kayaw verb English. Of anything which rises from the earth, ascends. Example sentence: Subanen. Su salayan, kuminayaw na tu gektuan; ndi' na maita', mingalep na. English. As for the (thing a spirit) rides in, (having come to a shaman), goes up to the middle of the sky; it can't be seen any longer, for it disappears from sight. Synonym. lentu