Uniab/Unyab
November is Rice Awareness Month in the Philippines, so here’s a special word in Kapampángan that specifically refers to washing rice!
UNIAB / UNYAB • (oo-NYUHB)
to wash/rinse rice before cooking
Alternative forms: uñab, uñyab
Example Sentence
Uniaban mu né ing abias. [Kap]
Hugásan mu na ang bigás. [Tag]
Go wash the rice now. [Eng]
Derived Word:
INUNIABAN / PÍYUNIABAN
the washings from rice
Verb conjugation:
muniab, múmuniab, minuniab – to wash rice (Actor Focus)
uniaban, uwuniaban, inuniab – to wash rice (Object Focus)
miyuniab, miyuyuniab, méuniab – for rice to get washed (object focus)