umiwas

Tagalog

Etymology

From um- +‎ iwas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈmiwas/ [ʔʊˈmiː.wɐs]
• Rhymes: -iwas
• Syllabification: u‧mi‧was

Verb

umiwas (complete umiwas, progressive umiiwas, contemplative iiwas, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔)

1. to try to avoid (trouble, danger, etc.)

   Synonyms: lumayo, umilag

2. to try to avoid meeting someone or something frontally

   Synonyms: lumihis, umilag

3. complete aspect of umiwas

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for umiwas

Affix		Root word			Trigger
um- ᜂᜋ᜔		iwas ᜁᜏᜐ᜔			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
umiwas ᜂᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔	umiwas ᜂᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔ ungmiwas1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔	umiiwas ᜂᜋᜒᜁᜏᜐ᜔ ungmiiwas1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜁᜏᜐ᜔ naiwas2 ᜈ ᜁᜏᜐ᜔	iiwas ᜁᜁᜏᜐ᜔ maiwas2 ᜋ ᜁᜏᜐ᜔	formal	kaiiwas ᜃᜁᜁᜏᜐ᜔	umiwas ᜂᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔ iwas2 ᜁᜏᜐ᜔
				informal	kakaiwas ᜃᜃᜁᜏᜐ᜔
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.