káwat2 n wire used for conducting electricity. hatud — n message sent by telegraph or apparatus used to send telegraph (literary). v [A; c] send a telegram.
kawatkáwat = [sakáti].
kaway = [gaway].
kawáyan n general name for bamboo, but most specifically refers to armed species, esp. Bambusa spinosa. -un a resembling a bamboo.
kawbuy n cowboy movie. a like the cowboy of the movies: rough, rugged, tough. Kawbuy kaáyung tawhána. Buut ug ruburúbu, abtik kaáyung muiskápu, He’s a cowboy sort. He puts up with anything and is quick to escape. -in- n 1 like a cowboy as shown in the movies. Kinawbuy ang íyang bisti, He is dressed up like a cowboy. 2 Western movie. 3 rough and informal. Mau ni gustu kung kumbira, kinawbuy, This is the kind of party I like, informal and rugged. v [A3; a12] do s.t. in an informal, cowboy way.
kawhaan = kaluhaan. see [duha].
kawhat v [AN; a] reach for s.t. Kawháta ang libru kay dì kung kaabut, Reach for the book because I can’t. n 1 action of reaching. 2 extent of reach. Taas ug kawhat ang buksidur, A boxer has a long reach. paN- v [A13] reach for s.t. without quite being able to get it. Nagpangawhat ang bátà sa plátu, The child is grabbing for the plate.
kawhit n pole or stick, usually with a hook at the end, used in picking or getting s.t. which is out of one’s reach. v [A; a] get, pick s.t. with a kawhit. Akuy mukawhit sa baskit, I’ll get the basket down with a pole.
kawil = kawilkawil. kawilkawil v [A; c1] dangle loosely. Níay nagkawilkawil sa sidsid sa ákung sinínà, S.t. is dangling at the hem of my dress. Nagkawilkawil ang nindut níyang aríyus, Her beautiful earrings were dangling. Ayawg kawilkawila (ikawilkawil) ang ímung tiil ug magsakay kag swíng, Don’t let your feet dangle when you swing.
kawinkáwin = kawilkawil. see [kawil].