"Aw" is a word in CEBUANO
aw, àw {1} particle preceding a statement made to correct one-self.
Tagdus písus, aw, dus singkwinta diay, Its two, I mean, two-fifty.
{1a} particle preceding an afterthought.
Aw kanà lang diay, ímu na nà, Oh that.
You can have that.
{2} parti-cle preceding a statement or question meaning is that so?
and shows surprise.
Aw, mau diay nà?
Oh!
Is that so!
{3} pause word before starting to speak.
Aw, makahímù ba tag gáwì sa ímung tilipunu?
Er, may I use your phone?
{4} particle pre-ceding a predetermined answer: of course.
Aw, ú.
Mabalibáran ba gud nà nákù?
Yes, of course.
How could I refuse that!
The man who does good in doubt must have so much more merit than one who does it in the bright certainty of belief. "Other sheep I have which are not of this fold..." A warning against the smugness of inherited faith.
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