a. equal, even stevens. Pildi kug diyis, pildi sad kag diyis, dì amánus na ta, I lost ten pesos and you lost ten pesos, so that makes us even; v. 1. make things come out even. Amanúsun (iamánus) ku lang ang ímung útang sa útang ni Máma kanímu, You owe me the same amount my mother owes you, so I’ll call it even; 2. call it quits, declare a tie. Amanúsun (iamánus) ta ning átung tsis, Let’s call our chess game quits.
n. 1. oath-taking; 2. pledge a soldier makes as to the number of years he will serve; 3. term of office; v. pledge to serve a number of years. Mihuramintu ug tulu ka túig ang rikulúta sa armi, The army recruit pledged to serve three years.
n. urine. — ug irù kind of toadstool, dirty white in color, about 2½″ tall with a flat top about 2″ in diameter; v. 1. urinate. Nakaihì ang bátà sa karsúnis, The child wet his pants; 2. have too frequent urination. Giíhì mi pagininum ug sirbísa, We kept having to urinate because we drank so much beer. paN- v. urinate. Adtu ta sa gawas mangíhì, Let’s go outside to urinate. ihìihì v. 1. urinate too often; 2. for a woman to get all wet from heavy petting (slang, euphemism). Nag-ihìihì ang ákung uyab dihang ákung gikulkug, My girl got wet because I got my finger into her. ka-un(→), kahid-un a. feel like urinating. pala-(→) a. urinating frequently.
a. plump in the cheeks; v. for the cheeks to become full and rounded. Nagkalamuruk ang íyang áping sukad maáyu, Her cheeks are beginning to get rounded now that she has recovered. -un a. of a plump sort.
v. for cereals to be half-cooked but moist. Naglugituk ang linung-ag kay wà ayúhag síga, The rice is half-cooked because the fire wasn’t hot enough.
v. 1. lace shoes. Pahuti sa listun ang sapátus sa bátà, Lace the child’s shoes; 2. tie with any interweaving knot. Pahuta ang písì pára dílì mabadbad, Make the rope into a looped knot so it won’t come undone; n. knot which is interlooped so that it cannot slip, like a square knot or a slipknot. pahutpahut v. 1. darn a tear with big temporary stitches. Dalìdaliag pahutpahut ang gising hábul, Stitch the torn blanket quickly; 2. travel in and out across something as if describing the course taken by a needle in darning. Nagpahutpahut sa kabukíran ang mga girilyíru, The guerillas traveled across the mountains.
n. black or white pepper; v. put pepper in something.
n. 1. Saturday. — iglurya, Santu the Saturday of the Holy Week; 2. one point short of winning. Sabadu na ang ílang iskúr. Usa na lay kuwang pára mudaug, They are one point short of winning. They only need one more point to sew up the game. see birnis for verb forms. -in- v. 1. use something sparingly or in little amounts. Musinabadu lang ku ug pangagwa basta lang mahumut ta, I will use the perfume sparingly just enough to smell sweet; 2. preserve fish with a small amount of salt. Magsinabadu ta kay daghang bulinaw ug dì nátù mahurut, Let’s make fish preserves because we’ve got lots of anchovies and we can’t consume them all; n. fish preserved with a little salt.
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