petail verb English. Holds s.o. or s.t. dear; favors s.o., loves s.o. or s.t. Example sentence: Subanen. Ta' mai tantu petailen mu? Iini tampusan petailen ta, subay sawa ta. English. What or whom do you really love? What we love most should be our spouse. Synonym. lalam Antonym. sengay 1