"Abla" is a word in CEBUANO
abla v [A; c] speak to s.
o.
with some purpose in mind.
Abláhi kunu si Máma, básin pag musugut, Try to talk mother into it.
She might let us.
n {1} persuasive talk.
Dílì ka sugtun niánang bayhána kun walà kay abla, That woman will not accept you if you dont sweet-talk her.
{2} big talk.
Abla lay nagdaghan.
Walay líhuk, It was all just big talk.
No action.
paN- n art or technique of expressing ones viewpoint.
Malampúsun siyang abugádu kay maáyu siya sa pangabla, He is a successful lawyer because he has a good technique in talking.
It is only just that anything that grows up on its own should feel it has nothing to repay for an upbringing which it owes no one.
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