intawun
INTAWUN is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
intáwun short form: táwun. {1} particle expressing or asking for pity. {1a} in statements. Daghan táwun ang namatay didtu, A lot of people died in that place. Mu man nà táwuy ákung panginabúhì, Thats what we live from, poor us. {1b} with im-peratives: please, have mercy. Iúlì intáwun nà sa labing madalì, Please return that at the earliest possible time. {2} expressing humility: I dont necessarily deserve s.t. good. Nahinumdum táwun siya nákù, He remembers me (though I am not impor-tant enough to be remembered). Nakadaug táwun ku, I won just by luck. {2a} with statement praising oneself, expressing humility. Kamau táwun ku ánà uy, I know how to do that. (I dont think Im great guns, but I do know how to do it. ) {2b} with statements that a catastrophe hasnt happened: through the mercy of the Lord. Wà táwun mi hitabuig iltur, We havent been hit by El Tor, thank God. {3} with a sharp denial, taking the sting out of the denial. Anak nu ka sa gawas ni Pidru. Dílì, tawun uy, They say youre Pedros illegitimate son. Good heav-ens, no! (Have mercy, dont think of that. ) paN-v [A2S; b6] say intáwun. Nagpangintawun siya nga nanghulam nákù ug kwarta, He kept on saying poor me as he was borrowing the money.