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Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary

Likayan

English

to avoid / to evadeverb

Alternative meanings

to avoid
to dodge
to evade
to elude
to keep away from something

Pronunciation

li-KAH-yan

Root and affixes

Root: likay = to avoid, dodge, evade. Related form: likayan = to avoid something; paglikay = the act of avoiding.

Variants or conjugations

likay
lihay
paglikay

Related words and expressions

ikyas
likway
pugong
palikay

Meaning and usage notes

Likayan works for avoiding something specific. Likay can also mean to physically dodge, evade a situation, or keep away from something.

avoiddodgeeludeevadekeep awayprevent
Example 1

Likayan nato ang problema.

Let us avoid the problem.

Example 2

Kinahanglan nimo likayan ang delikado nga lugar.

You need to avoid the dangerous place.