see abli. -dur n. opener.
n. Africa. -na n. African woman. -nu n. African man.
v. for stitches or bonds which hold things together to snap; cause them to do so. Kinsay nagbigtas sa kawu sa bag? Who made the handle of the bag come off? Nabigtas (mibigtas) ang tahì sa sáku sa paghasuk sa kupras, The seams on the sides of the sack came open when the copra was pounded to stuff it full.
a. bent backwards, flat on its back, twisted askew. Tukúri nang pusti. Bikwad man, Straighten out the post. It is leaning over backwards; v. lean backwards, be bent askew; cause something to do so. Mibikwad siya arun dílì hiig-an ang íyang nawung, She ducked backwards so that her face would not be hit. Nagkabikwad ang tiil sa lamísa, The legs of the table are getting all bent out of shape.
n. 1. betel nut palm: Areca catechu. Name also given to other palms of similar appearance. — di Tsína n. ornamental palm which is similar in appearance to the búnga: Adonidia merrillii.
v. 1. place something long athwart something long. Akuy muhanday sa ímung buktun sa unlan, I’ll rest your arm on the pillow. Sanga ang gihandayan sa sumbuhan sa pagtumung, He rested the barrel of the gun on the branch as he took aim. Ákung ihanday ang ákung mga tiil sa ímung páa, Let me rest my legs on your thighs; 2. rest one’s upper back on something Muhanday ku sa unlan, I’ll rest my back on the pillows.
for words with huwa- see also under hula-.
short form: táwun; 1. particle expressing or asking for pity; 1a. in statements. Daghan táwun ang namatay didtu, A lot of people died in that place. Mu man nà táwuy ákung panginabúhì, That’s what we live from, poor us. 1b. with imperatives: please, have mercy. Iúlì intáwun nà sa labing madalì, Please return that at the earliest possible time; 2. expressing humility: I don’t necessarily deserve something good. Nahinumdum táwun siya nákù, He remembers me (though I am not important enough to be remembered). Nakadaug táwun ku, I won just by luck; 2a. with statement praising oneself, expressing humility. Kamau táwun ku ánà uy, I know how to do that. (I don’t think I’m great guns, but I do know how to do it.) 2b. with statements that a catastrophe hasn’t happened: through the mercy of the Lord. Wà táwun mi hitabuig iltur, We haven’t been hit by El Tor, thank God; 3. with a sharp denial, taking the sting out of the denial. ‘Anak nu ka sa gawas ni Pidru.’—‘Dílì, tawun uy,’ ‘They say you’re Pedro’s illegitimate son.’—‘Good heavens, no! (Have mercy, don’t think of that.)’ paN- v. say intáwun. Nagpangintawun siya nga nanghulam nákù ug kwarta, He kept on saying ‘poor me’ as he was borrowing the money.
a. increasing and diminishing in intensity periodically. Laubláub ang hilánat íning batáa, This child’s fever rises and falls; v. for something to increase and diminish in intensity periodically. Mulaubláub giyud ang nigusyu, Business fluctuates, as you would expect. Maglaubláub ang pagguwà íning tabuguk, Tabuguk octopuses appear in great numbers from time to time. Ang tilíik sa sirína naglaubláub, The wailing of the siren rises and falls.
n. fetlock, a thumb-like projection above the foot in the legs of animals.
v. blink the eyes in the water to remove a foreign body lodged in it. Ákung gisulípat ang ákung mata sa túbig arun pagkúhà sa puling, I blinked my eyes in the water to remove the speck in them.
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