rapaw
v
Affixes mag-*, -um-, -un, -an, maka-
English To exceed in height; be at a higher level; to exceed by going out of turn.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Lamang kanyay ari' pagrarapawan yay aka' ya ngayti.
English Although heś younger, he|́bs taller
than his older brother.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa In magka'en, ega pagrarapawan i umay ka ega magayen.
English When you eat, don't sit
on
a
higher
level
than the rice because itś not good (a cultural taboo).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Talagang malawas nga taw, ka magparapa-rapaw gat mga ka'ibaan ya ngayan.
English Heś really a tall person because he|́bs exceeding those companions of his in
height.
n
karapawan
English Amount paid to the older, still unmarried sister when a man marries her younger sister.
Cultural Note This is not paid if a girl is single because she has been widowed or divorced.
Overlapping synonym labaw