sayawan

Cebuano

Etymology

sayaw + -an

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya‧wan

Verb

sayawan

  1. to perform a dance for someone
  2. to dance up to someone; to give someone a dance

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sayaw + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /sajaˈwan/ [sɐ.jɐˈwan] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /ˌsaˈjawan/ [ˌsaˈja.wɐn], /saˈjawan/ [sɐˈja.wɐn] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -awan
  • Syllabification: sa‧ya‧wan

Verb

sayawán (complete sinayawan, progressive sinasayawan, contemplative sasayawan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. to dance with; to take as a partner in dance
    Sinayawan niya ako.
    He danced with me.
  2. to perform a dance for

Conjugation

Noun

sáyáwan or sayawan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. dance party; ball; social dance
    Synonyms: yugyugan, baylihan
  2. dancing together (of a group in a party)
    Synonym: pagsasayawan
  3. dancing hall; place where people dance

Further reading

  • sayawan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.