Cebuano
(from subad) n. 1. any large deep-sea fish; 2. usurer. Nadátù siya kay mambad nga dakù, He became rich because he was a great usurer; 3. dakung — an important person of great influence. Si Lawril dakung mambad sa pulitika, Laurel is a big figure in politics; a. 1. fierce and grasping. Púru mga mambad ang tagaadwána. Padug-un ka giyud ug táman, The customs people are voracious beasts. They’ll bleed you dry; 2. fierce, termagant woman. Túa na pud, gitapuk-an na pud si Tiryu sa íyang mambad nga asáwa, There goes Terio’s shrewish wife at him again; 3. someone that is dangerous to women. Ayawg túu níya kay mambad nà sa mga babáyi, Don’t believe him because he is dangerous to women. ka- n. quality of being fierce and grasping. Ang kamambad sa pamingkúngan, The fierceness of a hammerhead shark.