pakayaw
verb
English. Does s.t. entirely, hires an entire passenger vehicle; contracts to complete a job ordinarily considered piecemeal: full of,
covered with s.t.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kanugdiin su nda' pa medelasi Titik, sa' megeklunga dig linaw, mpakayaw na laak kumesawi seda', migleginis nai kebagelen muka' palasen.
English. In the old days when the Titik river hadn't been fished out, when you looked down into a pool, you would see it teeming with
fish of all sizes and shapes.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Pepekayawu pa sug binaalu, lilikan, penega'an.
English. I'll contract s.o. to clear bushes and cut trees from my field.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Gatep ta kiin, mipakayaw na mengkalat, saba' gipes. Subay sia bumbaan, adun megela' matay.
English. This roof of ours is full of holes, because of silverfish. We really ought to spray it, so that they will all die.
Synonym. gulpi