Meaning of puhaw

puhaw

Cebuano

hoarse


puhaw

Cebuano

a. 1. for a color or voice quality to be lacking its full intensity. Puhaw na kaáyu ang ímung sinínà sa tantung linadlad, Your skirt is all faded from being put under the sun. Puhaw ang íyang pamánit kay bag-ung naáyu sa sakit, His complexion is pale because he has just recently recovered from his illness. Ang puhaw ug tíngug dílì mahímung mag-aawit, One with a weak voice cannot become a singer; 2. become embarrassed; v. 1. get to lose its full quality. Napuhaw ang buhuk pagkinalígù sa dágat, His hair turned blond from swimming so much; 2. embarrass someone Napuhaw siya kay wà tagda sa íyang gikutána, She was embarrassed because the man she asked didn’t pay any attention to her. pamuhawpuhaw v. for the face to change colors in embarrassment. Namuhawpuhaw ku dihang giingnan ku níyang wà kuy batásan, My face turned all colors of the rainbow when she told me I had no manners.