"Balaw" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
v. /AG-/ to wonder or take notice of something or a situation. Agbalaw ka ngem naladawen. You may wonder about the situation but it is too late. /MANG-:-EN/ to take notice of, to wonder about. Isu ti nangbabalaw ti kaawan mo. It was he who took notice of your absence.
baláw - (B) An interrogative particle
having the meaning of: How can you think
so? Do you imagine that——, unless——?
Would one do this or act in such a way, if it
were not——? Baláw makádto akó dídto,
kon walâ akó sing kinahánglan? Do you
imagine I would go there, unless I had a
good reason? Baláw tagóon ko iní kón índì
ákon? Can you think that I would hide or
keep this, unless it were mine? (cf. balá).
baláw - Pitch, tar, bitumen, resin, rosin,
asphalt; the pitch of the apítong tree; to
pitch, tar, asphalt. Balawí ang kílid sang
paráw. Cover the sides of the outrigger
with pitch. (cf. sálong, alkitrán, aspálto).
baláw - Spotted, variegated; a fowl spotted
black and white. (cf. baráw).
bálaw v {1} [B12] get tired of doing s.t.
which takes a long time.
Nabálaw kug pinaábut nímu, I got tired of waiting for you.
{2} [B1] be satisfied to the point of not desiring any more, do as much as one wants to.
Magbálaw akug bayli karung gabíi, I will dance to my hearts content this evening.
Nabálaw na kug kináug karni, I got tired of eating meat.
ka-an, ka-un() n ending up by being completely satiated.
Walay kabaláwan ang íyang kagútum, There is no satisfying his hunger.
balaw (not without l) n {1} a resinous preparation used to caulk and waterproof a boat, obtained from the sap of the apítung and almasíga.
{2} k.
o.
timber tree, light species of trees called apítung.
{3} reddish-brown color in feathers of fowls.
v [A; c] waterproof a boat with balaw.
Balawan nímu ang tibuuk kílid, Caulk the seams and put resin all over the sides.
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