daya
dayâ with stress marks
cheat; fraud
Usage Note
Daya is a strong word for deception or cheating, used across contexts from children's games to election fraud. The verb mandaya means to cheat, and dayain means to deceive someone. It carries a clear moral judgment and is frequently used in political discourse.
Examples
" Huwag kang dadaya sa laro. "
Natural Translation
Don't cheat in the game.
Literal Translation
Don't you will-cheat in game.
" Huwag kang mandaya sa pagsusulit. "
Natural Translation
Don't cheat on the exam.
Literal Translation
Don't you cheat in exam.
" Naniniwala ang marami na may naganap na daya sa bilangan, kaya humihiling sila ng muling pagbibilang ng mga boto. "
Natural Translation
Many believe that fraud occurred in the count, so they are requesting a recount of the votes.
Literal Translation
Believe the many that there-was happened fraud in counting, so requesting they of again counting of the votes.
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