Meaning of mala

adj. dry

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a. 1. dry, not wet. Mala na ang mga hinayhay, The clothes that were hung up are dry now; 2. not displaying lively attention, disinterested. Tingálig dì siya muapil kay mala siya ug tinubagan, He probably won’t participate because he gave a disinterested answer; v. 1. dry up, become dried. Mimala ang mga sapà, The rivers dried up. Ang kaínit sa adlaw mauy mumala (mupamala) sa mga basakan, The heat of the sun will dry the rice fields up. Nag-úsik lang sa panahun ang nagmala (nagpamala) íning salúga, Whoever dried this floor off was just wasting his time. Tiil nga makamalag (makapamalag) basakan, Big feet (lit. that can dry up a rice paddy). Namad-an ug singut ang íyang bukubuku, The sweat on his back has dried up. 2. be uninteresting, boring. Wà ku mutiwas sa sini kay nagmala lang, I did not see the movie to the end because it was boring; 2a. — sa dugù become pale. Pagpangutána sa pulis, gimad-an sa dugù ang nawung sa dalága, The lady’s face became pale when the policeman questioned her. ma- n. land. Ang ubang bakì nagpuyù sa túbig, ug ang uban sa mamala, Some frogs live in water and some on land. tilapya sa ma- n. prostitute (humorous). kamad-an n. upland rice field.