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gab about somethingdaldal 1.2ov. syn.bibo 1.1daldal 1rel. wrd.daldal 1madaldal 1.1vtTo talk nonstop about something; to gab about something.Onopay dadaldal mo atan?What are you gabbing about there?
gaff hookganso 1.1nGaff hook attached to a long pole used to land big fish.
gag and coughtelkak 1.1viTo choke on something like a seed or piece of meat; to gag and cough when eating something that is very acrid or strong tasting.Natelkako rin ang pamangan ta langkang lotok.I nearly gagged and coughed when eating some ripe jackfruit.Indio galiag ang mamangan ta kasoy oman gatelkako. I don't like to eat cashew fruit, besides it makes me gag and cough. rel. wrd.denlan 1.1doli 1.3tolpot1 1.1
gain favorpapil 3.1viIdiomatic expression meaing to try to gain favor; to "brown-nose" a superior.Ang taw ang asi maosay ang magpapapil ong amo na tenged pirming māga pang te-led.That person is good at brown-nosing her boss because she is always coming to work early.ov. syn.pel 1.2rel. wrd.beg 1pel 1.2sipsip 1.1sipsip 1.1sipsip 1.1viTo tattle, tell on another person; to make others look bad in order to gain favor with someone.Maosay ang magsipsip ong amo na, animan nanlawig tang ranggo na.She's good at tattling on others to her boss, therefore she has gained a high position.rel. wrd.beg 1papil 3.1papil 3.1pel 1.2pel 1.2EngviTo try to gain favor; to "brown-nose" a superior.Pirming pagtorol tanandia ta golay ong amo na, komo pagpapel-pēl agod ang ana na pa-leden ong obra.She is always giving vegetables to her boss because she is brown-nosing him so that her child will be given a job.ov. syn.papil 3.1rel. wrd.beg 1papil 3.1sipsip 1.1
gain somethingmagkatinir 1.1ov. syn.inabo 1.1magkatinir 1rel. wrd.epet2 1.1magkatinir 1magkatinir 1may2 1tabó 1.1viTo have something; to come to possess something; to gain or obtain something; for something to occur, happen.Dapat magkatinir ta kasilyas tang tanan ang mga taw.All the people should have outhouses.Magkatinir ta gira mga indi maginigoan tang doroang nasyon.A war will occur if the two nations don't agree.ov. syn.may2 2.1rel. wrd.mainabomatabó
gain weighttambek 1.3rel. wrd.matambek 1.1tambek 1viTo become fat or healthy; to gain weight.Madaling manambek tang baka na komo pirming agbadbadan.Her cow will quickly become fat because it is always taken out to graze.
gallbladderapdo 1.1synapdo 1papakiten1nGallbladder; bile.synpapakiten2 1.1papakiten2 1.1nGallbladder.synapdo 1.1
gallon (one) containergalonan 1.1nOne-gallon container. (Nowadays this can also refer to any large plastic container.)ov. syn.kontiner 1.1
galvanized ironsin 1.1nGalvanized iron sheet (GI); corrugated metal roofing.rel. wrd.plantsa1 1
gambersogadorder. ofsogaln
gamblesogal 1.3vi., vtTo gamble, usually with cards; to gamble with one's life, put one's life at risk.Indi tanandia panginem ni magsogal indi matako.He neither drinks nor gambles, he doesn't even know how.Indi enged isogalo tang kaboio.I really will not gamble with my life.
gamekayam 1.1nA game.
game of climbing pole for moneypalosibo 1.1nA game in which money is placed on top of a bamboo pole and children climb up to get it.
game of tag (thetirigbas 1.1nA popular game of tag. (The goal is to get from the starting line to home base and back, without being tagged out by the other team.)
game of tossing tokens into holestagsing2 1.1vi., vtTo play a tossing game by throwing a small item (for example, a cashew nut) from a distance into a hole in order to flip other nuts out; the items, or tokens, used in this game.Mga tagkakasoy ang mamola pamagtagsing ta kasoy.When it is cashew fruit season, children play by throwing cashew nuts into holes. Asing mola ami pa, ang agtagsingen amen ang dapa ta botilia.When we were children, what we used for throwing into the hole were bottlecaps.rel. wrd.patad 1.1
game played onpasong-pasongan 1.1nAn old game played on the beach by young boys.
game similar to checkersdama1 1.1nA game similar to checkers.
game with rattan ballsipak takraw 1.1nA game played like volleyball, using a small rattan ball.
game, fee to borrow atong2 1.1nA fee charged for borrowing a person's cards, dominoes, or mahjong pieces to use for gambling.
game, native shellsongka 1.1nA native shell game, played with a board with scooped-out holes in it referred to as balay, 'houses', and using small cowry shells called sigay as tokens.
game, ringidal-idal 1.1nTraditional ring game played by young people at a wake after the Holy Rosary is prayed.
gang up ontalalabangan 1.1ov. syn.kolokobo 1.1talalabangan 1vtTo help each other with something; to gang up on another person.Tinalalabangan ka tanandiang sinampaling tang mga goardia.The guards ganged up on him and slapped him (literally, they helped each other slap him).
gangplankdamio 1.1ov. syn.damio 1latayannGangplank; walkway to a boat.ov. syn.latayanlatayander. oflataynov. syn.damio 1damio 1.1latay 1.1vi., vtTo walk on a gangplank or a makeshift bridge; something placed across a canal or muddy area in order to walk to the other side.Indi amo maglatay-latay atan ong tolay ang kawayan, itaben mabo-log amo.Don't walk back-and-forth on that makeshift bridge of bamboo, you might fall.Betangan mo ta ayong malatayan agod indi malbay tang sapatoso.Place a plank here that can be walked across on so that my shoes don't get wet.Onopay ilatay ta tarin ong kanal ang panawan ta?What should we place here across the canal so we can walk across on it?
gapelag 1.1adjTo have spaces between something, like slats in a floor, or teeth.Maelag tang da-tal animan napo-lot tang kakayo.There are spaces between the slats of the floor, that is why my foot slipped through.ov. syn.telang 1.1pagelangan2 1.1nThe space or distance between two things; a gap in something.Ang pagelangan tang balay amen mga tang depa lamang.The distance between our two houses is only about one and one-half meters.Te-led tang koran ong pagelangan tang porta may ong lebleb.The rain comes in through the gap between the door and wall.
gap at jointgangal 1.2statFor the joints of something made of wood not to fit well, leaving gaps.Goyog-oyog tang bindoat nang kalarongan tenged gangal.The chair he made shakes because it has a gap at the joint (i.e. where the chair leg attaches to the seat).