umepal

Tagalog

Etymology

From um- +‎ epal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈmepal/, [ʔʊˈmɛ.pɐl]
• Hyphenation: u‧me‧pal

Verb

umepal (complete umepal, progressive umeepal, contemplative eepal, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜒᜉᜎ᜔)

1. (colloquial) to draw attention; to seek attention

   Huwag kang umepal sa usapan namin.

   Don't draw attention in our conversation.

2. (colloquial) to interfere; to meddle with
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     Naudlot ang magandang daloy ngiyong secret telenovela.Kinuha angatensyon ng kaibigan mo mula sa iyo. Si friend kinilig at bumigay naman. Bukambibig na niya lagi ang umepal sa relasyon. Pero ikaw, tahimik parin. Nakikinig hangga't kaya .

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3. complete aspect of umepal

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for umepal

Affix		Root word			Trigger
um- ᜂᜋ᜔		epal ᜁᜉᜎ᜔			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
umepal ᜂᜋᜒᜉᜎ᜔	umepal ᜂᜋᜒᜉᜎ᜔ ungmepal1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜉᜎ᜔	umeepal ᜂᜋᜒᜁᜉᜎ᜔ ungmeepal1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜒᜁᜉᜎ᜔ naepal2 ᜈ ᜁᜉᜎ᜔	eepal ᜁᜁᜉᜎ᜔ maepal2 ᜋ ᜁᜉᜎ᜔	formal	kaeepal ᜃᜁᜁᜉᜎ᜔	umepal ᜂᜋᜒᜉᜎ᜔ epal2 ᜁᜉᜎ᜔
				informal	kakaepal ᜃᜃᜁᜉᜎ᜔
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.