malumi
malumî with stress marks
penultimate accent with glottal catch
Usage Note
Malumi is a Tagalog grammatical term for words stressed on the penultimate syllable that also end with a glottal stop. It is one of four classical accent types alongside malumay, mabilis, and maragsa, and is important for distinguishing homophones in formal grammar study.
Examples
" Malumi ang salitang ito. "
Natural Translation
This word has a glottal penultimate accent.
Literal Translation
Glottal-penultimate-accented the word this.
" Ang salitang ito ay malumi. "
Natural Translation
This word has a penultimate accent with a glottal catch.
Literal Translation
The word this is penultimate accent with glottal catch.
" Mahalagang malaman kung malumi o malumay ang isang salita, sapagkat nagbabago ang kahulugan kung saan napupunta ang diin at impit. "
Natural Translation
It is important to know whether a word is malumi or malumay, because the meaning changes depending on where the stress and glottal stop fall.
Literal Translation
Important to-know if glottal-accented or soft-accented the one word, because changes the meaning where goes the stress and glottal-stop.
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