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Sterile, unprolific, childless. barren, impotent, used of both sexes, but mostly applied to women; to be or become barren, etc. Si Fulána (nag) báw-as. N. N. (has become barren) is barren.

To befriend-, ingratiate oneself with-, a childless couple (in order to obtain some favours, inherit their property, etc.). (see báw-as, pamáw-as).

See báw-as. Also: Diminution, lessening, decrease; to diminish, lessen, decrease. (see búhin).

Freq. of báw-as-to be sterile, etc. Also: to ingratiate oneself with-, ask alms, gifts, etc.-, from a childless couple; to empty, take all, exhaust, seize-, lay (get) hold of-, everything so that nothing is left for others. (see pakibáw-as).

Freq. of túruk, turúk-to enter deep, pierce, penetrate; to impregnate, cause to conceive. "Buláhan ang mga báw-as kag ang mga tián nga walâ pagpanúdki kag ang mga dúghan nga walâ magpasóso". "Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the paps that have not given suck". (see tudúk).

Barren, unproductive, poor, sterile, unfruitful, unfertile, impoverished, producing little, said of soil; to become barren, etc. (of soil). Tagódtod gid ang dútà dirâ sa baybáyon. The land there on (near) the beach is very poor soil. (see hínis, balasón, báw-as).