hupa
hupà with stress marks
decrease; cease (storm/intensity), subsidence
Usage Note
Hupa describes the subsiding, abating, or dying down of something intense — a storm, a flood, strong emotions, or pain. It is the natural word for the calming or diminishment of forces. Often used in weather reports and in descriptions of post-typhoon conditions, it captures the gradual return to normalcy after intensity.
Examples
" Humupa na ang ulan. "
Natural Translation
The rain has died down.
Literal Translation
Subsided already the rain.
" May hupa na ba ang lagnat? "
Natural Translation
Has the fever gone down already?
Literal Translation
Has decrease now [,] the fever?
" Nang humupa ang baha, saka lamang nakalabas ang mga residente upang tingnan ang pinsalang naiwan ng bagyo. "
Natural Translation
Only when the flood subsided were the residents able to go out to see the damage left by the storm.
Literal Translation
When subsided the flood, then only able-to-go-out the residents to look the damage left by-the storm.
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