Meaning of buang

adj. insane

adj. moonstruck

crazy

foolish

idiot

lunatic

mad

n. fool

oaf

stupid

a. 1. insane, crazy. Gigaugáu sa kabatáan ang búang, The children are making fun of the insane person. Irung búang, A rabid dog; 2. lacking sense. Búang nímung mubáyad kag diyis, You must be crazy to pay ten pesos! Ayaw ku tudlúi. Dì ku búang, You don’t have to show me. I’m not stupid; 3. naughty, pranking. Búang kaáyung bat-ána kay manglìlì, What a naughty child! He peeps at people; 4. the one who is ‘it’ in games; 5. defective coconut with no water and no meat; v. 1. go crazy. Hápit ku mabúang dihang ímung gitalikdan, I almost went crazy when you left me. 1a. make someone insane. Gibúang siya sa bugsikan, The sorcerer inflicted madness on him; 2. fool someone, think someone a fool. Ayaw kug buánga kay nasáyud ku sa nahitabù, Don’t try to fool me because I know what happened. Gibuángan ka ba nákù? Do you take me for a fool? 3. go crazy about something Nabúang siya sa súgal, He’s crazy over gambling. Babáying íyang gikabuángan, The woman he was crazy about; 4. have a hard time doing something for which one has little time. Nagkabuang kug pinangítà nímu, I was going crazy looking for you; 5. do something in an irrational, crazy way. Nagkabuang ang mga táwug dágan pagbutu, The people ran every which way in panic upon hearing the explosion. (→) a. see búang, 5. buangbuang v. 1. see búang, v 4, 5. 2. play a game of tag hide-and-seek; n. tag hide-and-seek. pabuangbúang v. pretend to be a fool, crazy. Magpabuangbúang ug pangutan-un. Mu rag dílì siya, You ask him and he pretends not to know. As if it wasn’t him. paka- v. act, treat like a fool or crazy person. Ayaw pagpakabúang dihà. Gamítang ímung úlu, Don’t act like a fool. Use your head. -in- n. 1. stupidity, unreasonable foolishness. Usa ka binúang ang pagpakamatay tungud sa gugma, It’s stupid to kill oneself for love; 2. foolish prank. Binúang sa mga iskuyla kining pagsuwat sa bungbung, This writing on the wall is just one of the children’s pranks; v. do foolish mischief. Way mubinúang nímu dinhi samtang nía ku, No one will do you any mischief as long as I am here. Ayaw kug binuángi, ha, Don’t try any foolishness on me, understand! ka- n. 1. insanity; 2. serious mischief. Mu nay sangputánan sa ímung kabúang, That’s where your mischief will end you. kina- see ka-, 2. kina-(→) a. not done in seriousness; v. do something without being serious about it. Nagkinabuang mig aplay ug nadáwat mi, We just applied for the fun of it, and we were hired. -un(→) a. acting insane, stupid.