root word: yao (meaning: leave, depart)
yumao
to die, pass away
ang yumaong matanda
the old person who passed away
ang yumaong heneral
the general who passed away
ang yumaong si Guillermo
William, who passed away
The word yumao is formal. The more common word for ‘to die’ is namatay.
Namatay ang aso.
The dog died.
Yumao ang Punong Ministro kahapon.
The Prime Minister passed away yesterday.
Yumao si Ginang Aquino noong unang araw ng Agosto 2009.
Mrs. Aquino passed away on the first day of August 2009.
Malungkot ang lahat nang yumao ang pangulo.
Everyone was sad when the president died.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
yumao: pumanaw, namatay, lumayas, yumaon, umalis
