Mapun - luuy

luuy

Sweetness; pleasantness (w.r.t. one's voice or song).

There is no sweetness in those guy's song.

Sentimental; feel compassion; sweet (to the ear as of a song, voice).

That girl's song is sweet/sentimental.

Luuy ku nganda' anak-anak looy ka lingantu han.

I feel compassion for that child when I see him overcome by hunger.

pa-

To be or become pleasing, sweet (to the ear).

That song will be sweet if you sing.

Compassion; pity.

That boss doesn't even have any pity for his workers.

To feel compassion or pity for s.o.

I feel compassion for poor people.

N-/pa-

To begin to feel compassion or pity towards s.o.

Ngaluuy atay ku me' danda looy bay inambanan me' lla na.

My heart is beginning to feel pity for that woman who was abandoned by her husband.

N--an

ka--an

To show compassion to s.o.

Pooy me' ku maasean kau, ya' san ku bay pingka' kaluuyan nu?

How can I love you, when you haven't even once shown compassion to me?

mag--redup

To beg for pity or compassion.

Mansini' gi ya magluuy-luuy noho' inulian.

For some time now he's been begging for pity asking to be medicined.

makaluuy-luuy

Evokes pity or compassion; pitiful.

Kaluuy-luuy anak-anak looy ya' mag-indu'-mma'.

That child is pitiful because he doesn't have any parents.