Meaning of sayaw

dancing

n. ball

n. dance

n. reception

n. general name for swifts: Collocalia spp. -in- a. having the form of a swift in flight or of its tail.

v. 1. dance. Dì ku makigsáyaw ug hubug, I won’t dance with a drunk. Isáyaw ta kag makaduha ug mamaúlì na ta, I will dance with you twice, and then we’ll go home; 2. by extension, any movement likened to dancing. Misáyaw ang mga dáhun sa hángin, The leaves danced in the breeze. — ang kasingkásing v. be gladdened (literary). Misáyaw ang íyang kasingkásing dihang gisugut siya, His heart danced when the girl accepted him; n. dance. Sáyaw sa mga karáan, The dance of the old-timers. Pistang way sáyaw, A fiesta with no dance. sayawsáyaw n. dance presentation, esp. folk dance. -an(→), -anan n. dance hall, dance floor. hiN-(→) a. fond of dancing. -in-an(→) n. way of dancing. maN-r-(→) n. dancers.