sayawan

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sayaw +‎ -an

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya‧wan

Verb[edit]

sayawan

  1. to perform a dance for someone
  2. to dance up to someone; to give someone a dance

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sayaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sajaˈwan/, [sɐ.jɐˈwan] (verb)

  • IPA(key): /ˌsaˈjawan/, [ˌsaˈja.wɐn] (noun)

  • IPA(key): /saˈjawan/, [sɐˈja.wɐn] (noun)
  • Rhymes: -awan, -an
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ya‧wan

Verb[edit]

sayawán (complete sinayawan, progressive sinasayawan, contemplative sasayawan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. to dance with; to take as a partner in dance
    Sinayawan niya ako.
    He danced with me.
  2. to perform a dance for

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sáyáwan or sayawan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. dance party; ball; social dance
    Synonyms: yugyugan, baylihan
  2. dancing together (of a group in a party)
    Synonym: pagsasayawan
  3. dancing hall; place where people dance

Further reading[edit]

  • sayawan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018