sumaya

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

From saya +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

Verb

sumayá (complete sumaya, progressive sumasaya, contemplative sasaya, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜋᜌ)

  1. to become happy; to become cheerful
    Synonyms: lumigaya, magalak
  2. to become noisily merry (as in a party or celebration)
  3. complete aspect of sumaya
Conjugation


Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

sumaya (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜋᜌ)

  1. (ornithology) barn owl; farm owl

Further reading

  • sumaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018