lumaki

Tagalog

Etymology

From laki +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lumaˈki/ [lʊ.mɐˈxi], (colloquial) /lumaˈke/ [lʊ.mɐˈxɛ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: lu‧ma‧ki

Verb

lumakí (complete lumaki, progressive lumalaki, contemplative lalaki, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜋᜃᜒ)

1. to become bigger; to increase in size

   Lumaki 'yung suweldo ko.

   My salary became bigger.

2. to increase in quantity or number

   Synonym: dumami

3. to grow; to grow up

   Synonym: (of plants) tumubo

4. to expand; to become wide

   Synonyms: lumawak, lumuwang

5. to prosper; to become prosperous

   Synonym: umunlad

6. complete aspect of lumaki

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for lumaki

Affix		Root word			Trigger
-um- ᜓᜋ᜔		laki ᜎᜃᜒ			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
lumaki ᜎᜓᜋᜃᜒ	lumaki ᜎᜓᜋᜃᜒ lungmaki1 ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜃᜒ	lumalaki ᜎᜓᜋᜎᜃᜒ lungmalaki1 ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜎᜃᜒ nalaki2 ᜈ ᜎᜃᜒ	lalaki ᜎᜎᜃᜒ malaki2 ᜋ ᜎᜃᜒ	formal	kalalaki ᜃᜎᜎᜃᜒ	lumaki ᜎᜓᜋᜃᜒ laki2 ᜎᜃᜒ
				informal	kakalaki ᜃᜃᜎᜃᜒ
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.

Derived terms

• lumaki ang ulo