umungal
umungál with stress marks
to howl; to bellow
From root: ungal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
umungal
u-MU-ngal
howled
Present (Incomplete)
umuungal
u-mu-U-ngal
is howling
Future (Contemplated)
uungal
u-U-ngal
will howl
Usage Note
Umungal is the actor-focus form of ungal, describing the animal or person producing a deep, resonant howl or bellow. It is most naturally associated with dogs howling at night or in response to sirens, but also applies to cattle and other animals, and occasionally to a person wailing loudly.
Examples
" Umungal ang baka sa kuwadra. "
Natural Translation
The cow bellowed in the barn.
Literal Translation
Bellowed the cow in barn.
" Nagsimulang umungal ang baka dahil sa tindi ng gutom. "
Natural Translation
The cow started to bellow due to intense hunger.
Literal Translation
Started to-bellow the cow because of intensity of hunger.
" Tuwing dumadaan ang sirena ng bumbero, sabay-sabay na umuungal ang mga aso sa buong kalsada na para bang nagpaparamdam ng kaba. "
Natural Translation
Every time the fire truck's siren passes, the dogs along the whole street howl all at once, as if signaling their unease.
Literal Translation
Every passes the siren of firefighter, together howling the dogs at whole street as if signaling of unease.
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