paa 2
interjection
English. Expression of strong feeling.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Paa, nemun lai gempait gupiai kebetang nami dinig buid, pu' dibaluy bu dibaluy, lumbus na ngusu' nami.
English. Intj., our situation now here in the interior is a bitter one, because those on both sides of us are our enemies.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kali'en pekimanimanay, “Paa, ngag Dungkuan ma, pegdateng buat di ngag benwa nilan, andun baya'i tuyu'en?”
English. As he looked, [he thought], “Intj., it's Don Juan and his companions, arriving from their country. What do you suppose his
purpose [here] is?”