n. 1. croaking sound of frogs; 2. sputtering sound of defective engines; 3. sound of something boiled at a stage when the water and the material boiled has formed a soft and thick mass; v. croak, sputter. Mukalàkalà giyud ang mga bakì sa panahun sa ting-ulan, Frogs croak on rainy days. Ipatan-aw ang trák kay nagkalàkalà ang tíngug, Have the car checked because the engine sputters.
n. 1. something held over the head as protection; 2. reflector of a pressurized kerosene lantern; v. 1. cover the head, esp. to protect it. Karun dílì na kinahanglang magpandung sa simbahan, Now it is no longer necessary to cover the head in church. Pandúngi nang bátà kay náay ulan, Cover the child’s head because it’s raining; 2. attach, make into a lantern reflector.
n. feedback in electronic equipment; v. produce a feedback.
a. 1. for a color or voice quality to be lacking its full intensity. Puhaw na kaáyu ang ímung sinínà sa tantung linadlad, Your skirt is all faded from being put under the sun. Puhaw ang íyang pamánit kay bag-ung naáyu sa sakit, His complexion is pale because he has just recently recovered from his illness. Ang puhaw ug tíngug dílì mahímung mag-aawit, One with a weak voice cannot become a singer; 2. become embarrassed; v. 1. get to lose its full quality. Napuhaw ang buhuk pagkinalígù sa dágat, His hair turned blond from swimming so much; 2. embarrass someone Napuhaw siya kay wà tagda sa íyang gikutána, She was embarrassed because the man she asked didn’t pay any attention to her. pamuhawpuhaw v. for the face to change colors in embarrassment. Namuhawpuhaw ku dihang giingnan ku níyang wà kuy batásan, My face turned all colors of the rainbow when she told me I had no manners.
a. tapering to a point. Daw tudlung nagsudiyà ang tarugsuy níyang dughan, Her breasts are pointed like an accusing finger; v. be pointed. Nagtarugsuy lang ang mais kay wà ulana, The cornstalks stood like pointed sticks because there was no rain.
a. 1. bald, lacking hair on the head; 2. bald, devoid of vegetation. Upaw nga mga búkid, Deforested mountains; 3. infertile. Upaw nang dáan ang yútà sa Marigundun, The land in Marigondon has always been infertile; v. 1. grow bald. Naupaw ka sa hilabihang pininsar, You have grown bald from worrying too much; 2. be, become denuded of forest; 3. become barren, infertile. (←) v. make someone bald or something barren. Giupáwan ku siya kay gikutu, I cut off her hair bald because she had lice. bísan pag mangaúpaw come what may, by hook or by crook (lit. even if I go bald trying). Bísan pag mangaúpaw magdátù giyud ku ug mag-idad kug kwarinta, By hook or by crook I’ll become rich by the time I’m forty.
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