umawat

Tagalog

Etymology

awat +‎ -um-

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔuˈmawat/

Verb

umawat (complete umawat, progressive umaawat, contemplative aawat)

to interfere in a fight; to stop anyone causing a fight
- 1991, National Mid-week
  Ang mga tanod at kapitan ng baranggay na umaawat sa lasenggo pag nanggugulo ito, dahil sabi nito ang mayayamang lasenggo ay hindi rin nila pinipigilan at sapilitang itinataboy pauwi.
  The barangay tanods and the captain who stops the drunkard when he causes trouble, as he says they cannot even stop and forcibly scare off the rich drunkards.
- 2017, Rhea Gonzales, A Dreamer's Guide To Self-redemption, Rhea Gonzales
  Tuloy pa rin siya sa pananakit kay Nathan at mukhang walang may gustong umawat sa kanya kaya tumayo na lang ako at hinatak si Claire palayo.
  She continued to beat Nathan and it seems no one tries to stop her so I just stood up and pulled Clair away.
Tumigil lamang ang rambulan pagkatapos umawat ang isang pulis.
The brawl only stopped after a police officer interfered.

Inflection

Verb conjugation for umawat

Affix		Root word			Trigger
um-		awat			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete		Imperative
umawat	umawat ungmawat¹	umaawat ungmaawat¹ naawat²	aawat maawat²	formal	kaaawat	umawat awat²
umawat	umawat ungmawat¹	umaawat ungmaawat¹ naawat²	aawat maawat²	informal	kakaawat	umawat awat²
¹Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. ²Dialectal use only.

Verb

umawat

Complete aspect of umawat.

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