Meaning of rawun, ráwun

rawun, ráwun

Cebuano

n. 1. round in sports. Gipahaplà sa ikalimang ráwun, The boxer was knocked down in the fifth round; 1a. round in mahjong in which all four players have had the deal; 1b. walay — no chance of winning. Wà giyud kay ráwun kun makig-áway kag buksidur, You don’t have a chance if you fight with a boxer; 2. one complete sexual act. Nanghambug siyang makalima siya ka ráwun, He boasted that he could do it five times; 3. a complete round of a circular course. Duha ka ráwun ang ithandrid, The 800-meter run is two rounds of the track; a. good in many things. Ráwun siya sa tanang sabdyik, He is good in all his subjects; v. 1. make a complete circuit around; 2. make the rounds of. Nagráwun ang mga bumbíru sa syudad, The firemen are making regular rounds in the city. Giráwun námù ang tanang nayit klab, We made the rounds of the night clubs; 3. get to be good in many things. — rúbin n. 1. tournament done such that each contestant is paired off with every other contestant; 2. session practicing basketball in which every player has a chance to shoot in turn; v. hold a rawun rúbin practice in basketball. rawunrawun v. 1. keep going around and around. Nagrawunrawun ang mga bátà líbut sa balay, The children kept running around the house; 2. go round for a walk, pleasure. Mintras wà pay abri ang mga sinihan magrawunráwun lang únà ta sa syudad, Let’s walk around downtown until the movie houses open; 3. spend money going about. Girawunráwun sa istudiyanti ang kwartang pangmatrikula, The student squandered the money for tuition fees by gallivanting around.