mutya
MUTYA is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
mutyà n {1} precious gem with magical properties. May mutyà nà siya búsà dílì dutlan, He has a charm and so he is invulner-able. {1a} sa ságing tinduk n in folk belief, a precious stone which falls from the blossom of a tinduk banana when it opens at midnight on a moonless night. Supernatural beings in the form of powerful monsters watch for this stone to fall. If a man obtains this stone, he is endowed with magical powers but he must wrest it from the supernatural beings who are also after it. {2} anything precious or valued highly. Ang bugtung níyang mutyà dinhi sa kalibútan mau ang íyang anak, Her only trea-sure here on earth is her child. {2a} daw may -ng gisapnay, nagsapnay ug being extraordinarily careful in handling s.t. (as if one were carrying a precious gem). Ampíngi ang ímung dun-gug sáma sa mutyang sinapnay, Guard your honor like a jewel. {2b} treasured, most valued. sa mga mata apple of ones eye. v [A12; b(1)] possess a precious gem having a charm. paka- v [A13; a12] consider, treat as a precious gem.