taytay
Sense
v
Affixes mag-, -um-, -en, i-, -an
English To cross over on a bridge; to walk along the ridge of a hill.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Magtaytay asat kayu.
English
Cross (the river) on the log.
See alsoleday
Derivative taytayanen
n
Note Bridge.
Sense
fig v
English To be in a precarious situation.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Magpanaytay kami manat sang naay nga bu'uk.
English Weŕe in a very precarious situation (lit. crossing
a
bridge made of just one strand of hair).
Saying taytayan bura'-bura'
adj
Note Having foam up around the top of the boatś sides from breaking waves.