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		Root word			Trigger
-um- ᜓᜋ᜔		gulang ᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
gumulang ᜄᜓᜋᜓᜎᜅ᜔	gumulang ᜄᜓᜋᜓᜎᜅ᜔ gungmulang1 ᜄᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜎᜅ᜔	gumugulang ᜄᜓᜋᜓᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔ gungmugulang1 ᜄᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜓᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔ nagulang2 ᜈ ᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔	gugulang ᜄᜓᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔ magulang2 ᜋ ᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔	formal	kagugulang ᜃᜄᜓᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔	gumulang ᜄᜓᜋᜓᜎᜅ᜔ gulang2 ᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔
				informal	kakagulang ᜃᜃᜄᜓᜎᜅ᜔
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.