KUMU
KUMU is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
kúmu {1} [noun, adjective] as one in [such-and-such] a capac-ity.
Kúmu magulang siya nímu, mutáhud giyud ka níya, As your older brother, you must obey him.
Kúmu gwápa, daghang mulíngì iniglabay níya, Being beautiful, many people turn to look at her as she passes by.
{2} kay since, seeing that.
Kúmu kay girikumindar kag pulitiku, nakulukar ka na, Because a politi-cian recommended you, you got placed in a job.
Kúmu ba kay prisidinti siya sa kapunúngan, dílì siya muámut?
Just because he is the president of the organization, he doesnt contribute?
{3} may, way there is s.t.
(nothing) as good as .
.
.
May kúmu pa bang basahun ingun sa Bisayà?
Is there any magazine as good to read as the Bisaya?
Way kúmu ning dúna tay amígu sa Kustum, Theres nothing as good as having a friend in the Customs Bureau.
Kúmu magulang siya nímu, mutáhud giyud ka níya, As your older brother, you must obey him.
Kúmu gwápa, daghang mulíngì iniglabay níya, Being beautiful, many people turn to look at her as she passes by.
{2} kay since, seeing that.
Kúmu kay girikumindar kag pulitiku, nakulukar ka na, Because a politi-cian recommended you, you got placed in a job.
Kúmu ba kay prisidinti siya sa kapunúngan, dílì siya muámut?
Just because he is the president of the organization, he doesnt contribute?
{3} may, way there is s.t.
(nothing) as good as .
.
.
May kúmu pa bang basahun ingun sa Bisayà?
Is there any magazine as good to read as the Bisaya?
Way kúmu ning dúna tay amígu sa Kustum, Theres nothing as good as having a friend in the Customs Bureau.