Meaning of bálus

bálus

Cebuano

v. 1. do back to someone what he did to the agent. Mibálus akug pahiyum, I smiled back at her. Wà pa ku makabálus (makabalus) sa ímung suwat, I haven’t had the chance to answer your letter. Balúsan (baslan) ku ang ímung kaáyu, I will repay your goodness. Balúsan (baslan) ku ikaw, I will repay you. Pagka walay igabálus mu, How ungrateful (repaying nothing) you are! 2. for something to happen one way and then the opposite way. Balúsa pagtahì ang kílid, Sew the seams twice: once inverted and then the right way around. Ang kalípay balúsan (baslan) ug kasákit, Happiness is followed by sorrow in turn; 3. for a brother and sister to marry people that are also brothers and sisters; n. 1. thing done in return or response to something; 2. person whose sibling of the opposite sex is married to a sibling of the spouse. paniN-(→) v. take vengeance on, avenge. Panimaslan ku ang kamatáyun sa ákung igsúun, I’ll avenge my brother’s death; n. revenge. pamalusbálus v. return a favor, repay a moral obligation. balaslan, baslanan, pamaslan n. 1. things to be done to repay a debt; 2. days owing in the aláyun. -in-an n. plaid in design. paN- n. hind toe of a fowl which is bent backwards. Ang langgam nga way pamálus dì makabátug, A bird that has no hind toe cannot perch.