humuni
humúni with stress marks
to chirp
From root: huni
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
humuni
hu-MU-ni
chirped
Present (Incomplete)
humuhuni
hu-mu-HU-ni
is chirping
Future (Contemplated)
huhuni
hu-HU-ni
will chirp
Usage Note
Humuni is an actor-focus intransitive verb describing the chirping, singing, or trilling sounds birds make. It appears frequently in poetry, folk songs, and pastoral imagery, where birdsong signals morning, nature, or peaceful settings; the noun form huni is also used freely.
Examples
" Humuni ang ibon sa puno. "
Natural Translation
The bird chirped in the tree.
Literal Translation
Chirped the bird in tree.
" Nagsimula na humuni ang mga ibon sa labas. "
Natural Translation
The birds have already started to chirp outside.
Literal Translation
Started already to chirp the bird outside.
" Tuwing madaling-araw, humuhuni ang mga ibon sa bakuran na parang hudyat na oras na para gumising at magsimula ng bagong araw. "
Natural Translation
Every dawn, the birds chirp in the yard as if a signal that it's time to wake up and start a new day.
Literal Translation
Every dawn, is-chirping the birds in yard like signal that time already for to-wake-up and to-start of new day.
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