sayaw

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sayaw (“to make movements”)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧yaw

Noun

sayaw

1. a dance; a sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music
2. the edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
3. a swift; a small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight

Verb

sayaw

1. to dance
2. to sway

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sayaw (“to make movements”).

Noun

sayáw

1. dance

Verb

sayaw

1. to dance

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for isayaw

Affix	Root word		Trigger
i-	sayaw		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
isayaw	isinayaw	isinasayaw inasayaw1	isasayaw asayaw1	isayaw sasayawan1
1 Dialectal use only.

Verb conjugation for sayawin

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-in ᜒᜈ᜔	sayaw ᜐᜌᜏ᜔		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
sayawin ᜐᜌᜏᜒᜈ᜔	sinayaw ᜐᜒᜈᜌᜏ᜔	sinasayaw ᜐᜒᜈᜐᜌᜏ᜔ inasayaw1 ᜁᜈᜐᜌᜏ᜔	sasayawin ᜐᜐᜌᜏᜒᜈ᜔ asayawin1 ᜀᜐᜌᜏᜒᜈ᜔	sayawin ᜐᜌᜏᜒᜈ᜔ sayaw1 ᜐᜌᜏ᜔ sayawa1 ᜐᜌᜏ
1 Dialectal use only.

Verb conjugation for sayawan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	sayaw		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
sayawan	sinayawan	sinasayawan inasayawan1	sasayawan asayawan1	sayawi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Verb conjugation for ipasayaw

Affix	Root word		Trigger
ipa-	sayaw		object
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
ipasayaw	ipinasayaw pinasayaw	ipinapasayaw pinapasayaw	ipapasayaw

Verb conjugation for masayawan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
ma- -an	sayaw		locative
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
masayawan	nasayawan	nasasayawan	masasayawan

Verb conjugation for magsayawan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
mag- -an	sayaw		actor
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
magsayawan	nagsayawan	nagsasayawan	magsasayawan

Verb conjugation for magsisayaw

Affix	Root word		Trigger
magsi-	sayaw		actor
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
magsisayaw	nagsisayaw	nagsisisayaw	magsisisayaw

Verb conjugation for makasayaw

Affix	Root word		Trigger
maka-	sayaw		actor
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
makasayaw	nakasayaw	nakasasayaw nakakasayaw	makasasayaw makakasayaw

Verb conjugation for makisayaw

Affix	Root word		Trigger
maki-	sayaw		actor
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
makisayaw	nakisayaw	nakikisayaw	makikisayaw

Verb conjugation for makipagsayaw

Affix	Root word		Trigger
makipag-	sayaw		actor
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
makipagsayaw	nakipagsayaw	nakikipagsayaw	makikipagsayaw

Verb conjugation for pasayawin

Affix	Root word		Trigger
pa- -in	sayaw		actor
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
pasayawin	pinasayaw	pinapasayaw pinasarayaw	papasayawin pasarayawin

Verb conjugation for sumayaw

Affix		Root word			Trigger
-um- ᜓᜋ᜔		sayaw ᜐᜌᜏ᜔			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
sumayaw ᜐᜓᜋᜌᜏ᜔	sumayaw ᜐᜓᜋᜌᜏ᜔ sungmayaw1 ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜌᜏ᜔	sumasayaw ᜐᜓᜋᜐᜌᜏ᜔ sungmasayaw1 ᜐᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜐᜌᜏ᜔ nasayaw2 ᜈ ᜐᜌᜏ᜔	sasayaw ᜐᜐᜌᜏ᜔ masayaw2 ᜋ ᜐᜌᜏ᜔	formal	kasasayaw ᜃᜐᜐᜌᜏ᜔	sumayaw ᜐᜓᜋᜌᜏ᜔ sayaw2 ᜐᜌᜏ᜔
				informal	kakasayaw ᜃᜃᜐᜌᜏ᜔
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.

Verb conjugation for magsayaw

Affix		Root word			Trigger
mag- ᜋᜄ᜔		sayaw ᜐᜌᜏ᜔			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
magsayaw ᜋᜄ᜔ᜐᜌᜏ᜔	nagsayaw ᜈᜄ᜔ᜐᜌᜏ᜔	nagsasayaw ᜈᜄ᜔ᜐᜐᜌᜏ᜔ nagasayaw1 ᜈᜄᜐᜌᜏ᜔	magsasayaw ᜋᜄ᜔ᜐᜐᜌᜏ᜔ magasayaw1 ᜋᜄᜐᜌᜏ᜔ gasayaw1 ᜄᜐᜌᜏ᜔	formal	kasasayaw ᜃᜐᜐᜌᜏ᜔ kapagsasayaw ᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜐᜌᜏ᜔	magsayaw1 ᜋᜄ᜔ᜐᜌᜏ᜔
				informal	kakasayaw ᜃᜃᜐᜌᜏ᜔ kakapagsayaw ᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜌᜏ᜔ kapapagsayaw ᜃᜉᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜌᜏ᜔
1 Dialectal use only.

Verb conjugation for magpasayaw

Affix		Root word			Trigger
magpa-		sayaw			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
magpasayaw	nagpasayaw	nagpapasayaw	magpapasayaw	formal	―	kakapasayaw kapapasayaw kapagpapasayaw
				informal	kapasasayaw

Verb conjugation for masayaw

Affix	Root word		Trigger
ma-	sayaw		object
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
masayaw	nasayaw	nasasayaw	masasayaw

Derived terms

• magsayaw
• magsayawan
• mananayaw
• pasayawin
• sayawan
• sayawin
• sumayaw

 

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Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *sayaw (“to make movements”).

Noun

sayaw

1. dance