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umiwas

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From um- +‎ iwas.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Verb conjugation for umiwas
affix um-
ᜂᜋ᜔
root word iwas
ᜁᜏᜐ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive umiwas
ᜂᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔
complete umiwas
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 umiwas
ᜂᜋᜒᜏᜐ᜔
iwas2
ᜁᜏᜐ᜔

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