Meaning of bulang

cockfight

n. event (fiesta or market) at which a cockfight is held; v. hold a cockfight. Magbúlang dinhi ug tábù, They hold cockfights here on market day. (→) n. gaff on a gamecock. paN- v. 1. attend a cockfight and bet; 2. for a cock to win in a fight. Pwirting pamúwang sa ákung manuk, My cock wins wherever he fights; 2a. for a man to win several wives in succession after his previous wife died (humorous). Giayran ang byúdu. Pwirti nang pagpamúwang, The widower has gotten himself a wife many times, but this time he was spurned; n. action of betting, attending cockfights to bet. Way kaláki ang pamúlang. Way daug, The betting at the cockfights was no good. We didn’t win a thing. -an(→) n. cockpit for holding cockfights. -ig-r-, ig-l- n. fighting cock.

v. 1. smash a hard object against something hard. Ang hubug mauy mibúlang sa básu dihà sa sáwug, The drunk smashed the glass on the floor. Nagbúlang ang duha ka trák, The two trucks smashed into each other. Bulángun ku ang inyung mga úlu, I’ll knock your heads together; 2. for two people to have a contest of hitting two examples of something against each other, each person hitting his against the other person’s in turn, to see who can break the other person’s. Makigbúlang ku nímug lubi, I will engage in a coconut-breaking contest with you.