adbinturar = abinturar.

†adlaw — gabíi doing s.t. all the time. Adlaw gabíi ang ákung trabáhu,

I work day and night. may — rang magabíi the day will come when the

tables will be turned (lit. the day will come that will turn to night).

Ímu kung gidaugdáug kay ábi pubri man ku, apan may adlaw rang magabíi,

You are stepping all over me because I am poor, but the day will come

when the tables are turned. -an(→), hiN-an(→) n the share of palm toddy

given to the owner of the tree, reckoned as the amount gathered on one

particular day of the week.

adlib_1 v [A; b6] deliver s.t. extemporaneously without any script.

Kinahanglan sa usa ka anawunsir nga maáyu muadlib, It’s necessary for

an announcer to be good at ad-libbing. Giadlíban na lang níya ang lima

ka minútus, He just filled in the five minutes by ad-libbing.

†admirar admiradur n admirer. Daghan siyag admiradur kay gwápa man, She

has lots of admirers because she is beautiful.

†adult pur — for adults only (movie).

aduptǎr v {2} [A; a] adopt a form of government. Kun unsang matánga sa

kagamhánan ang aduptahun kanà mag-agad lang unyà sa plibisítu, It

depends on the plebiscite as to what form of government will be

adopted.

†adwána n {2} place where the customs house is located or the port area

near the customs house. Didtus adwána dunggù ang bapur, The ship docked

near the customs house.

ág — lang anything and everything. Ág lay kan-un sa bábuy, Pigs eat

anything and everything. Ág lang trabáhu ang íyang gidatug kanákù, She

dumped whatever she had to do on me.

†ágak v {3} [A; a12] guide s.o. in doing things. Musúkul kus kásu ug

dúnay muágak nákù, I’ll put up a fight in court if I have legal

counsel. Agákun tikaw sa pag-atiman sa tanum, I’ll show you how to tend

the plants.

†agálunpaN- v [A23] for a long-lost thing to be found again by its

owner or for a thing long sold by its owner to find its way back to

him. Nangagáwun ang ákung singsing nga narimáti kay aku ra gihápuy

nakapalit sa pagsubasta, My ring must consider me its master, because

after I pawned it and failed to redeem it, I still got it back at the

auction.

†agaw ig-(←) ug ikatrayinta idús ug tungà (humorous) one’s fiancee

(lit. thirty-second and a halfth cousin).

agay-ay_2 v [B346] for liquid to trickle down very slowly from a

source. Nag-agay-ay ang túbig sa punúan sa káhuy, The water is

trickling very slowly down the trunk of the tree. n slow trickling of

water. -in- n {1} slow trickling of liquid. {2} water which has

trickled out.

†ági (→) anhà mag- it will inevitably be so. Anhà giyud ka mag-agi sa

latigu kay buyágun ka man, It looks like you’re going to have to get

whipped. You’re so naughty. pa- v {2} [A; ab] go over s.t. with an

instrument. Paagia kug kadiyut sa ákung sinínà, Let me just press my

dress a second time. Gipaagian ku na ang mga hábul nga gisiun, I have

already run the torn sheets through the sewing machine. pa-(→) = pa-,

v2.

†agpas v {5} [c] for medicine to cure an ailment. Dílì maagpas

(maagpasan) sa binisayà ang sakit sa bágà, Folk medicine cannot cure a

lung disease.

agribyádu = agrabyádu.

†agwáda agwadahan n {1} the pole carried on the shoulder with a can on

each end. {2} the cans used to convey water. {3} the place where one

fetches water. {4} the families to whom water is delivered by the

carrier.

†agwádu a {2} for dough not to be baked through. v {2} [B12] come out

not baked through. Ang kakúlang sa síga mauy nakapaagwádu sa bibingka,

The rice cake came out half-cooked because the fire was too low.

ahan = kayhà (dialectal).

†ahaw v {1a} [B1256] be without, lack. Hala, níay mil arun dì ka

maahaws igalastus syudad, Here is a thousand pesos so you won’t lack

spending money while you are in the city.

akadímik n academic supervisor, the second highest official of a public

school, next to the superintendent. v [B; c1] be, become an academic

supervisor.

akawunting n accounting as a subject in schools.

alabádu v {1} [A; c1] clasp the hands on one’s breast. Ug mualabádu ang

párì, sunud pud, If the priest clasps his hands on his breast, do the

same. {2} [A1] say one’s final prayers at the point of death.

Nag-alabádu na ang bitayun, The doomed man is saying his final prayers.

alahíbi = alhíbi.

†álam may (walay) (→) uneducated (having no education). Lisud ang

pangimplíyu ug wà kay alam, You’ll have a hard time finding a job if

you have no education.

†alarma v {3} [B12] be alarmed about s.t. Nagkaalarma ang mga táwu sa

kahimtang sa násud, The people are getting concerned about the

condition of the nation.

alastar v [B12] for an anchored boat to get loose and drift away.

Nagkaalastar na ang ímung sakayan, Your boat is getting loose and is

drifting away.

albumina n albumen. albuminahun a containing albumen.

alibanta command to heave s.t. Únu, dus, tris, alibanta! One, two,

three, heave!

alibay_2 v [A; c] drape s.t. over the shoulders. Alibayan ta kag tualya

arun dì ka tugnawun, I’ll drape a towel over your shoulders so you

won’t feel cold.

†alirdyik {3} having an aversion to s.t. Alirdyik kaáyu ku sa hílak, I

hate crying. v {3} [B12] be, become averse to s.t.

alis get out, scram (colloquial). Alis dihà bi. Akuy naglingkud dihà,

Get out of my chair.

ális n wake of a boat. v [A] produce a wake. Muális ug maáyu ang

ispidbut ug pakusgan, The speedboat produces high waves in its wake

when it runs fast.

aliyunyun (from yunyun) n an insect similar to a spider, of light

dirty-brown color, having long spindly legs, so called because it moves

its body up and down when it is disturbed.

almahadun = almuhadun.

alpabit n the alphabet.

†álup v {1a} [B24] for one’s popularity to wane. Miálup na ang bitúun

ni Súsan Rúsis, Susan Roces’ popularity has waned.

†alupaup = alup-up.

amamaylu = tabilus.

amara v [A; a] brandish a weapon in a fighting stance or in anger.

Misibat siya pagkakità sa íyang kuntra nga nag-amara ug pinútì, He got

out of there when he saw his enemy waving a sword.

amatung n large boulder or pile of rocks formed into a boulder found in

shallow waters, usually slightly exposed even at high tide.

†ambak v {2} [A; c] go, climb down. Mihínay siyag ambak sa káhuy, He

climbed out of the tree slowly. {2a} go out of a house. Bisag gabíi na,

muambak gihápun ka? It’s already night. Don’t tell me you’re going out!

{2b} get, bring off a vehicle. Anhi ra ku dinhi ambak, I’m getting off

here. Iambak ra ang ákung dala, Take my baggage off. {3} [B6] for the

seam between the shoulder and the sleeve to fall below the shoulder

line. Ipausab nang sinínà kay miambak ang tahì sa abagahan, Let them

redo that dress because the shoulder seam falls below the shoulder

line. a shoulder seam falling below the shoulder line. -an n edge of an

area that drops off. Ang ambakan sa intabládu, The edge of the stage.

†ambas v {2} [AC] for two or more persons or things to arrive at almost

the same time. Nag-ambas ug abut ang sulat ug ang tiligráma, The letter

and the telegram arrived almost at the same time.

†ambisiyun n {2} way of playing mahjong where one doesn’t open as soon

as he has mahjong but rather tries to parley his holdings into s.t.

that gives a better return. v {2} [AP; b] play one’s hand in this way.

Mumadyung na tà ku, apan wà lang kay nag-ambisiyun (nagpaambisiyun) kug

syíti páris, I could have gone mahjong, but I didn’t because I was

holding out for seven pairs. {2a} [c1] make it an ambisiyun hand. -ar

v = ambisiyun, v1. -adu a ambitious. Ambisiyunádu kaáyu ning batáa nga

makahuman sa íyang pagtuun, This child is very ambitious to finish his

studies. v [B126; b6] be, become ambitious.

ambisyúsa = ambisyúsu (female).

ambríla kat n style of skirt with several triangular pieces flaring to

the hem and narrow at the waist, roughly resembling an umbrella.

v {1} [A; c1] make a dress in this style. {2} [A; c] wear a dress in

this style.

amimispis = pispis.

†amin v {3} [A; a12] admit a wrong or mistake one has done and be held

responsible. Kun aminun nímung tanang nabitabù, maminusminus pa ang

ímung sintinsiya, If you admit everything, your sentence will be

reduced. {4} [A; a] kill (humorous). Akuy muamin ánang hingusig nga

irù, I’ll put an end to that noisy dog. a dead.

†amping -in-an n {1} s.t. one must guard. {2} genitalia of a virgin

(euphemism).

†amù maáyu pay amù náa pay duha ka dakù sa lubut poor as a church mouse

(lit. a monkey is better off because at least he has two centavo pieces

on his buttocks).

amurítis n lovesickness (humorous). v [B126; a4] be affected with

‘amoritis’. -un(→) a lovesick.

Ámuy_3 n Amoy Chinese.

amuy-ámuy v [A; b5] pacify, appease one’s anger. Amuy-amúya

(amuy-amúyig) kindi ang bátà ug maghilak, Appease the child with a

piece of candy when it cries. n act of appeasing, pacifying.

amyat a looking down on others and being pretentious. Amyat nang

bayhána. Dílì makighuyhúy nátù, That woman is stuck up. She won’t go

around with us. v [B12] be, become stuck up and pretentious. Lagmit ang

kadátù makaamyat (makapaamyat) sa usa ka asáwa, Usually wealth makes a

wife think too highly of herself. -in- v [A; a2] behave in a conceited

and affected way.

an = ang (dialectal).

†anak n — sa salà, pagpakasalà illegitimate child. — sa pagkaulitáwu a

man’s child before his marriage. — sa pagkadalága a child born to a

woman before her marriage. — sa Táwu Jesus Christ. — sa Diyus Jesus

Christ. — sa sakramintu legitimate child.

†andir — gráwun a done in secret. Andir-gráwun ang mga kalihúkan sa mga

kaáway nátù, Our enemies carried out their activities in secret. v [c1]

do s.t. secretly. — wit a underweight. Andir wit kaáyu ning batáa kay

níwang, This child is very underweight because he is thin. v [B12; b6]

be, become underweight.

†ángal v {2} [A; c] reveal a secret (slang). Muángal siya sa pulis kun

dì nátù bahínan, He will sing to the police if we do not give him a

share.

anghuy = anhuy.

†angka v {3a} [A23P; b3] change one’s mind, back out of an agreement.

Dì ku muangka. Ang sábut, sábut, I will not back out. An agreement is

an agreement. pa- v [A; a] make s.o. quit or change his mind. n s.t. to

make one change his mind. Ingun sa paangka ang ílang gipangáyù nga

bugay, They asked for that bride price just to get him to back out.

†anislag -un n a rooster feather coloration of shiny, light gold with

streaks of dark brown.

†ánit n {2} strip of leather attached to the ends of the rubber strips

of a slingshot used to cradle the stone. v {2} [A; c] attach the sling

to the slingshot. {3} [A; a] shave the head bald. (→) a shaved bald.

†ansuy v {2} get sick from getting oneself wet after sexual

intercourse. Gíkang mugámit dì siya muhíkap ug túbig kay mahadluk

ansúyan, He doesn’t go near water after sexual intercourse for fear of

getting sick.

antidit v [A; c16] antedate, assign an earlier date to a document than

the true date. Antidítun (iantidit) lang nátù ang aplikasiyun kay ulahi

na, Let’s put an earlier date on the application because it is too

late.

antititanus n anti-tetanus injection.

†antiyúhus — ug bíka v [A13] miss seeing s.t. too big to be overlooked

(lit. wearing glasses made of potsherds).

antrak, antraks n a big boil without a head, usually growing on the

breast, the nape of the neck, or at the back. v [A123; b5] have a big

boil of this sort.

†anyil — sa lubut n a patch of blue skin found at the tip of the

vertebral column of infants.

apartǎr a located far from s.w. Apartǎr kaáyu ang ámung balay sa

mirkádu, Our house is very far from the market. v [B; c1] be, become

far from s.w. Apartaha (iapartǎr) pagtúkud ang inyung balay sa karsáda,

Build your house far from the road. -du = apartǎr.

†apiktǎr -du(←) a affected by s.t. Apiktádu kaáyu ang mga ginikánan sa

mga bátang magbinúang, The parents are very much affected if their

children misbehave. v [B12] be affected. Maapiktádu ang tibuuk láwas sa

bísan unsang sakit nga átung batíun, The whole body is affected by any

sickness one has.

†apindiks n {2} appendix of a book.

aplikisyun = aplikasiyun.

aprísir n appraiser.

apsaydawun kik n upside-down cake. v [A] make upside-down cake.

aptudit a au courant, up-to-date on events. Aptudit kaáyu ning bayhána

sa mga tabì, That woman is au courant when it comes to gossip. v [B126]

be au courant.

apuntǎr v [A; c] record, list down s.t. Ang iskúrir mauy miapuntǎr sa

iskur sa nagbaskit, The score-keeper recorded the score of the teams

playing basketball. Iapuntǎr unya kiring ákung giútang, List down the

things I am getting on credit.

arangka_2 v [C; b3] engage in a noisy quarrel. Gubut kaáyug mag-arangka

na ang bana ug ang íyang abubhuang asáwa, All hell breaks loose when

the husband and his jealous wife quarrel.

arastǎr = alastǎr.

*araw-áraw paN- a for one’s daily and ordinary use (slang).

Pang-araw-áraw níya ang ílang mutsatsa, ang íyang uyab panagsa ra níya

dulgi, He has his maid for ordinary, everyday intercourse, and only

rarely his fiancée.

†arbul_2 — di = arbur di.

arbur di n Arbor Day.

aríba_4 shout of encouragement to a player or performer. Aríba, Kutya,

usa na lang ka puwint, Come on, Cotia, you only need one more point.

ar-ip si n acronym for the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation, now

known as the Development Bank of the Philippines. v [A; a12] make a

loan with the R.F.C.

†árit n sexual intercourse (slang). pala- a having a great capacity for

sexual intercourse.

†aríya_1 v {5a} [A] for a boat to begin moving away from the wharf.

Miaríya na ang barku pag-abut námù sa pantalan, The boat had started to

move away when we arrived at the wharf. {6} [B4] start to give way,

collapse. Miaríya ang payag nga nadaghanan sa táwu, The hut was so full

of people it started to collapse.

armunída = almunída.

arsínik n arsenic. v [a12] poison with arsenic.

arsupu n word-play on arsubispu (humorous).

asam-asam v [AN; b(1)] {1} dare do s.t. difficult, beyond one’s

capacity to do. Mag-asam-asam kag pangusína nga dì gánì ka kamaung

muháling? Do you dare cook when you don’t even know how to kindle a

fire? {2} dare do s.t. one doesn’t have a right to do. Nag-asam-asam

man siyag lingkud sa uluhan sa lamísa, dì nauláwan siya? He had the

nerve to sit at the head of the table. So he was put to shame.

†asáwa asawaasáwa, uluasáwa n common-law wife. v [B6; c1] be, become;

have a common-law wife.

asáyin v {1} [A; a] assign s.o. to a position. Giasáyin ku sa

paniktikag bakì, I was assigned to the backwoods. {2} [A; c] assign

s.o. work. Wà kuy humwurk nga giasayin, I was not assigned any

homework. -min n {1} assignment to a job. {2} assignment to do work.

asimbul_1 v [A; c1] assemble a contrivance, machine. Asimbul na ang

radiyung ákung gipalit kay dì ku maantígung muasimbul, I bought an

assembled radio because I don’t know how to assemble one.

asimbul_2 v [AC; c1] assemble together in a place. Didtu ang parid

mag-asimbul sa plása, The parade assembled in the plaza.

†asinda asindíru n {2} owner of salt beds (humorous). asindíra =

asindíru (female).

†asiráwu — ug buhuk having wiry hair.

asirkásu = asikásu.

†asistǐr v {3} attend a function, meeting. Asistiran (asistihan) ug

banda ang ílang kasal, There will be a band in attendance at their

wedding.

†atay {4} — sa abu the whitest part of the ashes made into lye, used as

medicine to treat indigestion. {5} — sa súkà the accumulated dregs of

vinegar that form into a soft, slippery mass. v [A2] for vinegar to

form a soft, slippery mass. Dì pa aslum ang súkà ug dì pa muatay,

Vinegar is not sour before it has formed a soft, slippery mass.

atitaw v [B3(1)4] for a boil to come to a good, clear head. Tusdíka ang

buthanan sa hubag ug muatitaw na, Prick the boil when it comes to a

well-formed head. a having a sharply defined head.

†atras {4} stern, rear of a boat. v [A] {1a} for a boat to back up.

†atsa n {2} grade in the seventies (so called because a figure 7 looks

like an axe).

atsak = atsay_2.

átut = átud.

awagan = ulagan. see úlag.

†awhag n urge to do s.t. Ang awhag nga lawasnun, (Sexual) urges of the

body.

ay-ar it n a recently introduced variety of rice, the IR-8 miracle

rice.

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báag_2 = bálag.

báag_3 n a small preparation of food for a get-together. Ug dúnay báag

sa inyu muadtu ku, I’ll go to your house when you have a little eating

party. paN- v [A2; b6] attend a small eating party.

†baang, báang (←) n {1} the mouth opened to eat s.t. Kagamay nga táwu

apan dakug báang, Such a small man, but how wide he can open his mouth

to eat. {2} mouthful. Usa ra ka báang sa buáya, You are only one

mouthful for a crocodile.

†bàbà dakù ug — a talkative, noisy.

badíday n loving and tender address for little girls. Gikápuy ang ákung

badíday? Is my little sweetie tired?

†badigard n {2} one’s fiance or spouse (humorous).

†bag n {4} syuldir — shoulder bag. pansing, pantsing — punching bag.

ubirnayit — overnight bag. ayis — ice bag. pípar — paper bag. ham-,

hand- handbag.

bagnul a {1} dull, not sharp. Ang bagnul nga kutsilyu dì limpiyu ug

pinutlan, A dull knife will not make a clean cut. {2} for solids to be

hard and compacted, not easily crumbling. Bagnul ang batu ikumparar sa

anapug, Stone is harder than lime. {3} for skin to be calloused and

tough. v [B; a] {1} for a blade to become dull. {2} solidify or form

into hard lumps. Ang kabugnaw makapabagnul (makabagnul) sa túbig, Cold

will make water solidify. {2a} for the skin to form callouses. -un

a lumpy, having hard lumps. v [B2] become lumpy.

†bagting n {2} one of the three significant events in one’s life for

which bells are rung: baptism, marriage, death.

†bagtuk a {2} having a sour expression on the face. v [B6] {2} wear a

heavy and sour look. Dì ka giyud makasúgù niánang bayhána kay mubagtuk

dáyun ang nawung, You can never ask that girl to do anything because

she immediately gets a nasty expression on her face.

†bag-u {2} -ng kaláyu, kandílà, túbig blessing of the New Fire, Easter

Candle, and Holy Water on the night of Holy Saturday. -ng kinabúhì new

lease on one’s life after it has been spared from an accident or from a

serious illness. Magpasalámat ta sa Diyus sa átung bag-ung kinabúhì,

Let us thank God for giving us a new lease on life. v {2} — sa kaláyu,

kandílà, túbig [A13; c1] perform the rite of blessing the Holy Water,

New Fire and Easter Candles. {3} — sa kinabúhì [A12] give s.o. a new

lease on life. — sa útang [A; a12] renew a loan. kabag-úhan

n {1} modern times. {2} the younger generation.

bagul_2 a poor. Dì ku mutúu nga kun bagul ka sa sinugdan, bagul ka na

lang sa hangtud, I don’t believe that if you start poor, you must

always remain poor.

bagurung = bagrung.

†bagyu — sa kinabúhì misfortunes in life (literary). Taliwā̀ sa ímung

kalípay muhúrus usáhay ang mga bagyu sa kinabúhì, Into every life some

rain must fall.

†bahù paniN- {1b} -ng yútà for death to be near (lit. smell of

earth—humorous). Nagpanimahù nang yútà ang kansirun, The cancer patient

already smells of the grave.

bait v [A13] walk the straight and narrow path (slang). Dì na siya

muinum. Nagbait na siya, He doesn’t drink anymore. He is following the

straight and narrow path.

†bakgráwun -ir = bakgráwun, n3, 4, 5.

bakhan n backhand slap, backhand stroke in tennis. v [A; a12] strike

with a backhand slap or hit with a backhand stroke. Bakhánun ta ka rug

magtubagtubag ka, I’ll slap you with the back of my hand if you talk

back to me.

†bakì -in- a {1} sitting squat with the legs crossed. {2} bikini

panties. v [A; c1] {1} sit on the ground with crossed legs. {2} wear

bikini panties.

bakig = pakì_2.

†bakrayid v {2} [A; b6] share in what s.o. else has. Mahímù bang

mubakrayid kus ímung kan-un? May I share your food?

baksit n back seat of a bicycle or motorcycle. v [A; c1] ride on the

back seat.

†balalà v {1} = balálà. {2} [A; c1] fail in school. Balaun (ibalà)

tikaw sa klási ug dì ka magtuun, I’ll fail you if you don’t study.

{3} [A2; b6] fall to the ground with a big thud. Mibalà ku sa salug nga

sínaw, I fell flat on the slippery floor with a thud.

†balay — sa lamígas ant hill. tag- call shouted upon reaching the house

of a friend to announce one’s presence.

balbangáhan = balbangáan.

†baldúsa n {2} k.o. square-shaped white cracker.

†bali_1 v {7} [A] change goals in basketball at the second half.

n exchange of goals.

bali_2 n ballet. v [A; b] dance the ballet.

†báli a {2} — ug ígù serves [so-and-so] right. Báli ug ígù ang íyang

gidangátan kay matinumánun sa gustu, It serves her right what happened

to her because she is so headstrong.

†bálì balìbálì n {3} in basketball, bending the upper part of the body

far to the back while shooting to make it difficult to block the ball.

Maáyu sa balìbálì si Bárun, Baron is good in making shots with his body

bent backward. v [A; c1] shoot the ball in this way.

†balibul v {2} [a12] toss s.t. about as if it were a volleyball.

Gibalibul sa mga bugáung ang tubul nga nag-utaw-útaw, The jarbua fish

are poking at the hard stools that are floating in the sea.

balikturyan n student who failed a grade (word play on balidikturyan

and bálik — humorous).

†balisbis paN-an v {2} [A2; b6] for rain to be heavy enough to flow

from the eaves. ‘Kusug ba ang ulan?’—‘Ígù giyung nakapamalisbisan,’

‘Was the rain heavy?’—‘It was heavy enough to flow from the eaves.’

†balista v {3} [A23] for wind or luck to change to an opposite

direction. Mibalista ang hángin maung nanimbang na pud sila sa píkas,

The wind blew in the opposite direction and so the people moved to the

other side of the boat to balance it. Namawì na pud si Pabling.

Mibalista na tingáli ang íyang dimálas, Pabling is having a winning

streak. Maybe his luck is starting to change. -da = balista, v3.

†balítà walay (←) without any knowledge of what is going on or what had

happened. Wà lay balítà ang bána nga naglaki ang íyang asáwa, The

husband has no idea that his wife is playing around.

bálit prup a bullet proof.

†bálun pa- v {3} [A; c] give a pabálun, 4a, 5. n {4} the custom of

throwing earth or gravel upon the coffin as soon as it is lowered into

the grave as a sign of respect and also so that the soul of the dead

person may not come back to haunt those he left behind. {4a} soil that

is thrown on the coffin in the pabálun ceremonies. {5} send-off gift

for a newly-wed couple consisting of equal contributions from both sets

of parents.

†balur a dignified, having high prestige. Ang pagmaistra balur kaáyung

pangitáa, Teaching is a prestigious calling. pa- v {2} [A; b7] give

dignity to oneself or to one’s office. Magpabalur giyud ang huwis sa

kurti, A judge should maintain his dignity in court. di- a carrying

respect and high prestige. Dibalur nga tígum. Púlus imbahadur sa mga

násud ang mitambung, A high-level meeting, attended by ambassadors of

various nations.

baluskad = baluskag.

bambu_2 v [A; a12] hit s.o. in the body with a hard blow with a

thumping sound. Bambuhun ta kag magtubagtubag ka, I’ll give you a hard

blow on the body if you talk back.

†banà pasi- v [A; a] call s.o.’s attention to, warn. Gipasiban-an

(gipasibanáan) ku siya sa dílì pagpúnay ug kúyug adtung tawhána, I

warned her not to go out with that man all the time.

†bandu_2 n {2} place where a group of people united for a common

purpose meet. Bandu Usminya, The place where the followers of Osmeña

meet.

†bangdaybangday n {2} children’s game of flicking rubber bands by turns

wherein one wins a rubber band if it lands lying over the opponent’s.

v {3} [AC; b] play bangdaybangday.

†banghag v {3} [A23; b6] cut into a conversation. Dì ka mubanghag ug

náay magsulti, panábì, Don’t join in a conversation suddenly. Ask

permission. a cutting in a conversation even when one doesn’t know the

topic being talked about.

†bangku n toilet (humorous—cf. dipusitu, v 5). Buysit. Humag káun,

diritsus bangku! Darn! As soon as I had finished eating I had to rush

to the ‘bank’.

bangkúru n k.o. small tree of the seashore and thickets with a stinking

fruit used medicinally: Morinda citrifolia.

†banting v {2} [A; c] weigh s.o. down with an onerous task,

impositions. Lima ka klási ang gibanting sa usa ka maistru, The teacher

was burdened with five classes.

†bantuk n land for upland rice as opposed to paddies. humay sa — upland

rice. pulis — a humorous and deprecatory allusion to a policeman who is

not quite up to standard or k.o. funny-looking.

†banwag -in-an n {1} a newly-organized religious sect in Mindanao that

patterns its religious practice after those of the Roman Catholic

Church. {2} member of this sect. v [B156] be, become a member of the

binanwágan.

bara_2 v [AB] clog s.t. up, be clogged up. May nuug nga mibara sa túbu

sa hugasan, A piece of cloth clogged up the drain in the sink. Nabara

ang isdang búhì sa ákung tutunlan, The live fish stuck in my throat.

Magkabara ang trapiku basta magkaalas dúsi, Traffic gets clogged up at

about twelve o’clock.

†bára_1 n {4b} — sa Ispiritu Santu n a grievous sin originally

committed by an ancestor to be paid subsequently by seven generations.

v {2a} [b5] suffer from having incurred the wrath of the Holy Spirit.

Gibára (gibaráhan) sa Ispiritu Santu nang pamilyáha, That family has

incurred the wrath of the Holy Spirit.

bards = part.

barit euphemism for barut.

†bása v {1a} [b6] say the prayers for a dying person. Gibasáhan ang

himalatyun nga nagtingà, Prayers were said for him as he breathed his

last. {1b} — ug kúmiks [A13; b(1)] for a prostitute to be so oblivious

of the sex act that she can read the comics while she is being had.

Basáhan ka lag kúmiks ánang kapúnga, dakù na kaáyu nag bangag, That

prostitute will hardly feel you (lit. will read the comics on you), she

has such a huge hole.

†baskit bul n {2} k.o. dance characterized by movements which suggest

the dribbling and shooting of a ball. v {2} [A] dance the basketball

dance.

batangginyu = batangginya (male).

†batbat v {2} [A; a] follow, traverse along the edges or outskirts.

Mibatbat sila sa lapad nga humayan, They walked around edges of the

wide rice field. Batbáta ning dalána ug muabut ka sa tubud, Follow this

footpath, and you will reach the spring.

†bátì -l-an n {2a} epidemic. May balatían karun sa Pásil, There’s an

epidemic in Pasil now. v [B1] be, become sick. Nagbalatían ang inahan,

The mother has an illness.

*batingting hugut ang — see hugut, a5.

†batu batubátu n {4} testicles (humorous slang).

baybay_3 n k.o. dance in which partners embrace each other and swing

the upper part of their body sidewise in rhythm with the music. v [AC;

c1] dance the baybay.

†bayi kababayin-an n {2} = bayin-an. v [A12] belong to the group

consisting of friends or relatives of the bride.

baylarína = baylirína. see bayli.

báyung_1 n k.o. dark-colored hardwood.

†bibirun v {3} [A13] for a grown person to behave with childlike

immaturity and dependence. Unsa, nagbibirun ka pa nga magpatábang ka pa

mag pasul-ub sa karsúnis? Are you still a baby that you ask for help in

putting on your pants?

†bíbu n {1} in a card game of the bridge or whist type, the situation

where the players must follow suit. {2} the card lead. v {2} [A; c1]

lead with a suit that must be followed or follow suit. Bibúhun (ibíbu)

giyud sa magburiskas ang íyang baráha ug dúna siyay ikabíbu, The

buriskas player follows suit if he can do so.

†bigu tilyu n {2} wearing a mustache. Sa úna bigutilyu nà siya, He used

to have a mustache.

†bikarbunátu — disúsa = bikarbunátu.

†bilíbid n {2} jail. v {2} [B126] be put in jail, imprison. Nabilíbid

sa salà nga panlúgus, Imprisoned for rape.

binhurun a women who are not highly esteemed, women left by their

husbands, disgraced women, women of ill repute, and the like. Ayawg

pangasáwag binhurun, Don’t marry a cheap woman. v [b6] consider a woman

cheap.

binipisya v [A; c1] concoct medicine from herbs. Binipisyahun

(ibinipisya) sa tambálan ang mga sagibunhun, The medicine man concocts

medicine from herbs.

†binta_1 a ready-made clothes that are not finely-done. v {2} [c1] be

cheaply and poorly made.

bintul_2 an expression of mild disappointment or disgust. Bintul, wà

man diay nákù kasirhi ang pultahan, My goodness! I forgot to lock the

door.

†bínug n {2} quicksand.

birianádir a having adopted a haughty, stand-offish attitude

(colloquial). Basta iksámin birianádir siya kay dì man pakupya, He is

very different when it comes to exams because he doesn’t let you copy.

v [B126] develop a stand-offish attitude to others. Nabirianádir na

siya sukad muasinsu, He has become quite distant since he got his

promotion.

bís_2 n military base.

†bisti n s.t. that is typical of a place. Ang kuting ug lamuk mauy

bisti sa Sugbu, Bedbugs and mosquitoes are an integral part of Cebu.

v [B1256] for s.t. to be typical of a place.

bitirána = bitiránu (female).

†bitiránu n {3} widower (humorous).

†bitúun {6} — sa dágat the Blessed Virgin. paN- {3} — ang panan-aw

v [A2S3P] see stars. Namitúun ákung panan-aw pagkaigù sa ákung mata, I

saw stars when I was hit in the eyes.

bluprint n blueprint. v [A; c1] make a blueprint of s.t.

bradi, brádi = brad, n1.

†búang -in- v {2} [A13] misfunction. Nagbinúang na sad ning awtúha dà.

Dílì na sad muandar, This car is acting up again. It won’t start.

bugalu n bugaloo dance. v [A] dance the bugaloo.

†bugas n {2a} — bugtung a small boil without a head. v {2a} [a4] have a

small boil without a head. Gibugas bugtung ku, I have a small boil

without a head.

†bugtik v {1} [B; a] for containers to stretch, bulge, and become tight

from being too full. Mubugtik (mabugtik) ang íyang pitáka kun

tingsuwildu, His wallet bulges on payday. Bugtíka pagsulud ang sáku,

Fill the sack brimful.

búgù_3 = bugun, n1, v.

†bugwak n {2} reclaimed area in Cebu City, so called from the spewing

of mud during dredging.

†búhat n {4a} the Acts of the Apostles, one of the four Gospels.

†búhì_1 a {2} — nga bakak obvious lie. — ug bakak obvious liar. Way

mupiyal sa mga táwung búhì ug bakak, No one believes an obvious liar.

búing euphemism for búang, used as an endearing curse and not

particularly as an insult. Kabúing nímu uy! Gipahulat ku nímug maáyu,

You sure made me wait, you handsome S.O.B., you!

bukádu_2 = abukádu.

†bukàkà v {3} [A; c1] open s.t. up. Kinsay nagbukàkà sa putus? Who

opened the package up? {4} [B12; b6] be, become a tattler, talking too

much. Nabukàkà siya tungud sa pagpanumbálay, She became a gossip

because she liked to go visiting.

bulaktǎy n k.o. scaly fish with a silvery body, 2″ in diameter and 3″

long, found in brackish waters of bays.

bulasa, bulasà = lamudlaw.

bulis walà ma- [so-and-so] did not fail to happen, just as was

expected. Giingnan ta kag musaka ka dinhà, mahúlug ka. Dà, wà mabulis

ag ákung sulti, I told you you’d fall if you climbed up there. There,

now you fell.

bulitlit v [A; a] make a small opening wide, push the sides apart with

both hands. Akuy mibulitlit sa gamayng lungag sa bungbung, I was the

one who widened the small opening in the wall. Ákung bulitlítan ang

ímung buhuk ug wà bay kútu, I’ll go through your hair to see if there

are any lice.

bupalu n buffalo.

†búru_1 n mangga — salted green, sliced or shredded mangoes.

burumbut = alundris_2.

búsa núba n bossa nova song, dance. v {1} [A] dance the bossa nova.

{2} [c1] do the music in bossa nova time.

busting a show off, braggart (slang). Busting kaáyu siya, pakitàkítà

dáyun sa íyang bag-ung rilu, He is such a show-off displaying his new

wristwatch for everybody to see. v [B12] become a show-off, braggart

(slang).

butáka_2 n in movie houses, the section at the back of the orchestra.

†butang_1 v {5a} butangi [bū́tangi] exclamation indicating that a taunt

is so apt there is no answer possible (lit. hit him where it hurts).

‘Primírang tihik ug mangáyù lag sabaw nga dílì mupalit ug

unud.’—‘Bū́tangi,’ ‘What a tightwad! He asks for gravy but won’t buy

the meat it’s supposed to go with.’—‘OK, you win (I can’t answer

that).’

†butar v {2} [A2; b6] favor or give one’s approval to s.o. or s.t.

Mubutar ku kun duktúra ímung pangasaw-un, I would approve if you

married a doctor. Dílì sad ku makabutar ánang idíya nga muwilga ta, I

would not favor the idea that we go on strike.

butikin n small drugstore. v [A; a] make a space into a small

drugstore.

butíkul n {1} pockmarks (humorous). {2} person with pockmarks

(humorous). -un a having pockmarks (humorous).

†butu paN- v {1a} [A2] develop skin eruptions. Namutu ang ákung líug, I

developed skin eruptions. n eruptions of the skin caused by

tuberculosis of the skin.

buyna_2 n black beret made of felt. v [A; b6] wear a beret.

bwaybuway = buraybúray.

bwisit, bwísit = buysit.

†byáhi n {2a} katapúsang — {2a1} last trip to the cemetery. {2a2} last

chance to get married. v [B1256] marry at the last chance. Bísag

makatapúsang byáhi basta prantsit, úki, Even if it is the last trip, it

is all right, as long as I get a good seat. (I.e. never mind if I marry

late so long as it is a good catch.)

†byúda — aligri a flirtatious widow. Nagpalámì uruy ang byúda aligri,

Humph! The merry widow seems to be having fun. v [B13] be, become a

flirtatious widow.

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†dágat paN-an(→) n {1} fishing boat. {2} fishing grounds. v [a12] be

made into a fishing boat or fishing ground.

†daghan v {2} [b8] put more than enough of s.t. Nadaghanan ra sa asin

ang ákung linatan, I put too much salt into my stew.

Dagúhuy the leader of an anti-Spanish revolt in Bohol. kalíwat ni —

people from Bohol.

†dagungdung a {1} heavy with fruit. {2} overcast. v [B; b6] {2} for the

sky to be overcast. Nagkadagungdung ang panahun. Muulan tingáli, It is

getting overcast. It will probably rain.

†dagway n {4} = bayhun, n4.

dahúluy v [A23] for food to slide smoothly down the throat. Ang landang

mudahúluy lang inigtún, The buri starch sweet just slides down the

throat.

dakang v [A; a] {1} = dakul. {2} hammer s.t. down hard. Dakngun ku ang

mga lansang nga nanglábaw, I’ll hammer down the nails that are

protruding. n s.t. used to rap or hammer s.t.

†dakdak -an(→) n -an ug Sabadu a face that is so flat it looks like the

stone they pound their wash on on Saturdays. v [B125] for a face to

become flat.

dakug = pakug.

†dalága (→) v [A13] for a widow to primp herself up. Gustu na pud

tingáling magminyù pag-usab ang byúda kay nagdalaga man, The widow must

want to get married again because she is primping herself up.

†dalágan dagandagan v [A2] {1} for money to grow. Mudagandagan ang

kwarta ug inigusyu, Money will grow if you invest it in business.

{2} not be used up for a certain period. Maáyu kay nakadagandagan ang

ámung bugas hangtud sa katapúsan sa búwan, It’s a good thing our rice

lasted until the end of the month.

dalímasù (from pásù) n an insect about 1″ by ¾″ in diameter, covered

with green, kinky, hair-like growths, found on the underside of coconut

leaves. They produce an itchy, burning sensation and affect fowl that

consume them with extreme debility.

dalipasù (from pásù) n a k.o. skin protrusion like a pasù, n1, in

appearance, having a clear liquid content, caused by the bite of a mite

found in loose, powdery soil.

dalipsut = dalipsù.

damagan_3 a careless in doing one’s work. Dì giyud magkadimáu ning

íyang búhat kay damagan kaáyu, Her work is always a mess because she is

so careless. v [B125] be careless in doing s.t.

†damikà, damíkà v {2} [A; b6] sit flat on the floor, usually with the

legs crossed at the ankles. Gidamikaan níla ang húgaw nga salug, They

sat sprawled on the dirty floor.

dámun = kanámù (dialectal). see kami.

†dánag v {2} be unaware of what is going on round about one. Nagdánag

lang ang bána sa dautang líhuk sa íyang asáwa, The husband is unaware

of the terrible things his wife is doing.

†danggit -in- n {2} position in sexual intercourse where the partners

both lie on their sides and the man faces the woman’s back. v {2} [A;

a] do it in this position.

†daplak v {3} [B3(1)6] be lying flat on the ground. Giánay ang trúsu

nga nagdaplak sa yútà, The log that is lying flat on the ground has

gotten infested with termites. Nadaplak ang bátang nadugmù sa balas,

The child stumbled and fell flat on the sand.

dapli, daplì v [A; c] put, set aside. Mìdaplì siya sa íyang buluhatun

pag-abut námù, She put the things she was working on aside when we

arrived. Nagdaplì kug sud-an pára ninyu, I set some food aside for you.

Nakadapli kug duha ka gatus ka písus, I have put aside two hundred

pesos.

†daplin pa- v {1a} [A2; c] put aside s.t. one is doing. Mipadaplin siya

sa íyang gibása ug namátì sa tabì, She put aside what she was reading

and listened to gossip.

dápul bag n duffel bag. v [c1] place in a duffel bag. Dapulbága (idápul

bag) ang tanang bulingun, Put all the soiled clothes in a duffel bag.

†dáru n {2} plowed field. daruhan n {2} animal used for plowing.

datsun n dachshund.

†dátù_3 sakit ug, sa — n TB (from the notion that one who has TB should

have a total rest).

dátù_3 n k.o. crudely distilled medicinal liquor of local make.

dawa v [B46; b6] for the blood in a dish of dugùdugù to curdle.

dawungdung a, v1, 2 = dagungdung. {3} = dayungyung.

†dáyun -in- n {3} continuous in one piece. Dináyun ang karsúnis ug

kamisadintru, The shirt and the trousers are sewn together.

dì_2 n word used to call pigs. v [A; c1] call a pig by saying dì, dì,

dì. dìdì_2 = dî.

†dibisiyun n {1a} school division. — syupirintindint n Division

Superintendent of Schools.

diditi n DDT.

didtut = didtu.

dík = dî_2.

dikyam = kyamuy.

dimasyádu, dimasyáwu = masyádu.

†dipirinsiya -du(←) a defective. Dipirinsiyádu siyag matris, She has a

defective uterus. v [B126] develop a defect.

diprisyun n depression of atmospheric pressure. May diprisyun kunu kay

may bagyu, They say that there’s a depression because there is a storm

coming.

†diskarga v {1b} [A; b(1)] defecate or urinate (colloquial). Mudiskarga

úsà ta dinhi kay way mga táwu, Let’s urinate here because there is no

one around.

diskutsu = biskutsu.

†dispatsar v {5} [A; a12] tell s.o. off, say s.t. curtly to s.o.

Dispatsahun ka lag ingun nga wà kay kwalipikasiyun, They will just tell

you curtly that you are not qualified.

†dispatsu n errand boy. v [B126; a12] be an errand boy.

†dispuwis {2} therefore, so. Miingun ka nagdamgu ka, dispuwis natúlug

ka, You said you were dreaming, so you must have been sleeping.

†distansiya v {2} [A23; a] give an opponent an advantage of a certain

distance in a race. Mudistansiya ka níyag lima ka dupa? Will you give

him an advantage of five lengths?

distinar v [A; c] {1} assign s.o. s.w. for a job. Supirintindinti mauy

nagdistinar nákù dinhis isla, The superintendent assigned me to this

island. {2} be destined to a certain fate. Gidistinar ku sa pag-antus,

I was destined to suffer.

distribyútur n distributor of an engine.

distrungkǎr = istrungkǎr.

†distsards unurabul, dis-unurabul — honorable, dishonorable discharge.

v [A; c] give an honorable, dishonorable discharge.

dramstik n ice-cream cone shaped like a drumstick.

dridyir n dredger, for clearing out or deepening channels, harbors.

v [A; b6] dredge out.

drísing v [A; b6(1)] dress a wound or sore. n dressing for a wound.

duak = dukà.

†duas v {2} [B] rot or wear down from exposure to the elements. Bísan

ang dagkung batu muduas sa kadugáyan, Even large rocks wear out with

time.

dugsaw = dugsak.

†duha v {2} [b(1)] do s.t. with both hands. Bug-at nà. Kinahanglan

duhaan nímu pag-aswat, It’s so heavy you have to lift it with both

hands.

†dukà v {2} [B1456] for light to flicker or to burn unsteadily. Nagdukà

ang lamparilya kay wà na nay gás, The lamplight is flickering. It must

be out of kerosene.

†dulurúsa — ug nawung, panagway a having a sad look on the face.

Dulurúsag dagway kay gibulagan sa trátu, She has a sad look because her

boy friend left her.

dulyan = duryan.

dumikà = damikà.

†dungug dunggánun a {2} having the reputation of being a vampire

(unglù). Dunggánun kaáyu nang pamilyáha, The people in that family are

reputed to be vampires. v [B126] get to be reputed to be a vampire.

dyíay n {1} an American soldier during World War II. {2} a six-by-six

lorry. {3} acronym for galvanized iron.

dyú term of address to American men (from the WW II appellation of

American GI’s). Máni, dyú, Give me money, Joe.

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†gabíi gabíing gabhiúna exactly last night. Gabíing gabhiúna mukrás ang

ayruplánu, The plane crashed just last night.

gabing_2 n a dependent that is an encumbrance. Makalakaw ku bísan ása

kay wà kuy gabing, I can go out anywhere because there is no one I have

to stay home for.

gábing = gabling.

gái short for tagái. see *tágà.

gakàgákà = bakàbakà. see bákà.

†galinggaling n {2} k.o. cicada that makes noise in the late afternoon.

gangstir n gangster. v [B16; b6] be, become a gangster.

†gangù v {2} [AB; a] for a small or slender object joined to s.t. else

or a continuation of s.t. to break off, get detached; cause it to do

so. Migangù ang tiil sa lamísa, The leg of the table broke off. Wà siya

makagangù sa sanga, He was not able to break the branch off.

garantisar v [A] give assurance that s.t. is as asserted. Garantisaran

ta kang mulampus ning batáa, I can guarantee you that this boy will

succeed.

gardim = gádim.

gardímit = gadímit.

garis n {1} k.o. itchy skin disease caused by a mite, usually spreading

over large areas of the body. {2} very light scratches, as one would

get from brushing against s.t. v {1} [A123P; a4] get this skin disease.

Garisun giyud ka ug magsígi kag táak sa lápuk, You’ll get scabies if

you keep wading in the mud. {2} [B126; b8] be lightly scratched. -un

a having this skin ailment.

*gats may — have the guts to do s.t. May gats ka ug makawan tu tri kas

Wayt Guld, You have got to have guts to steal s.t. at the White Gold.

gay n intimate nickname among young men (colloquial). Muuban ka námug

panúruy, gay? Won’t you go out with us, buddy?

gidlaw = ginlaw.

†gílis (→) v [A] for palm leaflets to separate. Sa dì pa makagilis ang

lubi, piligru sa mga mananap, Before the leaflets of the coconut palm

frond break apart, the plants are in danger of being eaten by harmful

insects.

gil iskáwut n girl scout. v [B126; b6] be, become a girl scout.

giníya n guinea fowl.

gíwaw v [B; b6] start to appear or come out from behind a hiding place.

Migíwaw na ang adlaw sa pagmata nákù, The sun had started to appear

when I woke up. Dì pa makagíwaw ang turuk sa pugas humay sa duha ka

adlaw, In two days the rice sprouts still won’t have come out. n s.t.

that has started to appear.

†grába v [b5] pave with gravel.

†grádu n {5} degree of a fever.

†grátis — it amúri = grátis.

gráyin n k.o. dance characterized by grinding action. v [A] do the

grind.

†gúlang ma-(→) {3a} — sa hátag, pangáyù so cheap it is practically

being given away, being asked for for nothing. Kanang ímung hangyù

maguwang lang sa pangáyù, You’re offering so little, you might as well

just ask me to give it to you.

gús n gauze.

gutì_2 a small. Ang mga gutì kaáyung mga sigay maáyung isungkà, The

small cowries are good to play sungkà with. v [B; b6] be, become small

in amount, size. Mugutì (magutì) ang inyung kapital ug sigíhag útang,

You’re going to run out of capital if you keep extending credit.

gúwing istrit v [B146] go straight, follow the straight and narrow.

Kaniadtu gibuguybugúyan níya ang pag-iskuyla, karun naggúwing istrit na

siya, He used to fool around with his studies, but now he is serious. a

following the straight and narrow.

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hábir sak n knapsack.

†hagkut — ug kamut light-fingered. Ayaw isayàsayà ang ímung kwarta kay

hagkut ra bag kamut ang mga mutsatsa dinhi, Don’t leave your money

around because the maids around here are light-fingered.

hàhà v [A; b6] clean s.t. in water by swishing it around. Ákù nang

gihàháan ang mga piníkas nga isdà, I swished the split fish around in

the sea to clean them.

hákut(→)_2 v [A1] for a boil to accumulate pus. Mag-ugnap ang hubag nga

maghakut ug nánà, A boil develops a throbbing pain when it begins to

accumulate pus.

halag = halaghag.

halahála n the halahala, a k.o. dance. v [A] do the halahala.

halíya n jelly, jam. v [A1; a2] make a fruit jelly.

haltir n women’s upper garment designed like a halter. v [A; c1] make

into this sort of garment.

hambù = hambuk.

hamilsing_2 a healthy, growing well. Hamilsing ang mga tanum sa walug,

The plants in the valley are healthy. Hamilsing ang bátà nga pinainum

ug gátas, A child who is fed with milk is healthy. v [B] be, become

healthy.

hamuy_2 = hamluy.

hantir a sharpshooter. Hantir kaáyu siya. Makaigù ug langgam nga

maglupad, He is a good shot. He can fell a bird on the wing.

hapaag v [A; b5] playfully jump on s.o. Natumba ming duha kay mihapaag

man siya nákù nga walà ku kabantay, We both fell to the ground because

he jumped on me when I wasn’t looking.

†hapnut a {2} for a mixture of solids and liquids to be smooth and

stiff. v [B; a12] be, become smooth and thick. Muhapnut ang sikwáti ug

ayúhun ug kusukúsu, Chocolate becomes smooth and thick if it is well

stirred.

hapsak n hopsacking, a k.o. rough, loosely woven fabric used for

clothing. v [A13] wear s.t. of hopsacking.

háras v [A; a] harass. Pulis ang nagháras sa mga pumipilì, The police

harassed the voters.

hard líbur n sentence to hard labor in prison.

†haum v {1} [A23] apply aptly. Pangartíyu sa bálak sa ininglis nga

muhaum sa pamálak nga binisayà, Techniques in writing English poetry

that are applicable as well to Visayan poetry.

háwung v {1} [A; a123] rekindle s.t. smouldering to produce a flame.

Hawnga tung káyu kay maglung-ag na ta, Rekindle the fire because we are

going to cook rice now. {2} encourage s.o.’s burning interest or desire

of s.t. Ang íyang pag-apil-apil sa dráma nakahawung sa íyang tingúhà

nga maartista, Her parts in small plays fanned her interest in becoming

an actress.

hibul v [AN; b6] dress a chicken. Ákung hibulan ang manuk nga ímung

giíhaw, I’ll dress the chicken that you killed.

hidláyin n headlines of a newspaper. v [B126; c1] be in the headlines

of a newspaper. Nahidlayin ang kamatáyun ni Kinidi, President Kennedy’s

death was in the headlines.

híkaw_3 n bracelet.

†híkug n suicide.

hinhin_2 a women refined and delicate in manners (colloquial). pa-

v [A1] behave gently and refinedly. Bágis kaáyu nang bayhána apan

magpahinhin dáyun igpamisíta sa íyang trátu, She’s a rough sort of

woman, but when her boy friend calls on her, she is ever so delicate.

†hitak hitakhitak v [A13; b(1)] play around in the mud, jumping around

in it or walking back and forth in it.

†hitsu v {2} [a] do s.t. to completion, to the finish. Hitsúa ang usa

ka búhat úsà ka magsúgud ug láing buluhatun, Finish one piece of work

before you start s.t. else. Wà pa ku níya hitsúi ug báyad, He has not

paid me in full.

†hiyá(←) {2} [B146] be growing, produced in abundance. Barátu ang

mangga karun kay naghíya pagbúnga, Mangoes are cheap because they are

fruiting in vast quantities.

†hubag v {2a} — ang pusud v [B4; b6] become pregnant (humorous).

hubashúbas a money coming and going at irregular intervals. Hubashúbas

ning panápì sa sugarul, For gamblers, money comes and goes at irregular

intervals. v [A3] for money to come and go at irregular intervals.

†hulam v {3} [A; b5] develop uncultivated land belonging to s.o. else

and cultivate it without sharing with the owner. Hulamun (hulaman) nákù

ang ímung lasang ug napúlù ka túig, I’ll clear your forest and

cultivate it for ten years without sharing.

†hulat v {4} [c6] set s.t. aside to have it in readiness for an event

or suitable occasion. Ayawg ibaligyà! Ihulat ug maáyung prisyu! Don’t

sell it! Keep it in readiness until you can get a good price for it.

hulbut sínaw n sexual intercourse (humorous allusion—word play on

English ‘All boats are in the sea now’—lit. pull it out, it’s

glistening). Hulbut sínaw sa buntag? Doing ‘it’ in the morning? v [C]

do the hulbut sínaw.

hulstir n holster. v [A; b6] use a holster, put in a holster.

†hulughúlug = bùbuay. see bùbù.

†hulungíhung v [a12] be rumored. Gihulungíhung nga makadawat kitag

búnus, There’s a rumor going around that we’re going to get a bonus.

hurnǎl n a laborer who does odd, heavy manual work. v [B6; b6] do

heavy, odd jobs. Dì ku maghurnǎl sa piyir kay bug-at kaáyu ang

pangalsáhun, I can’t be a laborer at the pier because they make you

carry terribly heavy things. pa- v [A; b6] hire s.o. to do heavy labor.

huswà_2 v [A2; b6] leave the bed undone after waking up. Kining mga

batáa mu rag mga úmang. Muhuswà lang sa ílang higdaánan inigmata, These

children are like hermit crabs. They leave their beds undone when they

get up.

hútuy_2 n a reddish swelling on the skin due to a burn or disease, soft

with water beneath. v [B2S3(1); b4] get this sort of swelling. Mihútuy

ang íyang buktun nga nayab-an sa ínit túbig, She developed a big red

blister on her arm when she spilled hot water on it.

†huwis — diprimir istansiya n judge in the Court of First Instance.

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†igurut {2} euphemism for ignuranti.

†ihap v [b(1)] give s.o. a count to three to get going. Iphan ta ka kay

bunálan ta kag dì ka mulíhuk, I’ll count three. If you don’t move, I’ll

whip you.

†íhì n {2} liquid excretion of some worms and millipedes. Ang íhì sa

labud makapásù kunu, They say millepede excretions burn the skin.

*ikman tigúlang — a a very old person.

†ikstra bágids n third party when there is a couple (humorous).

v [B126] be a third party. Ayawg uban kay maikstra bágids ka, Don’t

come with us because two is a company, three is a crowd. -lards n extra

large size.

†ila_1 v {4a} dílì, walà — [A23] not mind, take into consideration as

s.t. worth noting. Trabahanti nga walà muilag ulag ínit paghuman sa

taytáyan, Workers that didn’t mind the rain and heat in building the

bridge.

ilidyitimit n illegitimate child. v [B1256] be an illegitimate child.

†ilígal — pusisiyun n illegal possession of firearms. v [B1256] be

booked for illegal possession.

ilik v [A; c1] elect or vote for s.o. for a position in school.

Nag-ilik mig mga upisyal sa ámung klási, We elected our class officers.

†imbalsamar imbalsamádu n embalmed.

impirmu n ill or wounded soldier. v [A; c1] for a soldier to be

admitted to the infirmary. Impirmúhun (iimpirmu) ang sundálung magdaut,

Sick soldiers are admitted to the infirmary.

impiyirmu = impirmu.

inday_2 = ambut (dialectal).

indibag a in the bag, very certain that s.t. will come out as one

wishes (colloquial). Indibag na ang ímung kadaúgan kay gipamalit man

nímu ang mga butanti, Your election is in the bag because you bought

lots of votes. v [B126] be, become in the bag.

inggrasadur n one in charge of lubricating an engine in a ship. v [B1;

c1] work as an engine oiler.

Ingk n acronym for Iglisya ni Kristu.

ingkargu v [A; c1] order s.t. by list. Nag-ingkargu na kug mga dapat sa

balay, I have ordered the things we need to build the house.

†Inglis — ispíking n one who uses English in daily conversation, even

at home. v [B126] become an English speaker.

ini = kini_1 (dialectal).

inkargu = ingkargu.

insisaryu = insinsaryu.

instraktur n school instructor. v [B156] be, become a school

instructor.

instrumintal n instrumental (as opposed to a vocal) musical number.

Instrumintal na puy ákung ipatukar, I’ll put on an instrumental number

this time.

†insultu insultadur a given to insulting people.

†intirnal v {2} [A; a2] give an internal medical examination. —

himurids n internal hemorrhage.

intrabínus n intravenous feeding or injection. v [A; a1] give an

intravenous injection.

†intráda n {6} the coming-in of an accompanying instrument. Sayup ang

ímung intráda. Nag-una ka ra sa tayming, You didn’t come in right. You

were ahead of the beat.

ip-is n surplus navy ships used for inter-island shipping (so called

from the legend FS painted on the sides).

iri = kiri (dialectal).

irpap n hairstyle of the early Twenties where the hair was tied into a

knot in the back and puffed around the ears.

†isdà — sa insik groupers (lapulápu), so called because Chinese are

fond of buying this fish. — sa mintiryu k.o. large, fleshy catfish

(tambangúngu) which in folk belief is said to be the body of a corpse

turned into a fish by magic powers.

ísi_3 n {2} metal bar or rod formed into a letter S, usually hooked on

to a horizontal bar and used for hanging objects.

iskram_2 scram, get out of here.

ispiktur = inspiktur.

†ispiritu n {3} walay — lifeless, without spirit. Walay ispiritung

ikasulti, A person who doesn’t react when one talks to him.

†ispisyal — minsiyun having especial mention, getting publicity for

s.t. v [B126; a1] get publicly mentioned. Naúlaw siya nga naispisyal

minsiyun ang íyang pagkaismaglir, He was embarrassed to hear his name

mentioned in connection with smuggling.

isplit_3 v [A; c1] split a class or political party. Ang way

pagsinabtanay mauy nakaisplit sa partídu, Lack of mutual understanding

split the party. Isplitun (iisplit) ang klási ug dakù ra, The class is

split if it is too big.

†ispunsur n {4} sponsor of a wedding. v {4} [A; b(1)] be, become a

wedding sponsor.

ispur is n acronym for ‘smooth four sides’ (S-4-S), a classification of

lumber, all four surfaces of which have been planed. a beautiful girl

(humorous).

istínu n stenography. v [A; c1] write in shorthand.

istraglir n an outsider who mingles with a group, one who doesn’t

belong to a group (humorous). Nakúlang ang pagkáun sa parti kay dúnay

daghang istraglir, There wasn’t enough food at the party because there

were so many gate-crashers. v [B156] be a gate-crasher, go with a group

one does not belong to.

istritkat n straight cut pants. v [c16] tailor trousers in the straight

cut style.

istú is n acronym for ‘smooth two sides’ (S-2-S), a classification of

lumber, only the top and bottom surfaces of which have been planed.

íyay a asking for sympathy, affection by crying. Íyay kaáyung bayhána.

Gamay lang kaáyu nga sakit muhílak dáyun, She whines a lot. The

slightest thing and she has to burst into tears.

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†kabáyù kabayùkabáyù n {3} a toy-horse race which determines winners by

lottery.

†kadastral v [A; c1] for lands to be surveyed for tax purposes.

Kadastrálun (ikadastral) ang tanang yútà sa búkid, All the lands on the

mountain will be surveyed for tax purposes.

kamagung v [B23] be, become dark-complexioned. Nakamagung na ka sa

pagkinalígù sa dágat, You have become dark because you always bathe in

the sea.

kaman v [A] give a military command. Nikaman ug atinsiyun ang sarhintu,

The sergeant gave the command of attention. n military command.

kamanir = kamaníru (humorous).

kampíhì n k.o. tiny crab of the sand with one pincer considerably

larger than the other.

kantar v {1} [A; c6] call s.t. out loud to notify people within

earshot. Kinsa kadtung ngálan ang ikantar dúul, Whoever’s name is

called out, come forward. {2} [c6] for documents, letters or any

official paper to state s.t. Ang gikantar sa papílis mau nga akuy

tag-íya sa yútà, The document states that I am the owner of the land.

kanugkug v [A] roar with a low, continuous rumble. Mga kanyǔn nga

nagkanugkug pagbumbardíyu sa baybay, Thundering cannons shelling the

shore.

karapkarap = kurapkurap.

kárat n {1} carat, unit of weight of precious stones or metals.

{2} may, walay — having (not having) money. Gwápa untà siya apan way

kárat, She is beautiful but she doesn’t have a cent.

†karbun n {3} a black speck in a diamond, considered a flaw in the

stone.

†karta -s cards, mahjong pieces (plural).

kas-a_2 v [A; b5] tell s.o. frankly. Kas-aha (kas-ahi) ug sulti arun dì

magdahum nga gastúhan siya sa íyang pag-iskuyla, Tell him frankly not

to count on our sending him to school because we don’t have the money

to do so.

kásir n cashier. v [B126; b6] have, be, become a cashier.

kasyir = kásir.

kátir_2 -ir(→) n caterer of food and food service. v [B156] be, become

a caterer.

katlà v [A2; a] cut with the tips of the scissors. Katláa ang panaptun,

Clip the cloth with the tip of the scissors. Ikatlà ang gunting, Use

the tip of the scissors to cut it.

katsuy = hatsuy.

kaw-ing = kab-ing.

kidni n kidney ailment. batu sa — kidney stone. sakit sa — = kidni.

kighud v [B4] for the tide to go out. Manginhas ta ug mukighud ang

taúbun, We will gather shells when the tide begins to ebb. n the

receding of the tide.

kimúnu n k.o. sweat jacket used in judo or karate. v {1} [A; c] wear a

kimúnu. {2} [a12] make into a kimúnu.

kiwat v [b8] be hit with the tip of a slender object. Ayawg ikiwatkíwat

nang rúlir kay hikiwatan ta, Don’t wave the ruler around. We might be

hit. kiwatkíwat v [c] wave slender objects about.

krak_3 a crack company in military training. v [B; c1] be, become a

crack company.

krak_4 v [A; a] work a handgun mechanism to make it ready for firing,

usually with a clicking round. n sound of the cocking of a rifle.

†krismas v {2} [B146] put up Christmas decorations. Krísis kaáyu ta

karung tuíga. Dì lang ta magkrismas, We don’t have any money this year,

so let’s not put up any decorations.

†Kristu n Christ in his various roles. Ang -ng Diyus Christ God. Ang

-ng Hárì Christ the King. -ng Hisus Jesus Christ. -ng manunúbus Christ,

the savior.

kruwis v [A; a] take a cruise for pleasure.

kudlungun n k.o. marine crab, poisonous to eat, growing to 4″, having

fine hair on the legs and having uneven bulges at the back.

†kúgi kinugíhan n {2} one’s children (humorous).

†kulasísi n {2} husband’s paramour. v [A1; c1] maintain a paramour.

kulintas = kwintas_1.

†kulur — dikarni a flesh-colored.

†kumbinsiyun kunstitusyunal — n Constitutional Convention.

kumpay_2 = kúpay.

†kumpisal v {3} [AN] defecate (humorous). -an(←), kumpisinaryu

n {2} toilet (humorous). Túa pa sa kumpisálan, She’s still out back.

kumpus pit n compost pit.

kunbinsyun = kumbinsiyun.

kunsirba_2, kunsirbǎr v [A; a] conserve s.t. Ákung kunsirbahun

(kunsirbarun, ikunsirbǎr) ang mga karáang mga butang sa ákung mga

apuhan, I’ll save the old things which belong to my grandparents.

†kuntra — risíbu n document entered upon to nullify a previous

document. v [b(1)] execute a document of this sort. Ámung gikuntra

risibúhan ang dukumintu sa pálit, We have executed a document

nullifying the sale.

kurasunáda = kursunáda.

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labanu = gwayabanu.

lagang_2 a a woman who is completely bald. v [B12; b] for a woman to

become bald. Gilagangan ang bátang punúun arun sayun pagtambal, They

cut all the hair off the child with scabies so that it would be easy to

treat her.

lagpat v [A2; b8] do s.t. by chance, at random. Hilagpatan kug pílì ang

kukakúla nga may lakináyin, I happened to choose the bottle of coke

that had the lucky nine prize in the cap. pa- n s.t. done or said in

guesswork. Tubag nga palagpat básun na lag swirtihun, Answer I just

guessed at in the wild hope that it would come out to be right.

†lagus sa ímung, íyang — expression of disbelief. Unásis sa ímung lagus

nga wà gánì tuy diyuy! Onassis, my foot! He doesn’t have a penny!

†lagut v {3} walay gi- not have anything to eat. Bisag way gilagut

mutan-aw giyud ug sini, Even when there is no money for food, she has

to go to the show.

laksit = laksì.

†lála a {3} having destructive effects on plants. Lálang háyup ang

kanding kay dílì tubúan ang ílang sinibsiban, Goats are destructive

animals because they nibble at plants in such a way that they won’t

grow back.

†lamánu v {1a} [AC3] for couples to join their hands or have their

hands joined in the wedding ceremony. Nagkalamánu na ang gikasal sa

dihang may mibábag, The priest had already told the couple to take each

other’s hands when s.o. stopped the ceremony.

lampak v [A; c1] for a bamboo tree to bend and crack but not break.

Lampákun (ilampak) sa hángin ang kawáyan, The wind bends and cracks the

bamboo tree.

†lána {2} — sa hílug n consecrated oil used for the extreme unction.

†landig {1a} — sa pantalan sa himáyà v [A2; b(1)] ask a woman for

coital access for the first time (euphemism). Kurdaping, makahímù bang

mulandig ku sa pantalan sa himáyà? Cordaping, let us enter the bower of

bliss together.

†lantáka n {2} k.o. cannon used by the Spaniards.

Lapulápu_2 the chieftain of Mactan who fought against Magellan in 1521.

dílà ni — the Cebuano language (literary). kalíwat ni — Cebuanos

(literary).

largit = larga, v, 1b.

law-it v [A; c1] {1} hook s.t., pick up with a hook. Nakalaw-it silag

sapátus dunut, They hooked an old shoe. Law-íti ang sáku, Pick up the

sack with a hook. {2} hang s.t. on a hook, over s.t. like on a hook.

Gwápa ang milaw-it ug lukung sa búlak sa íyang líug, A beautiful lady

hung a garland around his neck. Lansang ang law-íti, Hang it on the

nail. n hook to catch things.

lay short for alálay.

libud n k.o. very small fish having transparent flesh and dark-grey

rings around its body.

†ligal — nga asáwa, bána, anak a lawful wife, husband, legitimate

child. — nga siparasiyun legal separation. v [A2; c1] make an agreement

official. Ligalun (iligal) nátù ning átung sábut, We’ll make our

agreement official.

†lígù paka- sa buláwan, pláta v [a12] gold-, silver-plated. pinaka- sa

buláwan, pláta gold-, silver-plated.

lihud n awl, a small slender metal hand instrument for piercing small

holes. v [A; c1] use an awl, make into an awl.

†likì n {2} female genitalia (humorous euphemism).

liúgat see ugat.

líup v [A; c1] be laid off from work. n {1} one who has been laid off.

{2} action of laying off. †liwat ka-(←) n {2a} — ni Adan men as a

group. — ni Íbà women as a group. ka-an(←) n = kalíwat, 1.

†lublub v {2a} [A13; b(1)] stay and live with s.o. for some time. Túa

na lang giyud maglublub si Lusyu sa íyang badyikdyik. Wà na lay uliúlì

sa íla, Lucio has finally gone to live with his woman. He doesn’t

bother going home any more.

lunghan v [c1] write s.t. in longhand, as opposed to shorthand or in

typewritten form.

†lupad v {4a} — ang, sa ispiritu [B246; c2] be terribly frightened.

Milupad (gilúpad) ang ákung ispiritu sa íyang dakung tíngug, I was

terribly frightened by his loud voice.

lupug a {1} weak and wobbly. Lupug siya kay bag-u pang naáyu, He is

weak because he just recovered from an illness. {2} crippled. v [B; b6]

be, become weak, crippled. Nalupug siya human mahúlug, He became

crippled after he suffered a fall.

lúrù_2 v [AN; a] stare at s.o. with a sharp look. Gilurúan níya ang

bátà, maung mihílak, He gave the child a sharp look, and it burst into

tears.

†luyu tagluyúan a be related to each other in two ways through both the

maternal and paternal lines. Tagluyúan mi kay magsúun ang ámung isig ka

inahan ug ámung isig ka amahan, We are related twice through both our

fathers and our mothers because our mothers are sisters and our fathers

are brothers. v [B156] be, become related on both the paternal and

maternal sides.

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maagmaag v [B; c1] talk or write without coherence. Nagmaagmaag ang

diskursu sa pulitiku, The politician is talking incoherently.

mádirn = múdirn.

magkunu n {1} k.o. large forest tree furnishing dark maroon wood,

harder than stone, highly resistant to water, used for foundations of

large buildings, ships, deadeyes, et al. {2} deadeye.

magkut = hagkut.

†maistru v {3} [A; b(1)] be an initiator of mischief. Way láing

nagmaistru niíning binúang kun dì ikaw, No one else could have started

this mischief but you.

†makinilya v {3} [A; c1] use a windlass or winch to hoist s.t.

Nagmakinilya siya sa písì sa angkla, He is winding the anchor line

around the windlass.

mámaw n bogeyman. Ayawg kanáug sa sílung kay náay mámaw, Don’t go out

because there is a bogeyman.

Mandarin n Mandarin Chinese.

manipistu n manifesto of passengers or cargo on a boat or plane.

†manday {2b} instead of doing what is expected. Manday palitan ug

sapátus, midílì núun. Minì, Just when I was about to buy him a pair of

shoes he didn’t want any. The fool!

†mánu manumánu v {1a} [A; b5] do s.t. by hand without the aid of

mechanical devices. Gimanumánu (gimanumanúhan) lang námù ning

pagpanghulma ug halu blak, We are molding the hollow blocks by hand.

{2} [A; b5] do s.t. alone by oneself. Aku ray mumanumánu sa ákung

balay, I’ll build my house by myself.

máping_2 — upirisyun v [A1] mop up after a battle wiping out the rest

of the enemy force. Nagmáping upirisyun ang Hapun sa búkid, The

Japanese had a mopping-up operation in the mountains. n mopping-up

operation.

†Maríya — agwanta the personification of a woman who is resistant to

heavy work, punishment, abuse. Ayaw ku paalsáha ug bug-at kay dílì ku

si Maríya Agwanta, Don’t make me lift heavy objects because I’m not

Maria Agwanta.

martinis, martínis n variety of bisul with purplish, compact meat.

masusuylu n rough, granular spots on the gums of a baby of several

weeks. v [A13; a4] for an infant to have rough, granular spots on the

gums. Gimasusuylu (nagmasusuylu) ang bátà, The baby has rough, granular

spots on the gums. masusuyluhun a having this sort of problem.

†matay ka-(←) n {2} epidemic, pestilence. Gúbat, gútum, ug kamátay mauy

mga katalagman nga kastígu sa Diyus, War, famine, and pestilence are

the calamities which God sends as punishment.

mawmaw = mámaw.

†midiya — lútu n mourning halfway with black and white clothing. v [A;

c1] be in halfway mourning. Magmidiya lútu ku human sa tulu ka búlan sa

pagkamatay sa ákung amahan, I’ll go out of full mourning three months

after my father’s death.

míni = miniskirt.

†min-ibint -ir n {1} the boxer of the main bout. {2} the chief

protagonist in a fight or quarrel (humorous).

minimu_1 n minimum amount or quantity. v [A; c] do s.t. to a certain

amount as the minimum. Kun muminimu (makaminimu) tag hálig usa ka líbu

matag adlaw dílì ta maalkansi, If we could make a sale of at least one

thousand pesos a day, we won’t lose. Sa byáhi kinahanglang iminimu ang

ímung gastu bwáhan dílì ka mahutdan, When you travel, keep your

expenses to the minimum so you won’t run out.

miringgi_2 female genitalia of a child (humorous).

mirku krum = mikru krum.

míya n acronym for the Manila International Airport.

†múdus — upirandi n modus operandi, system employed for doing s.t.,

esp. against the law.

†mutung paN- v [A2] be, become violent when desperate. Nangmutung ang

ulitáwu nga wà sugta, The young man became violent because he was

spurned.

==== N ====

námun = námù (dialectal). see kami.

nárik n relief clothing, used or second-hand clothing from the States

(humorous).

†natural v {2} [c1] do s.t. in one’s natural way. Inatural (naturala)

lang pagkanta. Ayaw ipanundug ni Prank Sinatra, Just sing it your own

natural way. Don’t imitate Frank Sinatra.

nayitgáwun n nightgown. v [A; c1] wear, make into a nightgown.

†ngísi {1a} nagngisi mu rag búhì v [B2S] grin stupidly. Wang kasabut sa

gisúgù maung nagngisi mu rag búhì, He didn’t understand the order, so

he is grinning stupidly. †

ninya buníta = ninyu bunítu (female). see ninyu.

†ninyu — inusintis = inusintis, n4.

nípa n acronym for the National Economic Protectionism Association.

†numíru di- a done by the number. Dinumiru ang ílang pagtawag sa ílang

mga binatunan, They call their servants by shouting out a number.

†nutaryu — publiku n notary public. v [B16] be, become a notary public.

==== P ====

†pabur -abli a {1} favorable. {2} in favor. Paburabli kaáyu ku sa ímung

mga plánu, I’m very favorable to your plans. v [B12; b6] {1} be

advantageous or favorable to. Ug mapaburabli ang hángin sayu tang

muabut sa píkas isla, If the wind is favorable we’ll get to the other

island quickly. {2} be in favor of s.t.

†paka- {1a} added to nouns to form verbs meaning ‘assert oneself, act

like a [noun]’. Kay dì ka man kirída magpakaasáwa ka, You are not a

paramour, so assert your rights as a wife. Pagpakamagulang. Buyaga ang

ímung manghud, Show you’re the older brother. Tell your younger brother

to stop doing it.

pakbit n dish of vegetables and meat with gravy, originating with the

Ilocanos. v [A; c1] make, have pakbit. -in- = pakbit.

†pálà_1 (→) n eraser.

pálas n Palace of Justice.

†palit (←) v {3} [C13] make a sale with a customer. Dì ta magkapálit sa

prisyu nga ímung gitanyag, We cannot make the sale because I cannot

give it to you for the price you offer.

palsi walsi a be palsy walsy. v [B; b6] be, become palsy-walsy.

†palu alúlung — (not without l) expression of derision said to s.o.

whose request was denied. Alúlung palu. Wà siya tugtis pagsúruy, Nma,

nma, nma. You weren’t allowed to go out.

†pamínaw v [A2] for a treatment or medicine to give temporary relief.

Ígù lang mamínaw ug kadiyut sa sakit kining ákung tambal, This medicine

just gives me temporary relief.

pamugkat v [A; b6] go s.w. very early in the morning. Nakapamugkat kug

puspuru sa tindáhan kay nahutdan mig úhas, I went to the store very

early in the morning because we ran out of matches.

†pamúu pinamuhúan n compensation for work done. Daghan kag mais nga

pinamuhúan, You managed to get lots of corn in compensation for your

labor.

†pan — byína k.o. bread baked in a large, rounded loaf. diagwa,

dilitsi, dilmundu, ilmundu, ilpuwiblu n k.o. bread shaped like two

large buns joined together. — dipásas raisin bread. — pransis French

bread, a k.o. elongated hard bread.

panghalwan n barracuda.

parian n a small gathering of people in villages to engage in business

on a small scale, gamble, take in entertainments. v {1} [A1] hold a

parian. paN- v [A23] attend a parian.

pariti n a law granting Americans equal rights with Filipinos in the

Philippines.

pasgaw n a k.o. nongregarious wasp bigger than the lampínig and which

gives a painful sting.

†pásis v {3} [AC; b5] for two or more people to hook their little

fingers as a sign that their quarrel is settled.

†pasku — sa pagkatáwu n the Nativity.

pasyandu v [A] take a leisurely walk when one is supposed to be doing

s.t. Uy, mupasyandu giyud ku. Dì bitaw mudágan nang búhat, I’m going

for a walk. Anyway, the work won’t run away. — dulur pakítà sa balur

v [A] walk about for want of anything better to do. Human na mang

iksámin, dì magpasyandu dulur magpakítà sa balur, The examination is

over so now I can just stroll about.

†patrǔn midyur, maynur — n a captain of a small passenger or cargo

boat. v [B6; c1] be, become a captain of this sort.

†pílay -in- n hair style with the hair parted in the middle and laid

flat to the sides.

†pildi v {4} [A12; a3] break s.t., usually of ordinary value. Ayawg

dulái nà kay makapildi ka, wà kay ibáyad, Don’t play with that because

you have no money to pay for it if you break it.

†pilit a {2} for mechanisms to hold or function efficiently. Pilit ug

brík ang íyang awtu, His car’s brakes function efficiently.

pinakbit = pakbit.

pitrun n patron of a benefit performance. — tíkit n patron ticket.

*piutpiut panimáhung — v [A2] smell unpleasant. Ang mga bátang

gipaningut nanimáhung piutpiut, The children smell unpleasant because

they are sweating.

planting rayis n aerial bombing where bombs are spaced to obtain

contiguous but not overlapping burst coverage. v [A13; a12] bomb in

this way.

†primíru -ng buling dirt on the outside of s.t. — makinista n chief

engineer. v [B6; b6] be, become a chief engineer.

†pugà v {1b} [A; b(1)] put s.t. into s.t. else coupled with squeezing

action. Kinahanglan pug-ag asin ang paliya arun mawálà ang kapait, You

have to squeeze the ampalaya out with salt to get rid of the bitter

taste.

†púkaw v {3} [A12; c6] drink alcohol the morning after a drinking bout

to sober up. Ug tubà ang makahubug sa gabíi, tubà ra puy makapúkaw, If

you get drunk on palm toddy, the only thing that can sober you up the

next morning is toddy. {4} [A12; c6] cause the oil to come out of

fermented coconut extract by pouring boiling water into it before

cooking it. Ang ínit túbig mauy makapúkaw sa tinang-ug nga bulalakawun,

Hot water makes the oil come out of the fermented coconut juice when it

has become all foamy.

†pulsu v {3} [A] throb, pulsate. Nagpulsu ang ákung dungandúngan sa

kasakit, My temple is throbbing with pain.

pungaw n k.o. owl.

†pungkù = lingkud, v4. a squat (used only in set phrases). — ug ilung

a for a nose to be squat. Ilung ray gadakù ánang putúta kay pungkù

kaáyu, Everything is diminutive in that midget except his squat nose. —

ug tútuy a for breasts to be firm. Pungkù ug tútuy ang babáyi basta dì

pa manganak, A woman’s breasts are firm before she has a baby. v [B12]

for breasts to become firm.

†puphu v {2a} [A12; a3] acquire, get s.t. exclusively of the sort

several people would normally share. Ang bugtung anak mauy nakapuphu sa

pagkabutangs tigúlang, The only son inherited the old man’s estate.

purbisung = prubisung.

purmas n Host, the bread of the Eucharist.

pusdit v [A; c16] postdate. Way dipusitu. Átù na lang ipusdit

(pusdítun) ang tsíki, There is no money in the bank so we’ll just

postdate the check. -id a post-dated.

pusisit = puririt.

puspurit n match (humorous).

†putru a a man who is a devil when it comes to women. Putru kaáyu nang

tawhána kay maibúgun kaáyug babáyi, That man is a real devil because he

easily falls for women.

puyuk_2 a assuming and pretentious. v [B12] become assuming and

pretentious. Napuyuk siyang namaistra, She has started to put on now

that she has become a teacher.

==== R ====

ráking tsir n rocking chair. v [A; a] make, obtain a rocking chair.

†rakrak v {3} [A; c] give s.o. a good cussing out.

ránir n one who is sent on errands. Aku ang ílang ránir, I am their

errand boy. v [B16; a] be an errand boy.

rapid páyir a doing things rapidly. v [A; c1] do s.t. hurriedly,

rapidly. Nagrapid páyir kug panglimpyu kay mulakaw ku, I’m cleaning the

house rapidly because I’m going out.

ríban = rayban.

ribili n reveille. v [A] have reveille.

ridyistrǎr n registrar in school. v [B16; b6] be, become a registrar.

rikuhir v [A3; c1] mind idle talk. Makunsumisiyun ka ug rikuhirun

(irikuhir) nímu ang tanan nímung madungug bátuk nímu, You’ll get sick

at heart if you pay attention to all the things they say against you.

†rikúla n objection, complaints about s.t.

rikulítu n name of a church, run by the Recollect Fathers. rikulitánu

n Recollect priest. -s n the Recollect order.

rili n relay race. v {1} [A13] have a relay race. {2} [A; c6] relay

commands, orders. Wà makarili ang awutpus sa urdir, The outpost did not

relay the order.

†rilu — dipalsu n a wristwatch that gives incorrect time (from palsu, 1

— humorous).

riluhiríya n watch-repair shop. v [A1] establish a watch-repair shop.

rimurímu v [A; a1] try to fix s.t. with only a small knowledge of how

to do it. Hidakan giyud ku sa mikaniku ug dì nákù rimurimúhun ning

ákung dyíp, The mechanic is going to charge me too much so I’ll fix my

jeep myself.

rindirpǐs n rinderpest.

ringlit n ringlet curls of hair. v [A; c1] wear ringlet curls; form the

hair into ringlets.

riprap n riprap. v [A; c1] make riprap.

rípu n faucet.

ritílir n retailer of rice or corn to the consumer from a government

agency. v [B16] be, become a retailer of this sort.

†rusaryu — kantáda n sung rosary.

†rúsas pa- v [A] for a woman to beautify herself.

†ruska di- n attached with a screw.

†rúyal — blu n royal blue color.

==== S ====

†sábak v {5} [A; a12] give s.o. on-the-spot instruction on how to do

s.t. Ayaw pagunauna kay sabákun tikawg dráyib, Don’t try to drive on

your own. Wait till I show you how.

†sabat v {3} [A2] for muscles to react or respond. Musabat ang tiil kun

tikdúlan ang túhud, The foot will react if you knock the knees.

†sab-it 1 a kasab-ítag kawit ang simud for the lips to be pouting (lit.

one could hook a toddy container over them).

†sábud (→)_2 n {3} rice seedlings.

†sagang n {1a} shield.

sag-ang_2 v [A; b6] cook s.t. on the stove. Wà ku makasag-ang ug sud-an

kay way gás, I have not cooked our meat and vegetables yet because

there’s no kerosene.

†sakramintu n {2} sacrament of matrimony. {2a} wife, wedded in the

Roman Catholic Church. v [a12] be wedded in the Roman Catholic Church.

Gihuwis úsà mi, úsà mi masakramintu, We had a civil marriage before we

were wedded in the church.

†salà n {1a} — nga ikamatay mortal sin.

†salamà v {1a} [B1256; c6] for s.t. which is supposed to be a secret to

slip out. Nasamà ku kay nakalimut ku nga dì diay untà tu ipatug-an, I

let it out because I forgot that it was supposed to be a secret. Ayawg

isalamà pagsulti nang mga pulúnga ha? Don’t let those words slip from

your mouth.

salamagan = salumagan.

salig-ang n hips. -un a of s.o. having big hips. v [B12; b6] get to

have big hips.

†sálud — sa gábà v [B2S] be the recipient of gábà (a divine curse).

Magsalud tas gábà ug musúkul ta sa átung ginikánan, We will earn

heaven’s wrath if we defy our parents.

salumagan (not without l) exclamation of mild anger shouted at s.o.

sambágul = bágul. see bagul.

†sambul a {2} s.t. new which causes whoever has it to feel uneasy.

Sambul kaáyu ang antiyúhus basta bag-u pa, Eyeglasses are uncomfortable

until you get used to them.

†sampul v {2} [A; b(1)] take a bite or taste of s.t. (humorous).

Sampúlan ta nang ímung kík, Are you giving away free samples of your

cake?

samsi n a Chinese dish of pork cut in thin long slices with shredded

cabbage and sauteed.

†sámuk -in-(→) v [A; a12] be bothersome. Dì mu magsinamuk ug náay

bisíta, Don’t be bothersome when there are visitors around.

sinamuksamuk = -in-.

san-antun short for San Antonio Saint Anthony. pa- v [c] light a candle

and implore St. Anthony’s help in sending punishment to a person who

wronged one. Íyang ipasan-antun ang nangáwat sa íyang kwarta, She’ll

implore St. Anthony’s help to bring retribution on the one who stole

her money.

sánaw_3 a having an uncomfortable feeling of inferiority. Sánaw kaáyung

iságul sa punduk sa mga dátù, I feel so uncomfortable when I am thrown

together with rich people.

†sansan v {3} [A; b] fill the sansan stove with sawdust. n k.o. stove

composed of a tube stuffed tightly with sawdust. A hole is left in the

center and underneath into which firewood is inserted, causing the

sawdust to catch fire a little at a time and burn with intense heat for

a long time. -an = sansan, n.

santunína n santonin, a k.o. anthelmintic in candy form.

†sápaw v {2b} [A; b(1)] stake a mining claim on land where s.o. has

already made a stake, uprooting the stakes. Duguun ang mahitabù ug

sapáwan ang klím, S.t. bloody will happen if s.o. stakes a claim on the

same land s.o. else has staked previously.

†sapinday a staggering, unsteady in footing.

sapud_3 = aplud.

sapunul a rough and not smooth to feel or swallow. Sapunul kaáyu tunlun

ang kan-ung mais, Corn grits are very rough to swallow. Sapunul kaáyu

ang ímung nawung tungud sa bugas, Your face is very rough with your

pimples. v [B; b6] be, become rough.

saringsáring v [AP; b] go about in front or in full view of a group of

people where one has no business being. Magsaringsáring

(magpasaringsáring) giyud ning batáa atubángan sa mga bisíta, This

child prances up and down in front of the visitors when he should stay

out of the way.

satù v [A; a] dip up or scoop out solids or liquids. Satui kug usa ka

luwag nga linúgaw, Give me a ladleful of porridge. n {1} scoopful.

{2} action of scooping.

sayantipiku n scientist. a scientific.

sayis_2 n size, measurement of s.t. to be worn. Unsay sayis sa ímung

sapátus? What size of shoes do you wear?

sayitsíing v [A13] go sight-seeing. n action of sight-seeing.

saytid v [B125] be in sight. Nasaytid na ang átung swildu, Our salary

is already in sight. Nagkasaytid na ang átung kadaúgan, Our victory is

already in sight. a be in sight.

síb a be freed in a game of hide-and-seek or saved from punishment in

other kinds of games. v [A; a] set s.o. free. v — bay da bil saved by

the bell, i.e. just barely escape getting punished. Nasíb bay da bil ku

sa kasábà ni Nánay kay may mga bisítang nangabut, I was saved by the

bell. Mother didn’t get to scold me because some visitors arrived.

†siba v {3} [A; a] load a firearm.

sibag v [A; b6] {1} change a course, turn off. Dì ta makasibag dihà kay

náa may du nat intir, We can’t turn off there because there is a

do-not-enter sign. {2} for the voice to go off key. Musibag ka man sa

túnu ug ipataas na ang tíngug, You’ll be off-key if you go off on a

higher pitch. {3} deviate from one’s topic. Dì ka makasibag ug sulti sa

kurti, You can’t get off your topic of conversation in court.

a off-key, deviating from the topic.

†sibat -in- n s.t. taken without permission. Dílì nà íyang sinínà. Íya

nang sinibat, That dress isn’t hers. She snuck off with it from s.w.

síbay = †*tsíbay.

†sidbaks v [A; c] sow in a seedbox. Talagsa ray nabúhì sa gilúyung

níyang lísu kay wà man isidbaks, Only a few seeds germinated because

they were not sown in the seedbox.

sig-ang_2 = salig-ang.

†sigarilyu — sa ilung = inhílir (humorous).

sigarilyu_2 = budburun. see budbud.

†síkan n {2} boxer’s second. v [A; a] {2} act as boxer’s second. Siyay

misíkan ni Ilurdi, He acted as Elorde’s second.

sikpat = siplat.

†síngu dì, wà ma- for an offensive odor to be unbearable. Dúnay patayng

ilagà dinhi kay dì masíngu ang báhù, There is a dead rat here because

the odor is unbearable.

†sinsilyu a {3} for a woman to be careless in her ways and deportment.

Sinsilyu kaáyung bayhána, magpahungaw lang nga maglingkud, That woman

is careless. She sits in such a way that one can see her private parts.

v [B1; c1] {3} for a woman to act without proper reserve.

sintimíngaw = sintimintǎl, v (humorous).

sintimiruy = sintimintǎl, v (humorous).

sintimiyut, sintimiyuy = sintimintǎl (humorous).

sintins n sentence in a language.

sinturíra n loop attached to the waist of trousers through which the

belt is passed. v [A; a] provide belt loops.

†sinyúra Nwistra Sinyúra n Our Lady (the Virgin).

sipara, siparar v {1} [A3P; c1] separate, part ways. Ang mudyul

musiparar sa rákit, The module separates from the rocket ship.

Nagsiparar ang magtiáyun, The couple parted ways. {2} [A; c1] set s.t.

aside. Magsiparar kug isúd sa bangku, I set s.t. aside to deposit in

the bank.

siparasiyun ligal n legal separation, a couple with separate bed and

board, but not divorced. v [C; a12] have a legal separation.

†sípung(—) v [A; a] corner s.t. Tulu ka simána siyang nasipung sa

lángub, He was trapped inside the cave for three weeks. Sipunga ang

manuk sa kwartu, Chase the chicken into the room to entrap it.

sirù_2 a for the eyebrows to be set close to each other at the center.

Sirù kaáyu ang ímung kílay, Your eyebrows are very close to each other.

v [B6; b6] for the eyebrows to be set close to each other at the

center.

†sirung a {2} = sirù_2. v {2} = sirù_2.

síu n {1} the C.O., acronym for the Commanding Officer in a military

headquarters. {2} anyone in charge of an establishment (humorous). Aku

na karuy síu sa ámù kay túa sa Mindanaw si Pápa ug Máma, I’m the C.O.

at home now because Dad and Mom are in Mindanao. v [B1256] get to be

the C.O.

siúdi n {1} C.O.D., acronym for cash on delivery. {2} get s.t. on

credit. v [A; c1] get s.t. on credit. Ug wà kay kwarta karun siudía

(isiúdi) na lang, If you don’t have any money just get it on credit.

n debt.

†síug (→) v [A; a] {1} budge, move s.t. heavy. Batu nga dì masiug ug

tulu ka táwu, A rock that cannot be budged by three persons. {2} move

one’s emotions. Ang lúhà sa dalága wà makasiug níya, The tears of the

maiden did not move him.

siyuk, síyuk v [A; a] for the eyes to squint in bright light. Misíyuk

(nagsiyuk) ang íyang mga mata nga nagtan-aw sa kaláyu, He squinted as

he looked at the flame.

†subrikáma v [A; c1] make, use as a bedspread.

†súgat sugatsúgat v [A; a 12] accompany a song or melody with make-do

chords. Sugatsugátun lang sa magduduyug ang kanta nga dì kaáyu níya

sinátì, The accompanist uses make-do chords if he is not very familiar

with the song.

†súgid sugilánun n {2} conversation. v [C2] converse. Dì úsà ta

mangatū́g kay magsugilánun usà ta, Let’s not go to sleep yet. Let’s

talk for a while. Ayaw úsag lakaw kay makigsugilánun pa ku nímu, Don’t

leave yet because I want to talk with you.

sulisitar = sulísit.

†súlu — alún = súlu, v2.

†sul-ung v {2} [B246] for heat or temperature to rise. Ug musul-ung ang

kaínit sa ímung láwas, hilantan ka, If your body gets hot, you have a

fever.

†súma pag- (inig-) pa but when it comes to a test. Ingun kang kamau ka.

Pagsúma (pagsumáda) pa, dì diay, You said you knew how, but when it

came to a test, you didn’t.

sumu_3 a the first litter of piglets a sow has. Sa karáang tinuhúan dì

kunu maáyung buhiun sa tag-íya ang bábuyng sumu, According to folk

belief the owner should not raise the first litter of piglets a sow has

(for they will die under his care).

sung-ad = sun-ad.

sungkat = sungkad.

sunlut -an(→) v [A13; a3] prepare sunlutan to eat.

supukar = sipukar.

†sur_1 n {4} south. Lánaw Sur, South Lanao.

†surambaw n {3} a large square or rectangular lift net operated with a

scareline at night, using a lantern. paN- v [A2; c6] go fishing with a

surambaw.

súrù_2 v [A2S; b6] start sizzling or bubbling with heat. Magsurù gánì

ang tumuy sa agipu kanà timailhan kunu nga may bisíta, If the end of a

firebrand starts to exude bubbling juice, it is a sign that visitors

are coming. n the sizzling or bubbling of s.t. liquid.

suspindir = tiranti, 2.

suy bins n soy beans.

swáb v [A; b6] swab s.t. with medicine or to clean it. Tunlang

giswában, A throat that was swabbed. n swab.

swáing v [C13; c5] {1} to get tired of s.o.’s unpleasantness. Dílì

ikaswáing nang tigulánga kay huyù, You don’t get tired of that old man

because he is tender. {2} have a misunderstanding and hurt feelings.

Nagkaswáing ang mga magsúun tungud sa kabílin, The brothers and sisters

had a misunderstanding over the inheritance.

†swirti n — dikasáhus bad luck or misfortune of a sort that shouldn’t

normally be happening to the person. Tituláda nga naminyug buguy. Mu na

nay nganlag swirting dikasáhus, A girl with a degree marrying a

no-good. That’s what they call jerked-meat luck.

†syákuy {2} grades in the eighties (so called from the rough similarity

of the figure 8 to a syákuy — slang).

syatdáwun v [A; c1] shut down operations in a factory, mine, logging,

and the like. Musyatdáwun ang mína ug wà nay úr, The mine will shut

down operations when the ore is gone.

syúgar dádi n sugar daddy, a man who keeps a woman.

syurthan n shorthand. v [A; c1] write s.t. in shorthand.

==== T ====

tabagak n k.o. fish similar to the malangsi but with a broader body,

esp. around the abdomen.

tabatsuy a obese (humorous — from Tagalog tabà ‘fat’).

†tagud_1 n {2} seeds of any fruit or vegetable used for seedlings.

taháda n toast made from sliced, stale pansu bread, shaped into an

oval. v [A; a] make taháda tidbits.

tahíru = byatilis.

takdas v [A; b6] jump onto s.t. Mutakdas ang mga bátà sa ílang inahan

inig-abut, The children will jump on their mother when she comes home.

takdul_2 = tikdul.

takiling, takíling v [B; c1] tilt, turn over on the sides. Dalia ang

masitíra kay nagtakiling na, Hurry and fix the flower pot because it is

tilting to one side. Ug takilíngun (itakiling) sa pilútu ang iruplánu,

mahadluk ang mga pasahíru, If the pilot tilts the airplane to the side

the passengers will be afraid.

taklaba = takaba.

takmù_2 = takmul.

taksip = tagsip.

†taktak pa- sa bukbuk = paúyug. see úyug.

talagtag a be thinly spread or distributed. Talagtag kaáyu ang mga

balay sa búkid, The houses in the mountain are very sparse. v [B; c1]

be thinly spread or distributed. Mitalagtag ang íyang buhuk nga

nanglarut, His hair is sparse because it is constantly falling out.

†tali v {2} [a3] just be weaned from one’s mother’s breast and too

young to do s.t. (humorous). Magminyù ka nga bag-u ka pa gáning natali?

You’re getting married when you’re just weaned?

talíngab v [A; b6] make a sharp point on s.t. a sharpened to a point.

tampikas = tampihak.

tampird a radio that has been poorly repaired. Dì ku makagarantíya

ánang radiyúhag patíngug kay tampird, I can’t guarantee that radio will

play because it has been repaired once and not very well.

†tampuk_1 — sa, ang luyu, likud v [A; a12] betray, stab s.o. in the

back. Kun wà ku dinhi libakun kunuku ninyu. Ngánung inyu man kung

tampukun sa likud? You say mean things about me when I’m not around.

Why do you stab me in the back?

tamudlaw = lamudlaw.

†tangantángan panahun pa sa — in the olden times, when people still

used castor oil for lamps. Ang ílang gigámit nga libru panahun pa sa

tangantángan, The books they are using go back to the days of the horse

and buggy.

†tanggu_1 — kriminal, makapíang n tango dance characterized with

difficult and fancy steps (humorous).

tanggu_2 a slow in understanding simple things, incompetent in doing

simple things (from tangà and gágu). Tanggu kaáyung tawhána, dì lang

gihápun kamau ug ása pirma, He is an idiot, because he still doesn’t

know where to sign his name. v [B12] become stupid in this way.

†tangtang — útang n the state or condition where one pays off debts and

incurs debts again. Mau giyud ning pubri ta, tangtang útang, This is

the way it is when you are poor. You pay off one set of debts and incur

another.

†tapang n successfully executed or accomplished out of sheer luck

rather than due to skill or ability.

tardi a arrive late at a time set for s.t. Tardi ka na kaáyu sa klási,

You are very late for the class. v [B12; b6] get to a place late.

†tarípa n rate, schedule of charges, esp. fare. Naumintu na karun ang

tarípa sa mga salakyanan, The fares on transportation have gone up.

v [A13] charge according to a certain schedule.

tibak v [A2; a12] make a killing, make a lot of money (slang).

Nakatibak silag maáyu sa pag-ismágul ug sigarilyu, They made a fortune

in smuggling cigarettes.

tígì_2 v [A; a] pour all the remaining portion of liquid from a

container. Tigía ang patis sa butilya, Drain the last drop of soy sauce

from the bottle.

tikarul_2 = tingkarul_1, n.

†tikì — nga kwanggul n a stupid gecko (so called because of the fact

that he hides but shouts to let the world know where he is).

tik-ibis v [A] 1 in baseball, take a base. Mitik-ibis ang bátir, The

batter took a base. {2} for a teacher of long service to take an easy

test to give her official eligibility. Dì untà ku mailidyibul ug wà pa

ku makatik-ibis, I wouldn’t have made eligible status if I hadn’t taken

the promotional examination.

†tikwì {3} euphemism for wakwak_1 or unglù. Mga tikwì nang pamilyáha,

That is a family of vampires.

†timáan (→) = timáan, v1, 2.

†timbri_2 n {2} booby trap or any scheme or device for catching s.t.

unaware. Gibutangan sa mga Múrus ug mga timbri ang agiánan padulung sa

ílang kampu, The Moros placed booby traps on the trail that leads to

their camp. v [A; b] {2} place, catch with a booby trap or a similar

tricking device. Nakatimbri silag bábuy ihálas, They trapped a wild

pig.

tingkarul_2 = tikarul_1.

†tiniblas n {2} ceremony held on the Wednesday before Easter.

†tipas paN- n a charm that renders one bullet-proof.

tipli n soprano voice. v [A; b6] sing the soprano voice.

tiriring a having a slight mental derangement. v [B123] be slightly

deranged. -un a slightly deranged.

tirminisyun pí n termination pay.

trakítu, trakítuk = talakítuk.

†trangka trangkilya n small fastening stick or bar. v [A; c1] attach,

make a small fastening bar or stick. Nagtrangkilya kus paradur sa

sud-an, I am making a small bar to lock the food cabinet.

trúnu n {3} toilet (humorous). Naghingári lang kug lingkud sa trúnu kay

gihibús, I keep sitting on the throne because I have diarrhea.

tsariti n charity ward in a hospital. v [c1] be placed in the charity

ward.

*tsíbay insik —, — wákang phrase said to insult a Chinaman. see wákang.

tsit n chit.

†tubà — nga balintung n tuba mixed with an adulterant that will cause

one to get more drunk than normal.

†túbù — sa kunhud v [A2S; b7] for a thing to diminish when it should

grow (humorous). Sa ímung binaligyaan mutúbù sa kunhud ang ímung

nigusyu, The way you do business it will grow—but downwards.

†túhud (→) v {3} [a12] have pains in the knees. Abi nákug tigúwang ray

tuhurun, I thought only old people had rheumatism in the knees.

túka n one’s part in doing s.t., one’s turn to do. Ímu na rung túka sa

panghúgas, It’s your turn to do the dishes. v [A2; b(1)] for one’s turn

to come to him. Dì makabalíbad ang táwu ug mutúka na níya ang

kagul-ánan, When it is a man’s turn to have sorrows he cannot refuse.

tukatúka v [A; abc] do s.t. by turns. Gitukatukáhan mig hátag, We were

given some in turns.

tukistukis n illegal cockfight on a small scale (slang). Dúnay

tukistukis sa ílang baryu káda adlaw, There is a small-scale illegal

cockfight in their barrio every day. v [A; c] hold a small illegal

cockfight (slang).

†tumuy sa — sa dílà be at the tip of one’s tongue, but still one cannot

quite remember it. Dì giyud kung kahinumdum ug kinsa tu ka apan nía ra

giyud sa tumuy sa ákung dílà, I cannot quite remember who you are, but

you are so familiar, it is right at the tip of my tongue.

túpung {3} dílì, wà mag- ang tudlù not everybody is the same. Wà

magtúpung ang tudlù sa táwu, Some people are rich and some are poor.

(Lit. A man’s fingers are not the same.)

tusínu n salt pork. v [A; a] make salt pork.

†túud [plant name] nga — n the most common variety of [such-and-such a

plant]. Kamúting túud, The common sweet potato.

==== U ====

úa = úi.

†ubus pa- v {3} pa- kay laylay pa v [A13] be humble because one is at

the bottom of society (laylay, a 2a). Mau giyud, magpaubus kay laylay

man, I should be humble because I am poor. (Lit. A matured leaf is

naturally found in the lower part of the plant.)

úi a acronym for over-acting: putting on airs, engaging in exaggerated

actions uncalled for by the situation. Úing muhílak arun tugtan,

Putting on a big show of crying so she would be allowed to go. v [B]

overact. Naúi siya arun himatikdan sa ulitáwu, She started to put on a

big act so the young man would notice her.

úiks u n OXO, a gang of Visayan toughs in Manila.

†ulan n {3} diamond with some yellowish coloration. Bubaratu ang

brilyanting ulan, A yellowish diamond brings a lower price.

†ulípun (→) v [A; a12] enslave.

†unà v {4} [A13] be oozing with dirt. Hubúa nang ímung sinínà kay

nag-unà, Take off your dress because it is oozing with dirt.

†únat v {3} [A1; c1] do s.t. in a leisurely manner. Dì ta makaúnat sa

átung trabáhu kay mag-apas ta sa úras, We can’t dilly-dally with our

work because we are rushing things.

unir v [A1] {1} own s.t. Maáyu nákung pagpahalúnà sa kutsi sa ákung

higála, mu rag nakaunir, I made myself comfortable in my friend’s car

as if it belonged to me. {2} = unay, v.

urihinal n {4} salà nga — {a} original sin. {b} adultery.

†úrus pa-, pina- v [A; b6] prepare s.t. by sautéing, usually said of

preparing s.t. special (by people who don’t normally prepare food that

needs to be sautéed). Ákù siyang paurúsan (pinaurúsan) run kay Duminggu

man, I’ll sauté some food for him today because it is Sunday.

†útak — brin n one’s brains as a means of thinking (humorous). Gamíta

ang ímung útak brin, Use your head! -in- v [A2; c1] do s.t. from

memory, not written. Inutukun (iinutuk) sa mga ispíya ang ílang mga

kúd, Spies memorize their codes.

†utut — ug bapur n dark-complexioned.

†uwak (←) gibalikas n a person who is such a nuisance that he keeps

coming to a place he knows he is unwanted (like a crow that keeps

coming back the more it is cursed). Mu rag mga úwak gibalikas ning mga

batáa. Dì patúu ug badlung, These children are like crows you shout at.

They just won’t listen when you try to get rid of them.

==== W ====

wan-a = walà na. see walà.

wap-a = walà pa. see walà.

wásu = huwásù.

wáway child talk for áway. v [A; a12] quarrel with (child talk).

†wiliwili v [AN; a12] lure s.o. to stay s.w. Ang mga bag-ung bisyu sa

ákung bag-ung naglakaw mauy magwiliwili nákù, My toddler has so many

cute tricks it lures me to stay home.

==== Y ====

yá word shouted simultaneously with the execution of a karate chop,

blow, or kick.

†yamu — ug never did, do, does. Yamug midúaw ang ákung binaláyi

pagkauspital nákù, Never did my daughter-in-law visit me when I was

hospitalized. Yamug muhátag nákù, He never gives me any. n {2} none.

‘Duna kay kwarta?’—‘Yamu,’ ‘Do you have money?’—‘(I have) none.’

yatap (from patay—slang) v [A; a1] kill. Ang kriminal nga nagyatap sa

gitulísan, The criminal that killed the robbery victim.

yíma n candied yolk. v [A; a] make yolk candy.