buya
BUYA is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
búya n agreement between parents to betroth their young or unborn children. v [A; ac] betroth unborn or young children. Buyáhun nátù ang mga bátà, Let us betroth our children. Atung ibúya ang ímung gisabak sa ílang masusu, We will betroth the child you are carrying to their infant. buyag v [AN2; a12] {1} make a comment on s.t. Kusug siyang mamuyag ug gwápa, He makes lots of comments when he sees a good-looking girl. Wà kay katungud sa pagbuyag sa ákung pamisti, You have no right to comment on the way I dress. {2} call ones attention to a fault. Buyaga siya kay nangurtína, Tell her her slip is showing. {3} admonish s. o. to stop doing s.t. Buyaga ang mga bátang nagsábà, Tell those noisy kids to be quiet. {4} [b8] be a? ected by buyag. n {1} disease a? icting a person or his possessions brought on by a compliment given by a buyágan or by a supernatural being. {2} sa túbig k. o. skin eczema. interjection = puyra . puyra magical formula uttered to ward o? the disease buyag said where a compliment has been made or is about to be made. pa-v {1} [A3] do s.t. to make s. o. admonish one. {2} allow s. o. to tell one to stop. -an() n {1} s. o. with an inherent supernatural power which causes any living thing he compliments to become ill. {2} sorcerer who can cure buyag. -l-un() a requiring admonishment.