"Kanaw" is a word in HILIGAYNON
kánaw - To shine, glisten, sparkle; to fill,
brim, become full to bursting or
overflowing, cram—, chock—, full (of tears).
Nagakánaw ang íya mga matá sang
(sing) lúhà. Her eyes are glistening
(brimming) with tears.
If he can't get to the clock, any idea how we deal with this lot?""With great care," Donegan suggested."How about we run off shout and they follow?" Said Gracious. "Then, just when they think they've caught us they fall into our trap.""OK," said Tanith. "And that trap would be?""A big hole we'd dug earlier and covered with branches.'Tanith frowned. "I thought you were meant to be smart."Gracious frowned back at her. "Who told you that?""Gracious is book smart," said Donegan. "He leaves the real world thinking to people like you and me and small dogs that he meets.""The innocent are often the wisest.
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Read the complete definitionluháan - Full of tears, tearful, mournful, sad, dreary.
Read the complete definitionpalumáw-lumáw - Dim. of palumáw. Also: to fill with tears, brim with—, be full of—, tears. (cf. kanáwkanáw).
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