umuwi

Tagalog

Etymology

From um- +‎ uwi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔumuˈiʔ/ [ʔʊˈmwiʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
• (now dialectal, Southern Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈmuiʔ/ [ʔʊˈmuː.ɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uiʔ
• Syllabification: u‧mu‧wi

Verb

umuwî (complete umuwi, progressive umuuwi, contemplative uuwi, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜓᜏᜒ)

1. to go home; to return (to one's house, town, province, country, etc.)
2. complete aspect of umuwi

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for umuwi

Affix		Root word			Trigger
um- ᜂᜋ᜔		uwi ᜂᜏᜒ			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
umuwi ᜂᜋᜓᜏᜒ	umuwi ᜂᜋᜓᜏᜒ ungmuwi1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜏᜒ	umuuwi ᜂᜋᜓᜂᜏᜒ ungmuuwi1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜂᜏᜒ nauwi2 ᜈ ᜂᜏᜒ	uuwi ᜂᜂᜏᜒ mauwi2 ᜋ ᜂᜏᜒ	formal	kauuwi ᜃᜂᜂᜏᜒ	umuwi ᜂᜋᜓᜏᜒ uwi2 ᜂᜏᜒ
				informal	kakauwi ᜃᜃᜂᜏᜒ
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.

Alternative forms

• (infinitive):
  • moui — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
  • muwi — obsolete
• (complete aspect):
  • noui — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
  • nuwi — obsolete