mingaw
MINGAW is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
míngaw a {1} lonely, deserted. Míngaw ang balay, kay nanáug ang tanan, The house is deserted because everyone went out. {2} lonely in feeling. Míngaw ang syudad ug istranyu ka, A city is a lonely place for a stranger. v {1} [B; b6] be lonely, quiet. Nagmingaw ka man gud, ikaw ra bang usa? You seem to be lonely. Are you alone? {2} [a4b3] feel homesick, miss s. o. Wà ka ba mingáwa (mingawa) sa ímung mga bátà? Didnt you miss your children? Buut akung magpaduul gayud sa nam-ingáwan (gikamingáwan) kung asáwa, I want very much to be near my wife whom I miss so much. sa gunting v [a12] for hair to be uncut (humorous). Ang buhuk sa mga Bítuls gimíngaw sa gunting, The Beatles hair is lonely for the scissors. ka- n loneliness, homesickness. ma- a quiet, silent. Mamíngaw nga kagabhíun, Quiet night. ma-un a lonely. Mamingáwun kaáyu siya sukad mamatay ang íyang bána, She has been lonely since her husband died. ka-an a lonely, deserted place. Nagtubù siya sa kamingáwan sa kabukíran, He grew up in the lonely moun-tains.