"Pulaw" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
puláw - To keep watch at night, stay up,
keep awake, keep vigil, sit up, keep late
hours. Pulawí ang masakít. Watch the sick
person during the night. Magpuláw kamó
túbtub kamí magabút. Keep awake till we
arrive. Stay up for us. Ginpulawán gid
sang íya mananábang ang amó nga
kasábà. His lawyer sat up till late at night
studying that case (lawsuit).
púlaw - Sleeping little, able to go without
sleep long or regularly (as some gamblers,
etc.). Púlaw siá nga táo. He sleeps very
little. (cf. mapúlaw).
púlaw - Unmixed, pure, unadulterated,
unalloyed. (cf. púraw, id.).
pulaw, púlaw v {1} [AN; b] stay up very late at night or the whole night through.
Nagpulaw ku sa bátà gabíi, I stayed up all night to watch the child last night.
Dì ku mupulaw (mamu-law) ug tuun, I wont stay up late studying.
Gipuláwan (gipa-muláwan) sa sastri ang ákung sinínà, The seamstress stayed up late finishing my dress.
{2} [A; b] keep a fire or lamp going the night through.
Magpúlaw ku arun dúna tay káyu kanúnay, Ill keep a fire burning so that well always have fire.
{3} [A3] for a feeling to be kept alive.
Ang tingúhà sa pag-adtu sa Amirika nagpúlaw sa íyang dughan sukad sa bátà pa, The desire to go to America has been kept burning in his breast since his child-hood.
() n = -an().
-an(), ka-an n {1} small lamp that is left lighted throughout the night.
{2} log that is kept burning day and night.
People were crazy with pain and secrets.
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