gaba
GABA is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
gábà n punishment which comes as a natural consequence of some transgression, esp. a moral transgression. Ang íyang sakit mauy gábà nga gihátag sa Ginúu, His sickness is the punishment which the Lord imposed on him. puyra formula for warding o? gábà: May God not punish me for this. Puyra gábà, ngánung musúkul ka man sa ímung amahan? God forgive you, why did you rebel against your father? v [A12; b4] have retribution visited on one. Gabáan ka sa ímung pagpasipálà sa dibultu, You will be punished for defiling the image. Ayaw kug gabái, Dont be a cause of my getting divine retribution (said by s. o. who has done s.t. to s. o. which might bring him gábà, e. g. , leaving a host while he is eating). gabàgabà n gábà which comes in small installments as the result of a long period of moral transgression. Súgud nang gabàgabà, búnga sa íyang pagkapalikíru, Now the punishment he deserves begins, the result of his philanderings. -an() n one who has power of causing people to su? er gábà.