Cebuano
short form: táwun; 1. particle expressing or asking for pity; 1a. in statements. Daghan táwun ang namatay didtu, A lot of people died in that place. Mu man nà táwuy ákung panginabúhì, That’s what we live from, poor us. 1b. with imperatives: please, have mercy. Iúlì intáwun nà sa labing madalì, Please return that at the earliest possible time; 2. expressing humility: I don’t necessarily deserve something good. Nahinumdum táwun siya nákù, He remembers me (though I am not important enough to be remembered). Nakadaug táwun ku, I won just by luck; 2a. with statement praising oneself, expressing humility. Kamau táwun ku ánà uy, I know how to do that. (I don’t think I’m great guns, but I do know how to do it.) 2b. with statements that a catastrophe hasn’t happened: through the mercy of the Lord. Wà táwun mi hitabuig iltur, We haven’t been hit by El Tor, thank God; 3. with a sharp denial, taking the sting out of the denial. ‘Anak nu ka sa gawas ni Pidru.’—‘Dílì, tawun uy,’ ‘They say you’re Pedro’s illegitimate son.’—‘Good heavens, no! (Have mercy, don’t think of that.)’ paN- v. say intáwun. Nagpangintawun siya nga nanghulam nákù ug kwarta, He kept on saying ‘poor me’ as he was borrowing the money.