damay1
v
Affixes mag-, -um-, -en, i-, -an
English To placate, calm s.o. down who is angry (as by talking to him or giving him s.t. to placate him).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Na'lay i ikiyadamay ku ka tálagang masyaduy iseg ya.
English It took me a long time until I was
able
to
calm
him
down because his anger was so very great.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Únuka nadámay-dámay akut mag'iseg akuytung banar?
English How could I be
placated when I was so very angry?
See alsobangay
See alsogumir-gumir
Overlapping synonym alu'aluk