kumulang
Tagalog
Etymology
From kulang + -um-.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ku‧mu‧lang
- IPA(key): /kuˈmulaŋ/, [kxʊˈmulɐŋ]
Verb
kumulang (complete kumulang, progressive kumukulang, contemplative kukulang)
- to be less (than)
- complete aspect of kumulang
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for kumulang
| Affix | Root word | Trigger | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -um- | kulang | actor | ||||
| Aspect | Imperative | |||||
| Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | Recently Complete | ||
| kumulang | kumulang kungmulang1 | kumukulang kungmukulang1 nakulang2 | kukulang makulang2 | formal | kakukulang | kumulang kulang2 |
| informal | kakakulang | |||||
| 1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only. | ||||||
Derived terms
- humigit-kumulang