lumanay
lumánay with stress marks
gentleness; mildness
Usage Note
Lumanay refers to a quality of gentleness, softness, or mildness in manner or touch. It is a more formal or literary term than malambot (soft) or mapagmahal (loving), appearing in poetry and formal writing to describe tender treatment or a gentle disposition.
Examples
" May lumanay ang boses niya. "
Natural Translation
Her/His voice has gentleness.
Literal Translation
Has gentleness the voice his/her.
" Gusto ko ang lumanay niya. "
Natural Translation
I like his/her gentleness.
Literal Translation
Like I the gentleness his/her.
" Sa kabila ng kanyang katigasan sa labas, may taglay na lumanay ang kanyang loob na bihira niyang ipakita. "
Natural Translation
Despite his/her toughness on the outside, he/she possesses an inner gentleness that he/she rarely shows.
Literal Translation
In spite of his/her toughness on outside, has possessed gentleness the his/her inside that rarely his/her to-show.
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