sayawan

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Cebuano

Etymology

sayaw +‎ -an

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya‧wan

Verb

sayawan

  1. to perform a dance for someone
  2. to dance up to someone; to give someone a dance

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sayaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Verb

sayawán (complete sinayawan, progressive sinasayawan, contemplative sasayawan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. to dance with; to take as a partner in dance
    Sinayawan niya ako.
    He danced with me.
  2. to perform a dance for

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for sayawan (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb
root word sayaw
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor -um- sumayaw sumayaw sumasayaw
nasayaw2
sasayaw
masayaw2
kasasayaw1
kakasayaw
object -in sayawin sinayaw sinasayaw
inasayaw2
sasayawin
asayawin2
⁠—
directional -an sayawan sinayawan sinasayawan
inasayawan2
sasayawan
asayawan2
locative pag- -an pagsayawan pinagsayawan pinapagsayawan
pinagsasayawan
papagsayawan
pagsasayawan
⁠—
benefactive i- isayaw isinayaw isinasayaw isasayaw ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipansayaw ipinansayaw ipinapansayaw ipapansayaw ⁠—
causative ika- ikasayaw ikinasayaw ikinasasayaw1
ikinakasayaw
ikasasayaw1
ikakasayaw
⁠—
i-3 isayaw isinayaw isinasayaw isasayaw ⁠—
measurement i- isayaw isinayaw isinasayaw isasayaw ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Dialectal use only. 3 Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor maka- makasayaw nakasayaw nakasasayaw1
nakakasayaw
makasasayaw1
makakasayaw


mapa-2 mapasayaw napasayaw napasasayaw1
napapasayaw
mapasasayaw1
mapapasayaw
object ma- masayaw nasayaw nasasayaw masasayaw
directional ma- -an masayawan nasayawan nasasayawan masasayawan
benefactive mai- maisayaw naisayaw naisasayaw maisasayaw
causative maika- maikasayaw naikasayaw naikasasayaw1
naikakasayaw
naiikasayaw
naikasasayaw1
naikakasayaw
naiikasayaw
mai- maisayaw naisayaw naisasayaw maisasayaw
locative mapag- -an mapagsayawan napagsayawan napagsasayawan1
napapagsayawan
mapagsasayawan1
mapapagsayawan
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpasayaw nakapagpasayaw nakapagpapasayaw1
nakakapagpasayaw
makapagpapasayaw1
makakapagpasayaw
actor-secondary mapa- mapasayaw napasayaw napasasayaw1
napapasayaw
mapasasayaw1
mapapasayaw
object maipa- maipasayaw naipasayaw naipasasayaw1
naipapasayaw
naiipasayaw
maipasasayaw1
maipapasayaw
maiipasayaw
directional mapa- -an mapasayawan napasayawan napasasayawan1
napapasayawan
mapasasayawan1
mapapasayawan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpasayaw naipagpasayaw naipagpapasayaw1
naipapagpasayaw
naiipagpasayaw
maipagpapasayaw1
maipapagpasayaw
maiipagpasayaw
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpasayaw naikapagpasayaw naikapagpapasayaw1
naikakapagpasayaw
naiikapagpasayaw
maikapagpapasayaw1
maikakapagpasayaw
maiikapagpasayaw
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpasayawan napagpasayawan napagpapasasayawan1
napapagpasayawan
mapagpapasasayawan1
mapapagpasayawan
mapapag- -an mapapagsayawan napapagsayawan napapapagsayawan mapapapagsayawan

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms
form affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
direct maki- makisayaw nakisayaw nakikisayaw makikisayaw
indirect makipagpa- makipagpasayaw nakipagpasayaw nakikipagpasayaw makikipagpasayaw

Noun

sáyáwan or sayawan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. dance party; ball; social dance
    Synonyms: yugyugan, baylihan
  2. dancing together (of a group in a party)
    Synonym: pagsasayawan
  3. dancing hall; place where people dance

Further reading

  • sayawan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018