Saltar al contenido
Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Mohunong

English

to cease / to stopverb

Alternative meanings

To stop, end, stop happening, or be interrupted as an action, activity, or situation.

Pronunciation

moh-HOO-nong

Root and affixes

From hunong, to stop or pause; mo- marks a general or future verbal action.

Variants or conjugations

mohunong = to cease or stop; mihunong = ceased or stopped; pahungon = to stop something; paghunong = cessation or stoppage.

Related words and expressions

human = finish; undang = stop or quit; tapos = finished; hunong = pause or stop.

Meaning and usage notes

Works for rain, noise, activities, or functions ceasing. For leaving a job or position, moundang may fit better depending on context.

actionceaseendstop
Example 1

Mihunong ang ulan pagkahapon.

The rain stopped yesterday.

Example 2

Kinahanglan mohunong ang kasamok.

The conflict must cease.

Found an error?