Meaning of lamat

lamat

Cebuano

enchant


lámat

Cebuano

v. 1. deceive the eyes with an illusion. Gilámat ra tingáli ku pagkakità adtung gwápang babáyi, Maybe it was only an illusion when I saw that beautiful woman; 1a. for supernatural beings that have taken and hidden a person to put a banana trunk in the person’s place and make it look like the body of the dead person; 2. enchant, bedazzle. Usa ra ka pahiyum ang milámat kaníya, One smile was enough to enchant him. Nalámat siya sa katahum sa kagabhíun, He was enchanted with the beauty of the night; n. thing with which someone is bedazzled. Ang lámat sa bahandì, The enchantment of wealth. ma-un a. enchanting, bedazzling. Malamátung húni, Enchanting melody.