"Dayaw" is a word in WARAY, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

n. honor, reputation. v. /-UM-, MANG-:-EN/ to honor, respect; to show respect or reverence for; to esteem, revere; to praise, exalt. adj. /NA-/ 1. respectful, polite, courteous. 2. great, grand. eminent illustrious.

Dayaw - praise; to praise

dáyaw - To praise, exalt, extol, esteem,
appreciate, magnify, glorify, make much of,
speak well of, honour, admire, laud, think
or speak highly of. Dayáwon ang Diós.
Praised be God. Blessed be God.
Ginadáyaw níla ang bág-o nga simbáhan.
They are full of praise for the new church.
Dayáwa siá, kay dalayáwon. Honour him,
for he is worthy of honour. Gindáyaw ko
siá, kay nakasáyod akó nga dalayawón
siá, kag iniháwan akó níya sing manók
kag ginpainúm sing tubâ. I flattered him,
because I knew that flattery goes down with
him, and he killed a chicken for me and
gave me some toddy to drink. Idáyaw sa
íya ang íya bág-o nga baláy, ang íya
kaálam, etc. Speak well of his new house,
of his learning, etc. Gindáyaw níla siá
tungúd sang madámù níya nga
pagkasampáton. They exalted him on
account of his many accomplishments. (cf.
padungúg).

dayáw - Dandy, coxcomb, fop, dude,
masher, exquisite, swell; to be or become a
dandy, etc., to deck oneself out for show,
dress ostentatiously. Nagadayáw siá, kay
dalagíta na. She is dressing herself for
show, because she is now growing out of
her girlhood. Abáw, kadayáw gid sa íya!
Why, he is quite a dandy! (cf. padayáw).

dáyaw v [A; a12b3] praise, comment favorably on.
Wà si Nánay makadáyaw niadtung ímung gibúhat, Mother did not comment favorably about what you did.
Wà tay dayáwan ánang ímung trabáhu, Theres nothing to praise in your work.
n praise.