Meaning of awit

ballad

lyric

n. melody

n. song

sing

v. 1. sing. Unsa may íyang awítun? What will she sing? Awítan ta ka, I will sing you a song; 2. sing, squeal (slang). Hibaw-an na mung tanan kay nakaáwit na ang dinakpan, You are all known because the suspect has squealed; 3. scold. Hastilang nakaáwit ni Nánay mu, naghápun man lang, How your mother scolds. It lasts till afternoon; 4. demand a person’s possessions (slang). Pagsulud níyas prísu, giawítan dáyun ang íyang púlu, As soon as he entered the prison, they demanded his shirt right away; n. song. karáang — old, oft-repeated story.