"Awa" is a word in WARAY, TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
v. /MANGI-: I-/ to preserve or protect against, to keep away from (injury, illness, misfortune, etc.). Iyawam ta bagim ti sakit. Protect yourself against sickness. Isu ti nangiyawa kadakami ti disgrasia. It was he who kept us away from misfortunes.
Awa - envy
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Passive Verb: maawa
Definition: 1) grace, pity, charity, compassion (noun) 2) to take pity (verb)
Examples: Maawa ka sa akin. (Pity me.)
áwà n k.
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fish, the ten-pounder: Elops hawaiensis.
áwà v {1} [B126; b5c1] envy, be jealous.
Ngánung maáwà ka man sa ímung igsúun?
Why should you be jealous of your sis-ter?
Makaáwà man nang ímung kahimtang, Your circumstances inspire envy.
Dílì man nà ángay awáun (awáan, iáwà), That is not worth envying.
{2} [B1; b5c1] be worried.
Mag-áwà man ka nga wà may nahinabù?
Why are you worried when nothing terrible has happened?
áwà - A kind of fish.
áwà - Mercy, compassion, pity,
commiseration, sympathy; to have
compassion, to pity, feel for, have mercy
on, be compassionate. Nagakaáwa, akó sa
íya. I pity him. Ginakaawáan námon ang
maláut níya nga kapaláran. We
sympathize with him in his bad luck.
Maáwà kitá sa íya! Let us have pity on
him! (cf. ló-oy; mainawáon, maawáon;
kaáwà).
If you have to stretch that far to reach the justification you want, then perhaps you’re standing upon the wrong pedestal.
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