Meaning of "ligaw"

ligaw •

n.
• • 1. ligaw, courtship lumigaw (-um)

v.
• • to court, to woo. Lumigaw siya sa magandang dalaga. He courted a beautiful girl. manligaw, iligaw (mang-:i-) to court, to woo. Lagi siyang nanliligaw ng mga babae. He is always courting girls.
  • 2.) ligaw, maligaw (ma-)

v.
• • to get lost, to stray. Naligaw siya sa lunsod. He got lost in the city. manligaw, iligaw (mang-:i-) to guide to the wrong way. Iniligaw ng tsuper ang pasahero. The driver took the passengers the wrong way.

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stray

n.
• • a wanderer, lost animal: kawalang (ligaw na) hayop

v.
• • 1. to wander, to roam: gumala, magpagala-gala, lumaboy, magpalabuy-laboy
  • 2. to lose ones way: maligaw, mawala
  • 3. to get out of the way: lumihis, malihis

adj.
• • 1. wandering, lost: pagalagala, palaboy, nawawala, ligaw
  • 2. scattered here and there: kalat, kalat-kalat, nagkalat, nakakalat, layu-layo, hiwa- hiwalay

wild

adj.
• • 1. living in the forests, not tamed: mabangis, mailap, di maamo
  • 2. not cultivated: ligaw
  • 3. uncivilized, savage: mabangis, mailap, di sibilisado
  • 4. with no people living in it: magubat, masukal, ilang
  • 5. waste, desert: ilang, kaparangan
  • 6. not checked, not restrained: walang taros
  • 7. violent: malakas, marahas, malupit
  • 8. rash: pabigla-bigla, padalus-dalos
  • 9. stray: ligaw

n.
• • wilds, thick forest: kagubatan, masinsing kasukalan