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A magic mirror used for crystal gazing or crystal vision; a piece of mirror, crystal, glass, any reflecting substance into which the wizard looks in order to discover the thief, whereabouts of a lost article, etc. (see bán-aw).

Crystal gazing, crystal vision, divination by means of a magic mirror called ban-áwan; to practise crystal gazing, look (superstitiously) into the ban-áwan. Ang babáylan nagabán-aw sa íya nga ban-áwan. The wizard or sorcerer is-looking into his magic mirror,-practising crystal gazing. (see ban-áwan).

Also: to foil, baffle, thwart, frustrate; to fail, be foiled, etc. Nabáng-aw (Nagkabáng aw, nagkalabáng-aw) ang (Nabang-awán silá sang) íla mga hándum. They failed to reach the object of their desires. Their hopes were disappointed.

See kabang-awán.

Rottenness, insipidness, staleness; failure, fiasco, defeat. (see báng-aw).

Palibó-líbo is usually employed in the meaning of: to ponder-, think over-, consider-, well, to reflect upon, muse. Pinalibólíbo níla inâ sing masúnsun, agúd dílì mapas-awán ang íla ginahándum nga katuyoán. They frequently thought over (meditated, ruminated, reflected, mused, dwelt on) it, so that their cherished plan might not be frustrated. (see painóíno, pasinó, basóbáso, panghunâhúnà, pamalándong).

To fade, lose colour, bleach, tone down, become wishy-washy. Ang kaayóáyo mahapús maglús-aw. Beauty fades easily. Naglús-aw ang duág sang íya nga bísti. The colour of her garments is faded. Nalus-awán akó siníng kálò. The colour of this hat has faded, it seems to me-or-The colour of this hat of mine has faded.

Sight, eyesight, vision, faculty of seeing; view, scene, sight (i.e. something seen). (see tán-aw, panán-aw, panan-áwon).

To thwart, frustrate, balk, obstruct, cross, bring to nought or naught, bring to nothing. Napas-awán siá kag naparót sa íya nga katuyoán. He was thwarted and his plans were-brought to naught,-rendered of no avail. (see lugáw-an, gamón, pamalábag).

Dreary, lonely, sad, lone, forlorn, solitary, unfrequented, cheerless, lorn (poetical); to become dreary, etc. Ginapung-awán akó. I feel lonely. Sádto ánay masádya iníng lugár, ápang karón nagpúng-aw na. Formerly this was a cheerful place, but now it has become lonely. (see míngaw, sím-ong).