asawa
ASAWA is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
asáwa n wife. sa banig good-for-nothing wife (lit. good only in bed). v [A123S; a3] happen to get for a wife, can marry. Nakaasawa siyag iridíra, He got an heiress for a wife. Maasáwa ku siya, I can marry her. paN- v [A1; a12] for men to get married. Dì ku siya pangasaw-un, I refuse to marry her. pa-, papaN- v [c4] be married o? to. Ipaasáwa (ipapangasáwa) ba gud siya nákù ánang hubug? Would I allow her to marry that drunk? maN-l- n bridegroom-to-be. igpaN-r-() n {1} s.t. used for marriage. Ang kang Lúlit ang gugma igpapangasawa, As far as Lolet was concerned love (i. e. sex) was s.t. reserved for mar-riage. Igpapangasawa ning bábuy, This pig is to be slaughtered at his wedding. {2} desirous of getting married. Igpapangasawa na kaáyu ang ákung ginháwa, I am very ready to get married. pangasaw-unun, pangalasaw-un wife-to-be.