Meaning of dugay

adj. long (time)

chronic

long-term

time

a. 1. taking a long time. Dúgay nga intirbiyu, A lengthy interview. Dúgay ang kaayuhun sa sangla, It takes long for leprosy to heal. Dúgay siyang nag-ílis (mag-ílis), It took (takes) her long to change; 2. late. Dúgay ang ámung paniudtu, Our lunch was late. Dúgay ming natúlug, We went to sleep late; 3. — na long ago. Dúgay na nà, That was long ago. Dúgay nang nalútù ang sud-an, dúgay nang pagkalútù sa sud-an, The food has been ready for some time; v. 1. take a long time. Dì siya madúgayng pirma, He doesn’t take long to sign. Ug madúgay pa kining sakíta, ... If this sickness lasts much longer ... Wà madúgay, namatay siya, It didn’t take long before she died. Dì ku magdúgay dinhi, I won’t stay here for long. Dì ka makadúgayg tubag, You may not take long to answer. Dugáya (idúgay) ug tágù, Put it away for a long time. Unsay gidugáyan ninyug isturya? Why are you talking so long? 1a. last long. Dílì magdúgay kining klasíha sa sapátus, This type of shoes doesn’t last long; 2. get to be late, delayed. Ug mudúgay tag adtu, mudúgay sag paúlì, If we go late, we’ll come home late. Nadúgay ang suwat, The letter was delayed; 3. — na get to be a long time. Sa nadúgay na níyang trabáhu didtu, After he had worked there for a long time ... Sa nagkadugay na, As time went on ... dugaydugay a. 1. taking some time; 2. somewhat late; 3. — na some time ago. -an(→) a. tending to take long to do things. Dugayan siyang sugúun, He takes long to do things he is told to do. gi-un(→), ka-un(→) n. length of time. hiN- it’s been long enough now. Hinúgay na niánang ímung paghilakhílak, You’ve been crying long enough now. (Stop it.) v. keep doing something too long and too much. Ayaw ug hinugáyi ug lisùlísù ang siradúra, Don’t keep turning that lock. ka-an the long run. Sa kadugáyan maáyu ra nà, In the long run it will surely get better.