suay
Sense 1
verb
English. Separates from s.t. or s.o.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Si Pilik, yami kamuni pektendug, bena' minateng ami ditug lunsud, sumiiway iin dinami; sampay ami minuli', nda' nami iin mpegita' puli'.
English. Pilik went with us this morning, but when we got to town, he left us, and until we went home, we never saw him again.
Generic. sigwag
Sense 2
English. Marries, i.e. separates from one's parents, though often not literally.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su kesuay ni Budedi', pitengedan nilan dun si Indang, dua' pulu'.
English. When Burdi was married, they gave Indang twenty pesos as her share (of the bride wealth, because she is the bride's aunt.).
Idiom: pesuay di tubig
English. A sacrifice for the dead made a few days after interment, to insure safe travel by the bereaved.
Synonym. lingat
Generic. kanu
sinuay
see. sinuay