"Saway" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
sawáy - To blame, scold, reprimand,
chide, reproach, correct, admonish.
saúb – sayón
Sawayá ang maláin níya nga batásan.
Reprimand him for his bad conduct.
Ginsawáy níya akó sang (sa) isá ka
butáng nga walâ ko mabúhat
(pagbuháta). He reproached me for a thing
I had not done. Magsawáy ka sa íla kon
may masawayán ikáw. Admonish them, if
you think they need correction. (cf.
bádlong, básol, túdlò, etc.).
sawáy - Brass, bronze.
saway
Definition: see saway1 see saway2
saway2
Passive Verb: sawayin
Definition: (verb) to prohibit; to stop; to forbid
2
Definition:
Notes:
Examples: Sawayin mo ang bata sa panunukso. (Forbid the child from teasing.)
saway1
Definition: (noun) /pag--/ prohibition; act of prohibiting, stopping
saway v {1} [AN; a1c] speak disparagingly about s.t.
, mention bad qualities of s.t.
Kadtung magsaway áning panaptúna dílì swítu sa panaptun, Whoever speaks disparagingly of this cloth doesnt know anything about cloth.
Walà kuy ikasaway (ika-panaway) sa íyang panglíhuk, I have nothing to criticize about his deportment.
{2} [A12] disapprove, consider s.t.
improper.
Nakasaway ku sa íyang gisulti sa íyang diskursu, I think its im-proper what he said in his speech.
hiN-v [B1256; b4(1)] disap-prove, consider s.t.
as improper.
Unsa may nahinawayan nímu níya?
What do you disapprove of in him?
-l-un() a worthy of condemnation.
Ang paglibak usa ka búhat nga salawáyun, Speaking ill of others is a contemptible act.
v [B1256] become contemptible.
hiN-un() a fond of criticizing or disparaging.
v [B1256] be given to criticizing.
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