Meaning of luwa

n. phlegm

n. recitation

spit

spittle

sputum

a word of command for a carabao to halt. pa- v. command a carabao to stop. Paluwaha sà ang kábaw arun makapahúlay, Stop the carabao so it can take a rest.

v. dismember a slaughtered animal. Dalì siya nga nakaluwa sa kábaw nga giíhaw, He dismembered the slaughtered water buffalo in no time; n. piece cut off of a slaughtered animal.

n. kind of poem, one of the forms used by the players in the murumúru play, consisting of short lines of around ten syllables, in rhyming couplets; v. 1. recite the lúwa; 2. recite any poem from memory.

see also lula-.