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 um-
ᜂᜋ᜔
root word iwas
ᜁᜏᜐ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive
ᜂᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔
complete
ᜂᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔
ungmiwas1
ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔
progressive umiiwas
ᜂᜋᜒᜁᜏᜐ᜔
ungmiiwas1
ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜁᜏᜐ᜔
naiwas2
ᜈ ᜁᜏᜐ᜔
contemplative iiwas
ᜁᜁᜏᜐ᜔
maiwas2
ᜋ ᜁᜏᜐ᜔
recently
complete
formal kaiiwas
ᜃᜁᜁᜏᜐ᜔
informal kakaiwas
ᜃᜃᜁᜏᜐ᜔
imperative
ᜂᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔
iwas2
ᜁᜏᜐ᜔

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