Meaning of pagya, pagyà

pagya, pagyà

Cebuano

n. way of referring to someone in a humorous, but indirect way. Layágun ug dunggan si Pidru mu nay nahímung pagyà, Pedro has large ears so that became the way they used to refer to him; v. refer to something by making a joke about it but not naming it. Napagyà karun nga ang dalágang mamatay pabawnan ug alhu, It is a common joke to say that when a spinster dies, they should put a pestle at her side. Gipagyà (gipagyáan) námù siyang pahak, We used to refer to him as scar head.