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sawey
/sawɔy/
v_rt.
“scold”
 
1.
vt.
for someone (egsawey, migsawey/insawey, eg><ø-) to scold someone else (egsawayen, insawey/migsawey/pigsawey, patient)
Syn. dew-ey
Eng. scold; tell off
Tag. magmurá; muráhin
Ceb. kasab-an
OCM: Non-electronic Transmission of Messages (202), Transmission of Cultural Norms (867)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L
 
2.
vt.
for someone (egsawey, migsawey/insawey, agent, eg><ø-) to criticize someone or something else (egsawayen, insawey/migsawey/pigsawey, patient, eg><en-) about something (igsawey, insawey, reason, ig><ø-)
Eng. criticize, to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L
 
v.
for someone or something (egkasawey, nasawey, agent, egkA><ø-) to be criticized by someone else (igkasawey, ingkasawey, theme, igkA><ø-) about anything
Eng. criticized, to be
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L

Updated by: RJH,TME,QDL
Last updated: 19/Aug/2010