Meaning of umá

See humá-to low, moo; the lowing of cattle. Humá is the more usual and correct form. (see ma, ma-má, imâ).

Cultivated ground, soil, field, farm, farmland; country, country-side, rural district, farmstead; to farm, till the soil, do farm-work, be a farmer. Nagaumá (nagapangúma) siá karón kag nagapuyô (nagaamuyóng) man siá sa íya umá. He is at present doing farm-work and stays at his farm. Yádtong bánglid ginumá námon sang túig nga tinalíkdan, ápang karón walâ na námon pagaúmha, kay lánggod ang dútà. Last year we cultivated that slope over there, but we are not working it any longer, because the soil is poor. Hóo, kon malúyag ikáw ipaumá ko sa ímo iníng bakólod. Yes, if you like, I'll let you till this rise. Diín ikáw nagapuyô?-Sa umá. Where do you live?-In the country. In the rural district. Ang ímo umá saráng mapalápad pa gid, kon kaíngnon mo lang ang tanán nga mga kalaíngnon. Your farmland can be increased yet to a large extent, if you only clear by fire all the jungles that can be brought under cultivation. (see pangúma, pangúmhan, umánhon, mangungúma, palangúmhan, dútà, lúpà, tubúng).

See humá-to low, moo; the lowing of cattle. Humá is the more usual and correct form. (see ma, ma-má, imâ).

Cultivated ground, soil, field, farm, farmland; country, country-side, rural district, farmstead; to farm, till the soil, do farm-work, be a farmer. Nagaumá (nagapangúma) siá karón kag nagapuyô (nagaamuyóng) man siá sa íya umá. He is at present doing farm-work and stays at his farm. Yádtong bánglid ginumá námon sang túig nga tinalíkdan, ápang karón walâ na námon pagaúmha, kay lánggod ang dútà. Last year we cultivated that slope over there, but we are not working it any longer, because the soil is poor. Hóo, kon malúyag ikáw ipaumá ko sa ímo iníng bakólod. Yes, if you like, I'll let you till this rise. Diín ikáw nagapuyô?-Sa umá. Where do you live?-In the country. In the rural district. Ang ímo umá saráng mapalápad pa gid, kon kaíngnon mo lang ang tanán nga mga kalaíngnon. Your farmland can be increased yet to a large extent, if you only clear by fire all the jungles that can be brought under cultivation. (see pangúma, pangúmhan, umánhon, mangungúma, palangúmhan, dútà, lúpà, tubúng).