Meaning of hatay

hatay

Cebuano

expression preceding a phrase warning someone against doing something foolish: watch out. Hatay ug makit-an kang Tátay nga nagkáp sa íyang gamitun, Watch out! Father is going to see you touching his tools. Hatay giyud ug mabughat ka ánang ímung pagsuruysúruy, Watch out! You’re going to have a relapse going about like that.


hátay

Cebuano

a. having a long, lean body. Hátay ang láwas sa datsun, The dachshund has a long body; n. length of the body; v. develop a long body. Kadakù na ba nímu karun! Mihátay (nahátay) ka mag maáyu, How big you are now. You have grown tall! 2. — sa banig v. be confined to bed for a long time due to a sickness. Mihátay sa banig ang masakitun, The sick man stayed in his sickbed for a long time. pa- v. stretch out to one’s full length. Ipahátay nang láwas mu. Tan-áwun nátug unsay ímung gitas-un, Stand up straight and tall. Let’s see how tall you are.