ugmad
UGMAD is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
ugmad v [A; a12] {1} till the soil. Upawng yútà nga dílì án-gayng ugmárun, Barren land not worth tilling. {1a} develop or cultivate a talent. Ang mga magtutudlù mauy muugmad sa mga útuk sa mga bátà, Teachers develop the minds of the chil-dren. Masápì ang talintu ug mauy maugmad, Talent that is developed is a source of livelihood. {2} build, establish. Siyay nag-ugmad sa dráma balítaw, He wrote the first drama wherein the dialogue was in the balítaw form. Giugmad níya ang únang prindahanan, She established the first pawnshop. {3} [A; c1] prepare rice for storage, winnowing it and allowing it to dry out somewhat. pa-v [A1] set a paugmad fish corral. n a k. o. fish corral set in the deep waters and allowed to remain there until it falls apart. ugmaran n s.t. which is cultivated, worked on for ones livelihood. Ang dágat mauy ugmaran sa ílang pangin-abúhì, The sea is the source of their livelihood. kaugmáran n development, s.t. attained by cultivation. Siyay nagpaluyu sa kaugmáran sa pruyiktu sa riklamasiyun, He was behind the de-velopment of the reclamation project. mag-r- n peasant. paN-n occupation of tilling.