gumulang

Tagalog

Etymology

From gulang +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡuˈmulaŋ/ [ɡʊˈmuː.lɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ulaŋ
  • Syllabification: gu‧mu‧lang

Verb

gumulang (complete gumulang, progressive gumugulang, contemplative gugulang, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜋᜓᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. to become old; to attain the age of maturity
    Synonym: tumanda
  2. to become ripe; to ripen (of fruits)
    Synonym: mahinog
  3. (figurative) to take advantage of someone who is ignorant or less experienced
    Synonyms: manloko, manlamang
  4. complete aspect of gumulang

Inflection

Verb conjugation for gumulang
affix -um-
ᜓᜋ᜔
root word gulang
ᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive gumulang
ᜄᜓᜋᜓᜎᜅ᜔
complete gumulang
ᜄᜓᜋᜓᜎᜅ᜔
gungmulang1
ᜄᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜎᜅ᜔
progressive gumugulang
ᜄᜓᜋᜓᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔
gungmugulang1
ᜄᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔
nagulang2
ᜈ ᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔
contemplative gugulang
ᜄᜓᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔
magulang2
ᜋ ᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔
recently
complete
formal kagugulang
ᜃᜄᜓᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔
informal kakagulang
ᜃᜃᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔
imperative gumulang
ᜄᜓᜋᜓᜎᜅ᜔
gulang2
ᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔

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