inumin

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *inumən (“drink”) (cf. Bikol Central inomon, Cebuano imnon, Ilocano inumen, Malagasy inomina), or analytically inom +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌʔiˈnumin/ [ˌʔiːˈn̪uː.mɪn̪], /ʔinuˈmin/ [ʔɪ.n̪ʊˈmin̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -umin, -in
  • IPA^(key): /ʔinuˈmin/ [ʔɪ.n̪ʊˈmin̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: i‧nu‧min

Noun

ínúmin or inumín (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

1. beverage

   Synonyms: pamatid-uhaw, painom, bebida

2. drinking water

   Synonym: tubig-inumin

3. alcoholic beverage

   Synonym: alak

Verb

inumín (complete ininom, progressive iniinom, contemplative iinumin, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

1. to drink

   Synonym: tunggain

2. to take (as medicine)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for inumin (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb

Root word				inom
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	um-	uminom	uminom	umiinom nainom2	iinom mainom2	kaiinom1 kakainom
Object	-in	inumin	ininom	iniinom inainom2	iinumin ainumin2	⁠—
Directional	-an	inuman	ininuman	iniinuman inainuman2	iinuman ainuman2	—
Locative	⁠pag- -an	pag-inuman	pinag-inuman	pinapag-inuman pinag-iinuman	papag-inuman pag-iinuman	⁠—
Benefactive	i-	iinom	iniinom	iniiinom	iiinom	⁠—
Instrument	ipang-	ipang-inom	ipinang-inom	ipinapang-inom	ipapang-inom	⁠—
Causative	ika-	ikainom	ikinainom	ikinaiinom1 ikinakainom	ikaiinom1 ikakainom	⁠—
	i-3	iinom	iniinom	iniiinom	iiinom	⁠—
Measurement	i-	iinom	iniinom	iniiinom	iiinom	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only. 3Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms

Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	magpa-	magpainom	nagpainom	nagpapainom	magpapainom	⁠kapaiinom1 kapapainom kapagpapainom kakapainom
Actor-secondary	pa- -in	painumin	pinainom	pinaiinom pinapainom	paiinumin papainumin	⁠—
Object	ipa-	ipainom	ipinainom	ipinaiinom ipinapainom	ipaiinom ipapainom	⁠—
Directional	⁠ pa- -an	painuman	pinainuman	pinapainuman pinaiinuman	papainuman paiinuman	⁠—
Benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpainom	ipinagpainom	ipinagpapainom1 ipinapagpainom	ipagpapainom1 ipapagpainom	⁠—
Causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpainom	ikinapagpainom	ikinapagpapainom1 ikinakapagpainom	ikapagpapainom1 ikakapagpainom	⁠—
Locative	⁠pagpa- -an	pagpainuman	pinagpainuman	pinagpapaiinuman1 pinapagpainuman	pagpapaiinuman1 papagpainuman	⁠—
	⁠papag- -an	papag-inuman	pinapag-inuman	pinapapag-inuman	papapag-inuman	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms

Direct action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	maka-	makainom	nakainom	nakaiinom1 nakakainom	makaiinom1 makakainom
	mapa-2	mapainom	napainom	napaiinom1 napapainom	mapaiinom1 mapapainom
Object	ma-	mainom	nainom	naiinom	maiinom
Directional	⁠ ma- -an	mainuman	nainuman	naiinuman	maiinuman
Benefactive	mai-	maiinom	naiinom	naiiinom	maiiinom
Causative	maika-	maikainom	naikainom	naikaiinom1 naikakainom naiikainom	naikaiinom1 naikakainom naiikainom
	mai-	maiinom	naiinom	naiiinom	maiiinom
Locative	⁠mapag- -an	mapag-inoman	napag-inoman	napag-iinoman1 napapag-inoman	mapag-iinoman1 mapapag-inoman
Indirect action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	makapagpa-	makapagpainom	nakapagpainom	nakapagpapainom1 nakakapagpainom	makapagpapainom1 makakapagpainom
Actor-secondary	mapa-	mapainom	napainom	napaiinom1 napapainom	mapaiinom1 mapapainom
Object	maipa-	maipainom	naipainom	naipaiinom1 naipapainom naiipainom	maipaiinom1 maipapainom maiipainom
Directional	⁠ mapa- -an	mapainuman	napainuman	napaiinuman1 napapainuman	mapaiinuman1 mapapainuman
Benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpainom	naipagpainom	naipagpapainom1 naipapagpainom naiipagpainom	maipagpapainom1 maipapagpainom maiipagpainom
Causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpainom	naikapagpainom	naikapagpapainom1 naikakapagpainom naiikapagpainom	maikapagpapainom1 maikakapagpainom maiikapagpainom
Locative	⁠mapagpa- -an	mapagpainuman	napagpainuman	napagpapaiinuman1 napapagpainuman	mapagpapaiinuman1 mapapagpainuman
	⁠mapapag- -an	mapapag-inuman	napapag-inuman	napapapag-inuman	mapapapag-inuman
1Used in formal contexts. 2Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms

Form	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Direct	maki-	makiinom	nakiinom	nakikiinom	makikiinom
Indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpainom	nakipagpainom	nakikipagpainom	makikipagpainom

Further reading

• “inumin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018