Meaning of "iyak"

iyak •

v.
• • umiyak (-um-) to cry. Umiyak siya sa pag-alis ng nanay niya. She cried when her mother left.

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cry

v.
• • 1. to make noise from grief or pain, usually with tears: umiyak, mag-iiyak, iyakan
  • 2. to shed tears: lumuha, maluha

n.
• • 1. noise of grief, pain: iyak
  • 2. loud call: hiyaw, sigaw, malakas na tawag
  • 3. fit of weeping: pag-uumiyak, pananangis
  • 4. cry of a new born baby: uha
  • 5. sudden shrill cry : tili

tulig

adj.
• • stunned, bewildered, stupefied, deafened matulig (ma-)

v.
• • to be deafened by noise. Natulig siya sa iyak ng bata. She was deafened by the crying of the baby.

tahan

v.
• • magtahan, tumahan (mag-:-um-) to cease or stop crying. Tumahan ang bata sa pag-iyak. The child stopped crying.