LUMLUM

LUMLUM is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

lumlum v {1} [A; b(1)] sit on eggs.
Wà pa mapisù ang gilum-lúmang itlug, The eggs the hen was brooding have not hatched yet.
{1a} [b] sit on papers which need processing or attention.
Kadtung aplikisiyun nímu sa lún gilumlúman lang, They are just sitting on your application for a loan.
{2} [A13] stay inside s.t.
Dúgay na siyang lumlum sa íla kay maúlaw nga mupakítà, He stayed cooped up in his house for a long time because he was ashamed to show himself.
{2a} [A13] for feelings to be in the breast.
Ang kasína nga naglumlum sa íyang dughan, Envi-ousness that is stored up in her heart.
Naglumlum sa dughan ni Kaluy ang kamíngaw kang Plúra, Caloy feels loneliness for Flora.

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