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dumi

dumí with stress marks

dirt

noun du-MI Native origin Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

Dumi can also mean waste or excrement.

Usage Note

Dumi refers to physical dirt or stains and is the root of the adjective madumi (dirty). In daily life, it is also commonly used as a polite term for waste or stool.

Examples

Beginner

" May dumi sa kamay mo. "

Natural Translation

There is dirt on your hand.

Literal Translation

Has dirt on hand your.

Intermediate

" Punasan mo ang dumi sa sahig. "

Natural Translation

Wipe the dirt off the floor.

Literal Translation

Wipe you the dirt on floor.

Advanced

" Kahit gaano kahirap kuskusin, ayaw maalis ang dumi na natuyo sa lumang palayok kanina. "

Natural Translation

No matter how hard it is to scrub, the dirt that dried on the old pot earlier will not come off.

Literal Translation

Even how hard to-scrub, refuse be-removed the dirt that dried on old pot earlier.

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How Tagalog words work

Actor Focus Verbs

dumumi AF VERB

to defecate

magdumi AF VERB

to make dirty

Object Focus Verbs

dumihan OF VERB

to dirty something

idumi OF VERB

to excrete something

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