Paum
37 years ago, Filipinos showed how a peaceful uprising could topple a dictatorship. Today we remember the legacy of the bloodless People Power Revolution that ousted Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986.
PÁUM • (PAH-oom)
peace
Tagálog (Filipino): kapayapáan
PAYÁPÂ • (puh-YAH-pa’)
peaceful, tranquil
Tagálog (Filipino): payápà
Derived Word from PAYÁPÂ
KAPAYAPAN • (kuh-puh-yuh-PUHN)
peace
Tagálog (Filipino): kapayapáan
Derived Words from PÁUM
MÁNIPÁUM • (MAH-nih-PAH-oom)
peacemaker
Tagálog (Filipino): tagapamayápà
PÁMIPÁUM • (PAH-mih-PAH-oom)
concord, peace
Verb Conjugation
mipáum, mipapáum, mípáum – to be peaceful (Stative / Actor Focus)
Example Sentence
Mipáum ya sá ing yátu. [Kap]
Pumayápà nawá ang daigdíg. [Tag]
May the world be peaceful. [Eng]