MINGAW

míngaw a {1} lonely, deserted.
Míngaw ang balay, kay nanáug ang tanan, The house is deserted because everyone went out.
{2} lonely in feeling.
Míngaw ang syudad ug istranyu ka, A city is a lonely place for a stranger.
v {1} [B; b6] be lonely, quiet.
Nagmingaw ka man gud, ikaw ra bang usa?
You seem to be lonely.
Are you alone?
{2} [a4b3] feel homesick, miss s.
o.
Wà ka ba mingáwa (mingawa) sa ímung mga bátà?
Didnt you miss your children?
Buut akung magpaduul gayud sa nam-ingáwan (gikamingáwan) kung asáwa, I want very much to be near my wife whom I miss so much.
sa gunting v [a12] for hair to be uncut (humorous).
Ang buhuk sa mga Bítuls gimíngaw sa gunting, The Beatles hair is lonely for the scissors.
ka- n loneliness, homesickness.
ma- a quiet, silent.
Mamíngaw nga kagabhíun, Quiet night.
ma-un a lonely.
Mamingáwun kaáyu siya sukad mamatay ang íyang bána, She has been lonely since her husband died.
ka-an a lonely, deserted place.
Nagtubù siya sa kamingáwan sa kabukíran, He grew up in the lonely moun-tains.