LUKMAY
LUKMAY is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
lukmay v {1} [AB12; a12] for feelings to become or be made soft such that a person is persuaded.
Ang íyang tíngug mulukmay sa labing tig-a nga kasingkásing, Her voice will soften the hardest of hearts.
Nagkalukmay ang íyang balatían sa tantu námung hinangyù, Our imploring is gradually softening his feelings.
{2} [B126N; c1] be dejected.
Nanlukmay si Maryu pagkahibáwung nahagbung siya sa burd, Mario was dejected when he learned he had failed the board exam.
a having a dejected look.
ma-un a having the quality of softening or soothing feelings.
Ang íyang tíngug mulukmay sa labing tig-a nga kasingkásing, Her voice will soften the hardest of hearts.
Nagkalukmay ang íyang balatían sa tantu námung hinangyù, Our imploring is gradually softening his feelings.
{2} [B126N; c1] be dejected.
Nanlukmay si Maryu pagkahibáwung nahagbung siya sa burd, Mario was dejected when he learned he had failed the board exam.
a having a dejected look.
ma-un a having the quality of softening or soothing feelings.