PAAW
PAAW is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
páaw v [B12] be anxious about s.t.
over which one has no information or over which one has little control.
Mapáaw giyud ku níya ug wà siya sa balay sa alas nuybi, I get worried about him if he isnt home at nine.
Napáaw ang amahan kay diyútay na lang ang bugas, The father got worried because there was little rice left.
ka- n {1} need of s.t.
which one cannot do without.
Way nakatábang sa ákung kapáaw.
Wà kuy masangpit, No one helps me in my great need.
I have no one to turn to.
{2} anxiety for s.t.
over which one has a great concern.
over which one has no information or over which one has little control.
Mapáaw giyud ku níya ug wà siya sa balay sa alas nuybi, I get worried about him if he isnt home at nine.
Napáaw ang amahan kay diyútay na lang ang bugas, The father got worried because there was little rice left.
ka- n {1} need of s.t.
which one cannot do without.
Way nakatábang sa ákung kapáaw.
Wà kuy masangpit, No one helps me in my great need.
I have no one to turn to.
{2} anxiety for s.t.
over which one has a great concern.