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An insect with a painful sting. (see kamaláyo, alingáyo, mangaláyo).

A boat worked by oars; a ward of several families; a settlement, colony, district, village, borough of a town presided over by a freeman (timáwa), kabesílya or teniénte.

See kaángay. Also: Conformity, propriety, things that are suitable or fitting.

Agreeableness, beauty, fitness. (see angayán).

(B) To engage, hire, invite, usually with the promise of pay. Ginakángay si Fuláno, ang músika, ang manugsírko, etc. N.N., the band, the circus-man, etc., are being invited (or engaged). Kinangáyan níla ang pándut sing orkésta. They hired an orchestra for the feastday. Ikángay akó ánay sang orkésta sa Miagáw. Please engage for me the Miagao orchestra. Kangáya ang kosinéro ni Fuláno sa áton tábad. Engage N.N.'s cook for our banquet. (see ágda, hágad).

Stranger, foreigner, sojourner, tourist, traveller. See mangalályaw, etc.

A small sea-shell so called. (see búskay, búli, sigáy).

To please, humour, let one have his will or way, let one do-as he pleases,-as he sees fit. Maálam gid siá magpaalangáy sa kay Fuláno. He knows very well how to humour N.N. Ginapaalangayán lang níla iníng bátà nga sutíl, kay bág-o lang nagáyo sa balatían. They allow this naughty boy to do as he pleases, because he has only lately recovered from an illness. (see pasugút).

A petitioner, beggar, haggler, higgler, one who always asks for some discount, privileges, gratuities, etc. (see ayô).

A temporary resident, sojourner, migrating, migratory, wandering; to migrate, sojourn or dwell in a place temporarily or as a stranger, go to live somewhere else with the intention of coming back within a longer or shorter period to one's old place of abode. Píspis nga pangáyaw. A migratory bird. A bird of passage. Ang mga pumulúyò nga pangáyaw. Temporary residents. Visitors. Travellers. Guests. Madámù nga mga mamumugón ang nagapangáyaw sa tuígtúig sa Négros nga Nakatúndan. Many workmen go yearly to Occidental Negros for a season. Ginapangayáwan man lang siníng mga táo ang áton bánwa. These people are staying here in our town only for a time. (see pangályaw).

Freq. of áyaw-to be sufficient, to satisfy, etc.

To ask, beg, request, solicit. Mangáyò (Magpangáyò) ka kag pagahatágan ikáw. Ask and you shall receive. Pangayóa sa íya ang ímo kinahánglan. Beg of him to grant you what you need. Ginpangayóan akó níya sing isá ka gántang nga humáy. He asked me for a ganta of rice. Anó ang ginapangáyò mo? What are you asking for? What do you want? (see ayô).

(H) Freq. of áyo-to be or get well, etc.

(Sp. aviar) To provide for a journey, get things ready; to invite, treat to refreshments, etc. Abiahá siá. Provide him with provisions. Invite him. Sín-o ang nagabiár sa ímo? Who invited you? (see pabálon, ágda, hágad, kángay, dápit).

(B) Abóyon without prefix is not in use; paabóyon is employed in the sense of: To accede to one's wish, do one's bidding, let one have his will or way. Paaboyóni siá. Let him have his will. Let him do as he may see fit. Let him please himself. Ipaabóyon ko lang sa ímo iníng mga ságing nga ginapangáyò mo. I'll let you have these bananas you ask for.

A kind of sea-shell. (see pakinháson, búskay, mángay, sigáy, búli, lampírong, tipáy, búdyong).

To invite, to ask or request one's presence. Agdahá siá. Invite him. Ginágda mo na ang tanán mo nga mga ábyan? Have you invited all your friends? Ang áton piésta pagaagdahán ko sing madámù nga mga Párì. I shall invite many priests to assist at our feast. I shall request the presence of many priests at our feast. Ari na ang mga inágda. The invited guests are now here. Nalipatán níya sa pagágda sánday Pedro. Paagdahón ko siá sa íla or ipaágda ko silá sa íya. He forgot to invite Peter and his friends or Peter and his family. I'll make him invite them. Padálhan ko siá kuntánì sing sulát nga iágda ko sa íya, ápang walâ gánì akó kasáyod kon diín siá nagapuyô karón. I should like to send him a letter of invitation, but I do not know where he is staying at present. (see abiár, hágad, kángay, )

To beseech, ask fervently, insist on obtaining some favour, importune. Nagahâ siá sa ákon sing bulúng sa pilás. He asked me insistently for some medicine for the wound. Ginahaán akó níya sing diótay nga humáy, kay nawád-an siá. He earnestly begged a little rice of me, for he had run short of it. Dilì matúod nga akó amó ang nagahâ sa íla, kóndì, hinonóo gánì, silá nagpangáyò sa ákon. It is not true that I importuned them, but, on the contrary, they asked me.

(Perhaps from the Sp. alabar) To beseech, ask in prayer, to call on God or the Saints in prayer. The Freq. pangalába is usually employed. Nagapangalába kamí sa ímo---. We beseech you---. Ginapangalába námon sa ímo nga---. Ginapangalabáhan námon ikáw nga---. We beseech thee or we call on thee, that---. (see pangamúyò, pangáyò, pangadî, panawág).

An insistent request, solicitation, petition; to importune, to ask earnestly, to solicit, petition, request. Alungayá inâ sa kay nánay. Ask mother for it. Alungayá sa kay nánay mo ang súbong sinâ nga hampangánan. Ask your mother for a plaything like that. Ialungáy mo akó sa kay tátay nga tugútan níya akó sa pagkádto sa Ilóngílong. Please ask father for me to let me go to Iloilo. Inalungayán níla akó siníng mga páhò. They kept asking me for some of these mangoes. Ginalungayán níya si tátay túbtub nga nakadángat siá sang íya ginahándum. He begged hard of father till he obtained his wish. (see ahâ, pangáyò).