ayaw

• ajaw (Boholano, Southern Leyte)

• Hyphenation: a‧yaw
• (General Cebuano)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔajaw/, [ˈʔa.jaʊ̯]
• (Bohol, Southern Leyte)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔad͡ʒaw/, [ˈʔa.d͡ʒaʊ̯]

ayaw

1. don't; stop

   Ayaw mo panabako diri. ― Do not smoke here.

ayaw

1. (of a child, pet, etc.) to be upset and agitated, or to cry, when parent or owner leaves or tries to leave

• away, yawa

• (Malacca) IPA^(key): /ɑjɑw/
• Rhymes: -jɑw, -ɑw

ayaw (plural ayaw-ayaw, informal 1st possessive ayawku, 2nd possessive ayawmu, 3rd possessive ayawnya)

1. (dialectal) a negative desire, influence

• ayao, ayau – obsolete, Abecedario orthography

From Proto-Central-Philippine *ayáw ("do not"). Cognate with Cebuano ayaw (“do not”). Compare also Javanese aywa (“do not”) and Old Javanese haywa (“do not”).

• Hyphenation: a‧yaw
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔajaw/, [ˈʔa.jaʊ̯]
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjaw/, [ʔɐˈjaʊ̯]

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. (pseudo-verb) to not want; to not like

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. dislike; aversion; distaste

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

2. act of refusing; refusal

   Synonym: tanggi

3. (by extension) act of giving up

ayaw or ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. unwanted; not liked

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

2. loath; averse to; unwilling to

   Synonym: (obsolete) ataw

From Proto-Central-Philippine *áyaw ("to leave, redistribute"). Cognates with Mansaka ayaw (“to leave”) and Cebuano ayaw (“to cry (as a child) when left behind”).

• Hyphenation: a‧yaw
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔajaw/, [ˈʔa.jaʊ̯] (noun: distribution)
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjaw/, [ʔɐˈjaʊ̯] (noun: leaving; letting)

ayaw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. (obsolete) part; proportion (of each one)
2. (obsolete) distribution of a part or proportion

ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. (obsolete) act of leaving something (either on purpose or accidentally)

Compare Kapampangan ayo.

• Hyphenation: a‧yaw
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈjaw/, [ʔɐˈjaʊ̯]

ayáw (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌᜏ᜔)

1. game with small shells

• “ayaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1‎, page 29
• Fr. Domingo de los Santos (1835), Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier