ilaw Sense 1 adjective English. Is immature, incompletely cooked, raw, unripe. Example sentence: Subanen. Melaun gupia saging laak lumbus mailaw. English. There're plenty of bananas, but all are unripe. Sense 2 English. Of metal, untempered; loses its temper. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki pais, sa' mengkag pedes, mailawan, English. A machete, if left in the sun, loses its temper. verb English. Eats s.t. raw. Example sentence: Subanen. Mengilaw ita payas. English. We eat papaya raw. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki gabi, ndi' mesu'at ilaway, pu' matel gupia. English. One cannot eat taro raw, because it causes severe itching. Generic. aan