ayaw

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

Interjection

ayáw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. don't; stop
    Ayaw mo panabako diri. ― Do not smoke here.

Verb

ayáw (Badlit spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. (of a child, pet, etc.) to be upset and agitated, or to cry, when parent or owner leaves or tries to leave

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Malay

Pronunciation

Noun

ayaw (plural ayaw-ayaw, informal 1st possessive ayawku, 2nd possessive ayawmu, 3rd possessive ayawnya)

  1. (dialectal) a negative desire, influence

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Central-Philippine *ayáw (“do not”). Cognate with Cebuano ayaw (“do not”). Compare also Javanese ꦲꦪ꧀ꦮ (aywa, “do not”) and Old Javanese haywa (“do not”).

Pronunciation

Verb

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. (pseudoverb) to not want; to not like
    Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

Noun

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. dislike; aversion; distaste
    Synonym: (obsolete) ataw
  2. act of refusing; refusal
    Synonym: tanggi
  3. (by extension) act of giving up

Adjective

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. unwanted; not liked
    Synonym: (obsolete) ataw
  2. loath; averse to; unwilling to
    Synonym: (obsolete) ataw
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central-Philippine *áyaw (“to leave, redistribute”), from Proto-Philippine *ayáw (“depart; separate from”). Cognates with Mansaka ayaw (“to leave”) and Cebuano ayaw (“to cry (as a child) when left behind”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔajaw/, (noun: distribution)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaˈjaw/, (noun: leaving; letting)
  • Rhymes: (noun: distribution) -ajaw, (noun: leaving; letting) -aw
  • Syllabification: a‧yaw

Noun

ayaw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. part; proportion (of each one)
  2. distribution of a part or proportion
Derived terms

Noun

ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. act of leaving something (either on purpose or accidentally)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Compare Kapampangan ayo.

Pronunciation

Noun

ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. game with small shells

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