sayal n skirt. Sayal ug bláwus ang íyang sinínà, She wore a skirt and blouse. v 1 [A; c] wear a skirt. 2 [a12] make into a skirt.
sáyang expression of regret at s.t. wasted or an opportunity missed. Sáyang lang ang ákung pag-anhi kay wà mi magkítà, I came for nothing because we didn’t meet. Sáyang wà nákù madá ang ákung báting sut. Mangalígù tà ta, Too bad I didn’t bring my bathing suit. We could have gone swimming. v [B1256; b6] for s.t. to be a waste, consider it so.
sáyans n 1 science. Tungud sa sáyans nakaabut ang táwu sa búlan, Science has allowed man to reach the moon. 2 science course.
sayantis, sayantist n scientist. v [B156] be, become a scientist.
sayaw n general name for swifts: Collocalia spp. -in- a having the form of a swift in flight or of its tail.
sáyaw v 1 [AC; c] dance. Dì ku makigsáyaw ug hubug, I won’t dance with a drunk. Isáyaw ta kag makaduha ug mamaúlì na ta, I will dance with you twice, and then we’ll go home. 2 [A23] by extension, any movement likened to dancing. Misáyaw ang mga dáhun sa hángin, The leaves danced in the breeze. — ang kasingkásing v [A23] be gladdened (literary). Misáyaw ang íyang kasingkásing dihang gisugut siya, His heart danced when the girl accepted him. n dance. Sáyaw sa mga karáan, The dance of the old-timers. Pistang way sáyaw, A fiesta with no dance. sayawsáyaw n dance presentation, esp. folk dance. -an(→), -anan n dance hall, dance floor. hiN-(→) a fond of dancing. -in-an(→) n way of dancing. maN-r-(→) n dancers.
sayhanan n rack or anything flat on to which or over which s.t. can be laid. Gibutang níya ang awditíbu sa sayhanan, She put the receiver down on the cradle.
sayid-áwut n in volleyball, the situation where the serving team makes an error and loses the serve.
sayid bit n an extra bet with an individual in addition to the main bet of the game. v 1 [AC; c] make a side bet. 2 [A; a1] for a husband to play around with other women. Daug kaáyu siya sa asáwa. Dì giyud makasayidbit, He is such a hen-pecked husband he can never fool around.
sayid layin n 1 sideline, s.t. one does in addition to his usual occupation. 2 a married man’s mistress (humorous). Dílì nà asáwa uy, sayid layin lang nà, That’s not his wife. That’s his mistress. v 1 [A; c] have a sideline. 2 [A13] maintain a mistress.