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Scarce, rare, not easy to obtain. (íwat; see mahínà, maíngol).

(Sp. abundar, abundante) Abundant, plentiful, amply sufficient, more than enough, enough and to spare, abounding; to abound, be abundant, etc. Abúnda na or nagaabúnda na ang humáy. There is plenty of rice now. Naabundahán na kitá sang áton pangabúhì. We have now plenty to live upon. Maíwat karón ang ísdà, ápang magaabúnda man liwán kunína. Fish is now scarce, but it will be plentiful again. (see bugánà, dagáyà, dagásà, óya, úya).

To sell well, be much in demand, be much sought after. Nagáka karón sa Ilongílong ang páhò, ságing, ísdà kag manók. At present mangoes, bananas, fish and chickens are much in demand in Iloilo. Sang túig nga tinalíkdan maíwat ang pamaligyáon sang sibúkaw, ápang nián nagáka na. Last year the market for sibúkaw-wood was dull, stagnant, but now it is much in demand. (see maáka, kaáka, mabákal, bákal, ágaw, dásà).

Bad, wretched, poor, miserable, hard (of times, seasons, etc.). Huyúthúyut gid ang karón nga túig. This is a very bad year, (a year of famine, misery, disease, or the like). Naghuyúthúyut ang karón nga panahón, kay nagmínus ang patubás kag maíwat kaáyo ang pilak. Times are hard, because the harvest was poor and money is extremely scarce. (see sarót, buísit, malisúd, hoyót-hóyot).

Dim. and Freq. of lupô-to humble, etc. Maíwat gid nga íla siá lupôlupóon. It will be very difficult for them to keep him down, to ignore or disregard him.

Scarce, difficult to obtain or encounter, rare. (hínà). (see maíwat).

(B) Scarce, rare, difficult to obtain. (íngol; see maíwat, mahínà).

Scarce, rare, seldom, difficult to obtain. (see maíwat, mahínà, tumalágsa).

Freq. of pílak-silver, money. To make money, get rich, collect wealth. Maíwat sa karón nga panahón ang pamílak. At present money is-difficult to obtain,-scarce,-tight.

Evacuation, stool; to evacuate the bowels, to go to stool, go to-the places,-the W.C. Maíwat nga pamús-on. Difficulties of evacuation. (see pús-on).

Rare, seldom, scarce; difficult to find or to obtain. (see panalágsa, maíwat, mahínà).

To economize, curtail-, check-, curb-, cut down-, one's expenditures, to refrain from spending as much as usual; to avoid, turn away from, keep aloof from. Nagapangiyáw siá karón sa paghinguyáng, kay maíwat kaáyo ang kwárta. He spends little at present, for money is very scarce. Ginapangiyawán lang námon karón ang pagtíg-ang, kay nakulángan kamí sing humáy, kag ang tigaláni malayô pa. We are cooking only a little rice at present, for we have run short and the harvest is still far off. Magpangiyáw (mangiyáw) ka sa pagpatúyang mo sing pílak, kay kon dílì mapúto ka sa dílì madúgay. Refrain from spending money so freely, for otherwise you will be bankrupt before long. Pangiyawí siá. Keep aloof from him. Nagapangiyáw siá, kay may útang siá sa ákon. He avoids me, because he is in debt to me. (see paúmud, likáw).