KAYHA

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

kayhà (usually pronounced kahà) {1} perhaps, possibly.
Kayhà mahikalimut pa usab siya kang Mirilin kun mahigugma siya sa láin, Perhaps he will forget Marilyn again if he falls in love with s.
o.
else.
{1a} kayhà .
.
.
kayhà maybe because .
.
.
or perhaps because.
Nanghátag siyakahà kay manggihatágun, kahà kay dihay giapas, He gave me s.t.
, maybe to be nice or maybe he was after s.t.
{2} in questions {a} with no interrogative: by any chance, I wonder if.
Muanhi ba kahà siya?
Will he come by any chance?
Dílì siya makahúbad, aku pa kahà?
Even he cant translate it.
Could I possibly do so?
{b} with an interrogative: who (what, where, etc.
) can it be?
Ginúu ku, unsa kahay nahitabù?
My Lord!
What can have happened?
Unsáun ku kahà pagbáyad sa útang?
How could I ever pay the debt?
{c} maybe, approximately.
Magkinahanglan kahà kug tulu, Ill need approximately three.
{3} man since apparently [so-and-so] is the case.
Mutan-aw ka man kahà sa sini.
Ngánung nía ka pa man?
You said you were going to the movies.
Why are you still here?
-an() a {1} s.t.
held doubtful or uncertain.
Makapasar kahà siya sa iksámin?
Kayhaan pa, Will he pass the examination?
It is still doubtful.
Anus-a ka magpakasal níya?
Sa kayhaan, When will you marry her?
Someday (but when, I still do not know).
{2} accidentally, unexpectedly.
Sa kayhaan nagkítà sila sa Manílà, By chance they met in Manila.
kayhun v [A; b6(1)] lean on s.t.
with the hands.
Mukayhun ku nímu arun dì ku matumba, Ill lean on you so I dont fall.
Nabálì ang sanga nga íyang gikayhúnan sa duha níya ka kamut, He leaned on the branch with both hands and it broke.
paN- v [A] lean on s.t.
for support.

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