laaw
verb
Sense 1
English. Goes to see s.o. for a purpose.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Buus lelabung, laawan ku si Udungan, pu' petua'en ku memula, ilan dua' ni Basing.
English. This afternoon I'm going to see Udungan, for I'll ask him to help me plant corn, he and Basing.
Synonym. bentaw; lingi'; tukaw 2
Sense 2
English. Goes to frighten away pests such as monkeys.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Laaway mu su gutung, kitu da geksid binaal ta, sungu na malap ma'is.
English. Go frighten away the monkeys; they"re there at the edge of the field, and are about to get the corn.
Generic. panaw
c.f. bugaw