Meaning of laun

laun

Cebuano

a. aged: 1. for something that gets better as it grows old to be mature; 1a. mellowed, aged. Bínung laun, Aged wine. Tabákung laun, Mellowed tobacco; 1b. for a plant or animal commonly found immature to grow to its full extent and thus improve. Laun nga aháan ang midáwi kaníya, He caught a full-grown giant snapper; 2. old stock left over from the previous harvest. Unáhug dispatsar ang laun, Get rid of the old stock first; 3. old maid (humorous); v. for something to age. Ang kamúti nga malaun (mulaun) sa uma dagkù ug tam-is, If you leave sweet potatoes in the ground to maturity, they will be big and sweet. Wà makalaun ang tabákù kay anam, The tobacco didn’t get a chance to age because they kept smoking it as it matured. Ug subra ka kaistrikta, hilaunan kag dalága, If you are too strict, your daughter is going to turn into an old maid on you.