Meaning of bitay

hang

n. hanging

v. 1. hang something up suspended, be hanging. Kinsay nagbítay sa parul? Who hung the lantern up? Ang ímung ranggu nagbitay sa usa ka lugas lánut, Your rank is hanging by a single thread (i.e. you are in imminent danger of demotion). Bitáya (ibítay) sa bintánà ang bandíra, Hang the flag in the window; 2. execute. Bitáya (ibítay) siya sa silya iliktrika, Execute him in the electric chair; 3. 3a. be beneath the other cock when fighting on the wing. Nabíhag ang ákung manuk kay nabítay man paglupad, My cock was defeated because it was beneath its opponent when they fought on the wing; 3b. be far behind in a game or contest; 4. perform the bítay ceremony in the súgat (see bítay, n3); n. 1. death by hanging or execution; 2. distance one is behind in a contest; 3. the lifting of the alilúya in the súgat ceremony. (→) a. tending to droop. Bitay siya ug ngábil, She has drooping lips; v. become drooping. Wà na siya ganáhi. Nagbitay na lang, He didn’t feel like it any more. It (the penis) just drooped. bitaybítay n. the hanging part of dangling earrings. -an(→) n. place of execution. maN-r- n. executioner. paN- n. 1. the lower wattles of a chicken; 2. hanging decorations in a window. tingbitay sa irù, iring n. the month of July when food is scarce (and they hang dogs up to butcher them), or the period just before payday. -únun, -un n. condemned person. kulum- see kulumbítay.