Kankanaey

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Etymology

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From um- +‎ ayaw.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔumaˈjaw/ [ʔu.mʌˈjaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: u‧ma‧yaw

Verb

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umayáw

  1. to leave, to go away, to depart

Synonyms

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References

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  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “ayáw”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 48