HIYAK

HIYAK is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

hiyak v {1} [B246] for a surface to get a chasm or trough formed in it.
Mihíyak ang yútà paglínug, The earth opened up into a chasm in the earthquake.
Nabundak ang sakayan dihang mi-híyak ang dágat paglabay sa dakung balud, The boat lurched downwards in the wake of the huge wave.
{2} [A2; c1] pull in the stomach.
Hiyáka (ihíyak) ang ímung tiyan arun masirhan ímung sípir, Pull in your stomach so we can close the zipper.
{3} [B246] feel a hollow sensation in the pit of the stomach.
Mi-híyak ang tiyan ku pagdulhug sa ilibítur, I got a hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach when the elevator went down.

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