dayan
/dayan/
v_rt.
“praise_admire”

1.
vt.
for someone (egdayan, indayan/migdayan, agent, eg><ø-) to praise someone or something (egdayanen, indayan/migdayan/pigdayan, patient, eg><en-) with words or actions (igdayan, indayan, instrument, ig><ø-)
Ka pegdayan iyan ka pegsayè te minsan hentew wey te minsan nekey.
Egdayanen ku ka alukuy ku tenged te keupiya rin.
I praise my friend because of his kindness.
Cult. This term is not used in the Southern Matigsalug areas such as Gumitan. They prefer deyrey or sayè.
Syn. sayè
Syn. deyrey
Eng. appreciate; admire; praise; commend; congratulate
OCM: Drivers and Emotions (152)
DDP: Like, love (3.4.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

2.
vi.
for someone (egparayan-dayan, migparayan-dayan/imparayan-dayan/pigparayan-dayan, agent, egpA><ø-rdpRT-) to pretend to have or be something (igparayan-dayan, imparayan-dayan, theme, ig-pA-rdpRT) so that they will be praised
Ka egparayan-dayan iyan ka peggimu te minsan nekey eyew igpakita te duma eyew egsayeen sikandin.
Egkeepes a te etew ne huwey rè eggimu ke due agalen din su egparayan-dayan ma ubag.
I don't like the man pretending to be hard-working in the presence of his master so that he will be praised.
Eng. pretending; boast (a character of being pretender (e.g., rich) aftering appreciation)
DDP: Show off (4.3.2.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

3.
vi.
for a person or animal (egkarayan, narayan, patient, egkA><ø-) to ignore correction or instruction because the style of correction (igkarayan, ingkarayan, ikarayan, reason, igkA><ø-) doesn't fit, or is not strong enough for, the situation
Kenè nu lalahi ka batè te egbinateen su igkarayan din dè sika.
Don't speak to a child in childish way, because it will encourage him to ignore your correction.
Eng. soft
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

vt.
for inappropriate (e.g., too gentle) correction (egpakarayan, nakarayan, actor, egpAkA-) to encourage a person or animal to ignore the correction, or to be the thing (igpakarayan, impakarayan, reason, igpAkA-) which encourages a person or animal to ignore the correction
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

4.
v.
for someone (egdayan-dayan, indayan-dayan/migdayan-dayan, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to be outspoken and boastful about something (igdayan-dayan, reason, ig-rdpRT-)
Eng. proud; outspoken
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

5.
vt.
for someone (egdayan-dayan, indayan-dayan/migdayan-dayan, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to decorate something (egdayan-dayanan, indayan-dayanan/migdayan-dayanan/pigdayan-dayanan, location, eg><an-rdpRT-)
Eng. decorate
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,JLM,RJH,AAA,TME,RJH,QDL,NJK,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 06/Nov/2015

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"egdayan" in song "Mateles ne marusilem"

"egdayanen" in song "Mateles si Hisus"

"Dayanen" in song "Manama ne matulus"

"Egdayanen" in song "Manama te langun"

Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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