"Hapaw" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
hapáw - Superficial, on the surface;
passing, insincere; to skim, take off the
surface. Hapawá ang kán-on sa kólon.
Take out of the kettle the top layer of rice.
Hapawón mo ang hígkò sa túbig; or:
hapawán mo ang túbig sang hígkò. Take
the scum off the surface of the water.
Ihapáw ang kutsára sa gátas sa pagkúhà
sang latáb. Dip the spoon a little into the
milk to take off the cream. Hapáw gid lang
ang ímo pagdáro; padútla gid ang arádo.
You are ploughing only the surface; press
the plough down deep. Hapáw man lang
ang íya kaálam. His learning is merely
superficial (not deep or thorough). (cf.
salimpapáw, pakuláhaw).
hapaw v [A; a] {1} take the uppermost layer o?
of s.t.
Hapawun ku ang síbu sa sabaw, I will skim the fat o?
the soup.
Íya nang gihapawan ang kan-un, He took the rice o?
the top.
{2} pass lightly over the top of s.t.
Ígù lang mihapaw ang bála sa íyang úlu, The bullet just grazed the top of his head.
a superficial.
Hapaw ang íyang katarúngan, His reasoning is shallow.
-in- n s.t.
taken o?
the top, esp.
the top portion of rice or hominy.
The social contract known as 'The Constitution' has been null and void since the last person who signed it, died. Even then, it was only ever applicable to the men who signed it. That's how contracts work.
WORD SUGGESTIONS
Q: What do you get when you mix a rooster with a telephone pole?A: A 30ft cock that wants to reach out and touch someone
-a - A suffix of verbs that have a passive in on. This suffix occurs in the following tenses: 1.) …
Read the complete definitionabá - (B) The back, shoulder-blades, scapula; the breast of a bird, especially of a fowl; to carry on the …
Read the complete definitionab-ab v [B; b6] for a fire to be blazing. Miab-ab (naab-ab) na ang káyu pag-abut sa bumbíru, The fire …
Read the complete definitionáb-ab - To eat or bite off a piece: to undermine and carry off, wash away (of water). Ab-abá lang …
Read the complete definitionab-ab v [A; a] {1} chew to pieces. Ab-ábun sa irù ang íyang hikut, The dog will chew up his …
Read the complete definitionabága - The shoulder; to shoulder, carry on the shoulder. Dálha lang iní sa abága mo or abagáha lang ini. …
Read the complete definitionabága n shoulder. v [A2SN; b5] {1} take financial responsibility. Abagáhun (pangabagáhun, pangabagáhan) ni Mánuy níya ang galastúhan sa pag-iskuyla, …
Read the complete definitionabakada Definition: (noun) alphabet Examples: Ang mga bata ay nag-aral ng abakada sa paaralan. (The children studied the alphabet in …
Read the complete definitionabala2 Active Verb: umabala Passive Verb: abalahin Definition: 1) delay, detention, disturbance (noun) 2) to trouble oneself over something or …
Read the complete definitionabala1 Active Verb: mag-abala Definition: 1) delay, detention, disturbance (noun) 2) to trouble oneself over something or somebody -- mag-abala …
Read the complete definitionabalu n assessed value. v [AB56; b5c] assess, be assessed at. Ug ikaw muabalu sa ákung yútà, ayawg dak-a, If …
Read the complete definitionabalwasiyun n assessment. Purus dagkug abalwasiyun ang mga yútà dinhi sa syudad, The lots in the city all have high …
Read the complete definitionában - To finish, take away or off (a loom or the like). Abána ang ákon háblon sa madalî nga …
Read the complete definitionabandunar v [A3P; c1] abandon, neglect. Nag-abandunar na lang siya sa íyang kaugalíngun sukad mamatay ang íyang asáwa, He neglected …
Read the complete definitionábang v {1} [A2S; b] rent. Ang usa ka kwartu giabángan sa tigúlang, The old man rents one of the …
Read the complete definitionábang - To take within range or sweep (of fire, etc.). Sang pagkasúnug sang baláy ni Fuláno naábang man ang …
Read the complete definitionabánid v [A; c1] do s.t. step by step, and in sequence. Iabánid (abaníra) kini pagpintal arun dílì magkampat, Paint …
Read the complete definitionabansáda a exposed to the wind. v [B12; c1] for s.t. to be directly open to the wind. Naabansáda sa …
Read the complete definitionabansádu a be close to the roadway. sa buling a not showing dirt, masking stains well. Abansádus buling ang kalsúnis …
Read the complete definitionabansin v [A] advance, for a body of people to move forward. Ang mga Hapúnis miabansin sa pátag sa Lusun, …
Read the complete definition