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Freq. of kabáy. To wish, desire, ask for, hanker after, covet, long for, crave. Ginapangabáy ko nga--. I wish that--. Ginapangabáy ko sa ímo ang isá ka mahamungayáon nga bág-ong túig. I wish you a happy new year. Nagpangabáy (nangabáy) siá nga--. He desired that--. Indì ka magpangabáy (mangabáy) sa íya sing maláin. Don't wish him any evil. Don't curse (imprecate) him.

(Sp. ansia, ansiar) Eagerness, anxiety, desire for; to be eager, anxious, to desire, hanker after or crave; want; to dissemble or hide one's eagerness, to refuse or decline only apparently. May ánsyas siá sa pagtoón, paglakát, paghalín, etc. He is anxious to study, to walk, to go away, etc. Nagaánsyas siá sa pakigáway. He is eager for a fight. Ansyasí ang pagbátok mo sa íya. Show that you are eager to oppose him. Iánsyas mo sa íya iníng bastón. Use this stick to show him that you are quite ready to fight him. Nagánsyas siá, ugái nakaúyon man sinâ. He apparently refused, but in reality he liked it. Indì ka magánsyas, kay nakasáyod man akó, nga malúyag ka magtámbong dídto. Don't hide your eagerness, for I know well enough that you wish to be present there. (see hánggab, lúyag, pangabáy, himúlat, bisyó-bísyo, birô-bírò, indî-índì).

To desire vehemently, crave, yearn for, hanker after, long for, be bent upon, wish for, like to. Nagahákab gid siá sa pagtán-aw sang síne. She likes very much to see the motion-picture. Indì ka maghákab sinâ. Don't hanker after that. (see hánggab, wíli, lúyag, íbug, híngyo, hándum, pangabáy, úyon).

An exclamation denoting a wish or longing. Would to God! Oh, that it were so! Kabáy pa, nga kaloóyan kitá sang Mahál nga Diós! May God have mercy on us! Básì pa lang nga maumpawán ang masakít; kabáy pa! Perhaps the sick person may yet recover; may it be so! Kabáy pa! Amen! Pangabáy-to wish, desire. N.B. "kabáy" at times also has the meaning of "perhaps, perchance, may be" e.g. Indì kabáy siá magabút? Perhaps he will not come?

To ask, implore, petition, request, importune. (see ámpò, ahâ, pangáyò, pangabáy, pakiló-oy, híngyò).

To ask, implore, petition, request, importune. (see ámpò, ahâ, pangáyò, pangabáy, pakiló-oy, híngyò).

To ride on horseback, mount a horse. (see kabáyo, kabayó).

Bow-legged, bandy-legged; to be or become bow-legged. Koíng siá. He is bandy-legged. Ang kapitán nagkoíng tungúd sang lakás níya nga pagpangabayó. The captain became bow-legged through too much riding on horseback.

To grant, consent, concede, Palonósi ang íya nga ginapangabáy. Grant his request. Concede his petition. (see sugút).