layaw
LAYAW is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
láyaw v [A2] for animals to roam about. Muláyaw ang mga háyup nga buhían, Domestic animals stray if you dont tether them. () n {1} animal that has been allowed to stray. Kina-hanglang lamíngun ang manuk layaw kay langsag unud, You have to keep stray chickens and feed them special food before you kill them; otherwise they have a terrible flavor. {1a} go-ing out when one should not be doing so, person that has been allowed to stray. Madisgrasya giyud ang babáying layaw, A woman that gallivants about is likely to get into trouble. {1b} o? the mark, far from correct. Layaw kaáyu ang ímung pan-gagpas, Your conjecture is way o? the mark. {2} for a mixture to be too weak in consistency. Layaw nga pintal, Paint thats too thin. {3} in phrases: ug dugù cowardly, lacking guts. ug hunàhúnà given to sudden whims or fancies. Way pundu ang táwung layaw ug hunàhúnà, A person who is given to sudden whims or fancies is unstable. ug útuk a dull person. Ang táwung layaw ug útuk gáhing makasabut, A dull person does not un-derstand easily. v [B1] become a wanderer, one who gallivants around. -an n open land where animals are allowed to roam and graze. pina- a spoiled, left alone by parents to do as he pleases. Way trabáhung makat-unan ang bátang pinalayaw, A spoiled child that has been left to do as he pleases will not learn a trade.