umalma (-um-) to rise on the hind legs. Umalma ang mailap na kabayo. The untamed horse rose on its hind legs.
alsa
Sp n.
a rising, as of dough umalsa (um-)
v.
to rise. Umalsa ang puto. The rice cake rose.
v.
mag-alsa (mag-) to rebel to revolt to rise up against to stage a strike. Nag-alsa sila laban sa mga dayuhan. They rose up against the foreigners. mag-alsa, alsahin, ialsa (mag-:in, i-)
