MUTYA
MUTYA is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
mutyà n {1} precious gem with magical properties.
May mutyà nà siya búsà dílì dutlan, He has a charm and so he is invulner-able.
{1a} sa ságing tinduk n in folk belief, a precious stone which falls from the blossom of a tinduk banana when it opens at midnight on a moonless night.
Supernatural beings in the form of powerful monsters watch for this stone to fall.
If a man obtains this stone, he is endowed with magical powers but he must wrest it from the supernatural beings who are also after it.
{2} anything precious or valued highly.
Ang bugtung níyang mutyà dinhi sa kalibútan mau ang íyang anak, Her only trea-sure here on earth is her child.
{2a} daw may -ng gisapnay, nagsapnay ug being extraordinarily careful in handling s.t.
(as if one were carrying a precious gem).
Ampíngi ang ímung dun-gug sáma sa mutyang sinapnay, Guard your honor like a jewel.
{2b} treasured, most valued.
sa mga mata apple of ones eye.
v [A12; b(1)] possess a precious gem having a charm.
paka- v [A13; a12] consider, treat as a precious gem.
May mutyà nà siya búsà dílì dutlan, He has a charm and so he is invulner-able.
{1a} sa ságing tinduk n in folk belief, a precious stone which falls from the blossom of a tinduk banana when it opens at midnight on a moonless night.
Supernatural beings in the form of powerful monsters watch for this stone to fall.
If a man obtains this stone, he is endowed with magical powers but he must wrest it from the supernatural beings who are also after it.
{2} anything precious or valued highly.
Ang bugtung níyang mutyà dinhi sa kalibútan mau ang íyang anak, Her only trea-sure here on earth is her child.
{2a} daw may -ng gisapnay, nagsapnay ug being extraordinarily careful in handling s.t.
(as if one were carrying a precious gem).
Ampíngi ang ímung dun-gug sáma sa mutyang sinapnay, Guard your honor like a jewel.
{2b} treasured, most valued.
sa mga mata apple of ones eye.
v [A12; b(1)] possess a precious gem having a charm.
paka- v [A13; a12] consider, treat as a precious gem.