ	lalaya ᜎᜎᜌ malaya2 ᜋ ᜎᜌ	formal	kalalaya ᜃᜎᜎᜌ	lumaya ᜎᜓᜋᜌ laya2 ᜎᜌ
				informal	kakalaya ᜃᜃᜎᜌ
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.