LAWAY

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

láway n saliva.
ray puhúnan n persuasive talk (lit.
spit was all that was used).
Láway ray ákung puhúnan áni kay ákù siyang giulug-ulúgan, I got this by fast talk because I soft-soaped him in giving it to me.
() v {1} [B46] drool.
Milaway dáyun ákung bàbà pagkakità nákù sa hilawng mangga, My mouth watered when I saw the green mangoes.
Maglaway siya nga matúlug, He drools when he sleeps.
{2} [B1456] feel very desirous of s.t.
one cannot have.
Maglaway ta áning mga dátù nga makapalit bísag unsa, All we can do is drool at what rich people have.
pa-() v [A3; a1] make s.
o.
desire s.t.
strongly which he cannot have.
Dì úsà ku magminyù, magpalaway ku úsà sa mga laláki, I wont get married yet.
Ill just let men drool over me.
Ímu lang kung gipalaway sa ímung tíbi, You were just making me envious of your TV set.
-an() n {1} a folk doctor who treats patients with his saliva.
{2} k.
o.
carangoid fish, shiny-white in color, that spits a transparent, sticky liquid.
lawaylaway n name given to various whelks.

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