"Halayhay" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
halayhay = halay.
haláyhay - Plural form of háyhay—to
sigh, mourn, etc.
haláyhay - To suspend from a horizontal
pole, throw over a bar or rod, hang, tie or
sling to a spar; that which is suspended.
Ihaláyhay ang mga maís, tabákò, etc.
Hang the corn-cobs, tobacco-leaves, etc. on
a pole. Nagahaláyhay silá sing maís sa
idálum sang atóp. They are hanging corncobs on poles under the roof. Ang mga
bagát, ághò, etc. ginahalayhayán sing
masúnsun sang mga maís sa idálum sang
atóp sang mga baláy. Bamboos, aghopoles, etc. are often used for hanging up
maize-cobs under the roof of houses. May
duhá pa silá ka haláyhay nga maís sa íla
baláy. They have still two rows of corncobs hanging in their house. (cf. haláy,
sáblay).
... My mother, daroga, my poor, unhappy mother would never... let me kiss her... She used to run away... and throw me my mask!... Nor any other woman... ever, ever!... Ah, you can understand, my happiness was so great, I cried. And fell at her feet, crying... and I kissed her feet... her little feet... crying. You're crying, too, daroga... and she cried also... the angel cried!...
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