From root: gayuma
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nanggayuma
nang-ga-YU-ma
charmed using a love spell
Present (Incomplete)
nananggayuma
na-nang-ga-YU-ma
charming using a love spell
Future (Contemplated)
mananggayuma
ma-nang-ga-YU-ma
will charm using a love spell
Usage Note
Manggayuma is used when describing the act of employing a love potion or supernatural spell to win someone's affection. It is most commonly found in the context of folk beliefs, traditional stories, or used jokingly to explain a person's sudden infatuation.
Examples
" Ayaw niyang manggayuma ng tao. "
Natural Translation
She doesn't want to charm anyone with a love spell.
Literal Translation
Dislike she charm-with-love-spell of person.
" Ayaw kong manggayuma ng tao. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to charm people with a love spell.
Literal Translation
Dislike I charm-with-love-spell of person.
" Biro ng kaniyang mga kaibigan na siguradong nanggayuma siya, dahil bigla na lang nahulog ang loob ng dalaga sa kaniya. "
Natural Translation
Her friends joked that she surely used a love spell, because the young woman suddenly fell for her out of nowhere.
Literal Translation
Joke of her friends that surely charmed-with-love-spell she, because suddenly just fell the heart of young-woman to her.
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