"Sapaw" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

sapaw ILOKANO

Definition:

n. shade, shelter. v. /MANG-:-AN/ to shade, screen, shelter. /AG-/ to make a shelter or shade.

sapaw HILIGAYNON

Definition:

sapáw - Above, over, on top of, on the
surface of; to be above, be on top of, cover
the surface of. Naghiláw ang maís nga
tinanók, kay walâ masapawí sang túbì.
The boiled corn is raw yet, because the
water did not cover (rise above) it. Kon
maghúlum ka sang kárne sa lánggaw
pasapawán mo, agúd índì maanó bisán
pilá ka ádlaw. If you put the meat in
vinegar see to it that it be well covered
(with vinegar), so that it may retain its
freshness for many days. (cf. sámpaw,
hapáw).

sapaw CEBUANO

Definition:

sápaw v {2b} [A; b(1)] stake a mining claim on land where s.
o.
has already made a stake, uprooting the stakes.
Duguun ang mahitabù ug sapáwan ang klím, S.
t.
bloody will happen if s.
o.
stakes a claim on the same land s.
o.
else has staked previously.

sapaw CEBUANO

Definition:

sápaw v {1} [A13; ac] wear two things one on top of the other.
Magsápaw ku ug midiyas, I will wear two pairs of socks.
Sapáwi lang nang ímung amirkána ug rinkut, Just wear a raincoat over your jacket.
{2} [AC; b6] be in the same place as s.
o.
else at the same time.
Ngánung musápaw man mug dúlà nga kami may nahauna?
Why do you want to play in the same place as we are playing when we were here first?
Ngánung magsápaw man mung duha ug lingkud sa síya?
Why do you two sit on the same chair?
Sa maáyung radiyu ang usa ka istasiyun dílì makasápaw sa láin, With a good radio one station doesnt overlap another.
{2a} drown out a voice with another voice.
Ang ákung tíngug gisapáwan sa íyang danguynguy, My voice was drowned out by her wailing.
{3} [A13; a] place s.t.
, usually flat, over s.t.
else.
Sapáwi ug sín ang kináma nga playwud, Just cover the stacked plywood with a sheet of galvanized iron.
n layer, esp.
of cloth.
Nagsul-ub ku ug tulu ka sápaw, I am wearing three layers (of clothing).
() v [B1456] for teeth to be overlapping.
Magsapaw ang ngípun ug dì ibtun ang tay-ug, The teeth will overlap each other if the loose ones arent extracted.
n {1} s.t.
worn or laid over s.t.
else.
{2} overlapping teeth.
paN- v [A2] commit adultery.
Dílì ka manapaw, Thou shalt not commit adultery.
maN-r-, maN-r-() n one who practices adultery.

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