n. kind of hopscotch played on a rectangular figure divided into two rows, each row of which contains four frames; v. play this kind of hopscotch.
a. famished, half-starved; v. get to be famished. Nabuntas siya kay wà may káun gabíi, She is half-starved because she didn’t have anything to eat last night. Mu ra man nà siya ug gibuntas nímu, He must be famished for the sight of you.
a. cute and good-looking little lad.
n. magical prayers said to give supernatural powers or protection from harm (slang).
n. 1. printing press or a printing establishment; 2. the press: newspapers, magazines in general or the persons who write for them. Kagawásan sa prinsa, Freedom of the press.
a. portending a major event. Purtintúsu kunu kining kumíta. Basta musubang, mugíra kunu, They say that this is a portentous comet. Whenever it appears, there’s going to be war.
a. full-grown person that is short; v. be, become a short person. Naputut ku kay putut man ang ákung nánay, I am short because my mother was short. (←), ka-(←) v. be short (said in derision).
n. luggage carrier on top of vehicles. -ing n. see taplud.
v. 1. rap, tap lightly. Tiltíli, ayawg paknga ang íhi, Tap it gently. Don’t strike the axle hard; 1a. chip off something small from something hard by tapping on it. Tiltíli ang simintung sapáwag pinising, Roughen the concrete that we will put the finish on. 2. make slightly biting or insulting remarks or allusions. Ug mapikal siya mutiltil pud, He makes slight digs when he’s irked.
v. pair a boy and a girl off half jokingly. Kusug siyang mutúpù piru nagpabíling dága, She loves to match others off, but she herself stays single. Tupúa sila labun parisun, Match them up. They make such a good pair. tupùtúpù n. matching couples.
n. turban or similar headdress; v. wear a turban.
see alup-up. see álup, 1.
a. 1. sly, crafty. Wayis si Baúhay kay nagpahilakhílak dihang lumsan untà, How sly the turtle was when he pretended to cry when he was threatened with drowning; 2. sly, cheating. Wayis kaáyu ang mga tindíra sa Karbun. Kusug manayúpì, The vendors in the market are quite sly. They love to cheat; 3. wise, in the know. Wayis kaáyu siya. Dílì patuntu, He’s very clever. You can’t put one over on him. — gay a. see wayis, 3.
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