Interjection of surprise, amazement, pain, or sympathy for
another person; Oh my!; Goodness!
naku, aruy
Aroy! Kabael da ka rin tang yan ang asi, napalpat pa.
Oh
my! That fish was so big and yet it got away.
Aroy! Dorog kategat tang karning aglaoyaen,
nagtorip da tang dabok.
Oh
my! The meat that was boiled is so tough, even
though it was cooked on high heat all morning.
Aroy, animan palá sia nanambeka ra ta osto!
Goodness, so that is why you got good and fat!
pagaroroy, nagaroroy
aggaroroy, inaroroy
To moan saying, Aroy, aroy! over and over, usually in pain.
Ang babay ang pangana pagaroroy ong sobrang
kasisiten.
A woman giving birth moans
saying
Aroy, aroy!
because of the extreme pain.
Asing pagatenek na tang tabak tang pali, inaroroy
ang doro ig bobolid-bolid pa.
When he was stuck with the fin of the stingray, he kept
saying
Aroy, aroy! over and over and even rolled
around on the ground.