n. 1. board of directors, the governing body of something; 2. directive, general instructions. hunta — n see diriktíba.
n. one of a series of events or subdivisions in a sporting event. Únang hugnà sa lumbà sa bisiklíta, The first lap of the bicycle race. Ang únang hugnà sa íyang pánaw, The first leg of his trip. Ang ikaduhang hugnà sa súlung, The second phase of the assault. hugnàhugnà v. 1. do something by laps, installments. Hugnàhugnáun nátug túkud ang taytáyan, Let’s construct the bridge in phases; 2. make repeated attempts. Gihugnàhugnáan na nákung iprinda ning singsínga, I’ve made repeated attempts to pawn this ring (without much success). 3. for rain to fall heavily at short intervals. Ayaw na lang panghayhay kay naghugnàhugnà ang ulan, Don’t hang out the wash because it is showering; n. something that comes at intervals, e.g., rain showers.
n. rustling sound; v. rustle. Nikagaskas ang mga dáhung layà paghángin, The dry leaves rustled in the wind. Kagaskásag armirul ang ákung sanínà, Make my shirt rustle with starch.
v. shake something to see if there is anything inside or to loosen it, for something rooted to be loosened. Dúnay nagkarù sa halígi kay nagharag na, someone must have shook the post because it’s leaning to one side. Nagkarù na ang íyang ngípun ug ipaibut na, His tooth is loose and should be extracted. Karua nang kawit ug may sulud ba, Shake the toddy container to see if there is any inside.
v. for the spines of sea urchins to go deep into the skin; for the flesh of sea shells to recede into the inner part. Mukíbul ang kinhasun ug mapalabian ug lútù, Sea shells shrink into the shell if you overcook them. Gáhì nang kuháun ang tunuk sa tuyum ug makakíbul na, It’s hard to pick out the spines of sea urchins once they penetrate into the skin.
a. low in amount. Kubus ang bili sa ismágul, Smuggled goods are cheap; v. for an amount to become less, cause it to do so. Mukubus ang swildu ug hínay ang nigusyu, Salaries go down when business is poor. Kubsan ang ímung tagal sa pagbáyad sa útang, We’ll shorten the term for you to pay off the debt.
n. college or lower grade affiliated with a college. — iliktural n. polling place where voters cast their votes in an election.
n. title for a related female: 1. for grandparents or women of an older generation; 2. for one’s elder sister; v. call someone nána.
a. see syát; n. shutter of a camera.
n. ulcer in the corners of the mouth; v. have a mouth ulcer. Gitagbaya siya kay way kalígù, He has sores in the corner of his mouth because he hasn’t bathed. tagbayahun a. having ulcers in the corners of the mouth; v. develop this condition.
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