humpay
humpáy with stress marks
stop, pause
Usage Note
Humpay means to stop, pause, or cease — particularly the stopping of activity, motion, or effort. It is often used to describe a pause in work, the end of rain, or the cessation of noise. The word has a slightly formal or literary quality; in casual speech tumigil or hinto are more common for stopping.
Examples
" Wala pang humpay ang ulan. "
Natural Translation
The rain hasn't let up yet.
Literal Translation
None yet pause the rain.
" May humpay na ba ang bagyo? "
Natural Translation
Has the storm stopped already?
Literal Translation
Has stop now [,] the storm?
" Nang humpay ang malakas na hangin, saka lamang naglakas-loob ang mga mangingisda na lumayag muli sa dagat. "
Natural Translation
Only when the strong wind let up did the fishermen find the courage to sail out to sea again.
Literal Translation
When paused the strong wind, then only gathered-courage the fishermen to sail again to sea.
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