(from bátà) n. girl friend (slang); v. get a girl friend. Makaátab kahà ning hitsúra ku? Do you think someone with my face can get a girl friend?
n. botanist; v. become a botanist.
abbreviation for Gínang, ‘Mrs.’
(from kugum) v. clasp in one’s fist. Gihakgum níya ang kwarta kay nahadluk siyag mawálà, He clutched the money because he was afraid it might get lost. Dílì na mahakgum ang ímung buktun tungud sa kadakù, I cannot get my fingers around your arm any more because it has gotten to be so big; n. a fistful of something Usa ka hakgum balas, A fistful of sand.
n. candy; v. make candy. Lamì kaáyung kindíhun ang duryan, Durian can be made into a very delicious candy. Amirkánu, Amirkána nga walay — persons of fair complexion or with American blood but not American citizens; or persons who do not have a trace of American blood or do not look American but have American citizenship (humorous).
n. proper, optimum disposition of things or component parts put s.w; v. put things in their proper relative positions. Ilíawt úsà ang mga kuniksiyun úsà suldáha, Lay the connections out in their proper disposition before you solder them.
v. 1. take time out to do something for a moment. Bisag daghang trabáhu, mulihut giyud siyag dúaw dinhi, In spite of all the things he has to attend to he still takes out time to come here. Makalihut pa giyud siyag suwat bísan ug bísi, She still found time to write to me even if she was busy; 2. do something secretly. Kun maúlaw kang hidunggan, lihuta (ilihut) lang pagsulti, If you are ashamed to let anyone hear it, just tell it secretly.
a. good to look at, good in quality. Kapatsáda ning batáa, What a pretty child. Patsáda silag baul, They have a first class farm; v. be, become good. Mapatsáda ang ímung tíngug ug makakaun kag úlud, Your voice improves if you eat worms.
n. 1. period, punctuation mark; 2. period, there’s no more to be said about. Dì ka makalakaw. Piryud, You can’t go, and that’s all there is to it. Piryud na mi kay hustu ra ang tulu, We’re not going to have any more children. Three is enough; v. put a period.
n. one who owns a landed estate; v. be an estate owner. Ug magprupitaryu ka, dakù na pud ang buhis, If you are a landowner, you also have a big tax.
n. box used as a seedbed for germinating seeds.
a. scarce. Lisud makatrabahu ang táwung siklahun ug ininglis, It’s hard for people whose English is limited to find work; v. be scarce. Nagkasiklahun na run ang bábuy ihálas, Wild pigs are getting scarce now.
n. chaplain; v. work as, become a chaplain.
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