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kag tawong bisyuso ay duduso sa kapwa [kag táwong bisyúso ay dudúso sa kápwa] (comp. of tawo, bisyuso, duduso) say People who do wrong suspect others of similar wrongdoing. [lit: person of bad-habits is suspicious of fellow-man] (sem. domains: 3.5.4.2 - Saying, proverb, 3.2.5.3 - Doubt.)

kag tayong ay indi magbunga it yangka [kag tayóng ay índì magbúnga it yángkà] say Good children come from good families (lit: eggplants don’t bear jackfruit). and talong ay hindi magbubunga ng langka Inggwa it kabisayahan nak kag tayong ay indi magbunga it yangka. There’s a saying that an eggplant won’t bear a jackfruit. [This can be said by substituting various fruits or vegetables eg. kamansi “breadfruit”, yangka “jackfruit”, kamatis “tomatoes”, tayong “eggplant”, mangga “mango”, badabas “guava”, etc. and says that good children come from good families or vice versa.] (sem. domains: 3.4.2.1.3 - Disgusted, 1.5.6 - Growth of plants.)

kag tubi nak mahipos ay marayom pero kag tubi nak ... [kag túbì nak mahípos ay maráyom péro kag túbì nak] say Quiet people have good ideas but noisy people have worthless ideas (lit:‘silent water is deep but noisy water is shallow’ as of Eng.‘still waters run deep’). ang tubig na tahimik ay malalim pero ang tubig na magulo ay mababaw (sem. domains: 3.1.1 - Personality.)

kag usang siki ay sa hukayey [kag úsang sikí ay sa húkayey] id One foot in the grave (as of a mother in childbirth). ang isang paa ay nasa hukay Siling it mga nanay pag ikaw ay nag-aanak kag imo usang siki ay sa hukayey. According to some mothers if you gave birth one foot was in the grave. (sem. domains: 2.6.3.4 - Labor and birth pains.)

kag usang siki ay sa yubnganan [kag usáng sikí ay sa yubngánan] (comp. of usa₂, siki₂, yubong₂) say
To have one foot in the grave; to be hanging between life and death (as of a mother during childbirth). [lit: one foot is in the grave]
(sem. domains: 2.6.6 - Die.)

kag-uno [kag-unó] (fr. var. kasan-o; fr. var. kauno) (der. of uno₂) part When (past). kailan Kagunó ikaw magbadar sa ako asing waya ikaw dili sa listahan it mga nakataoey? When did you pay me? Why is it that you are not on list of those who have paid? (sem. domains: 8.4 - Time, 8.4.3 - Indefinite time, 9.2.3.2 - Indefinite pronouns.)

kagaanan [kaga-ánan] (der. of gaan) n 1Lightness (as of weight). (sem. domains: 8.2.9.2 - Light in weight.) 2Lightness (as of psychological, emotional, spiritual feeling). (sem. domains: 3.4.1.2.2 - Calm.)

kagalang-galang [kagalang-gálang ] (der. of galang) adj Honourable (as in term of address galang Kung gimuyatan sida ay pay kagalang-galang nak tawo. If you look at him it seems like he’s an honourable person. syn: halandon. (sem. domains: 4.5.5 - Honor, 9.3 - Very.)

kagamitan [kagamitán] n Furniture; equipment; belongings. kagamitan (sem. domains: 5.1.1 - Furniture.)

kagandahan [kagandáhan] n Allure, beauty. Karamong natingaya sa kagandahan it Malacanang tong makita kali it mga tawo. Many were amazed by the beauty of Malacanang when people saw this. (sem. domains: 2.3.1.8.1 - Beautiful.)

kagang₁

kagang₂ [kagáng] n Leaf stem; petiole. THREE ENTRIES (sem. domains: 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.)

kagang₃ [kágang] v To twist and stiffen especially of one’s body (as in a stroke, illness). Nagkagang kag ida damot tong mayango. His hands twisted when he got drunk. (sem. domains: 2.5.5 - Cause of disease.)

kagang₄ [kágang] n Animal species; large violet and orange seawater crab (about 7cm in diameter). (sem. domains: 1.6.1.9 - Small animals.)

kagarkar₁ [kagarkar] n Shell species; dull obovaria mollusk; ribbed sunset clam mollusk. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.9 - Small animals.)

kagarkar₂ [kagárkar] n Seashell sp. tha tis white and smooth. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.9 - Small animals.)

kagat [kagát] 1n Bite of an animal, insect. Pincers of an ant. syn: pang-it₁, ingkib. (sem. domains: 2.5.3 - Injure.) 2sta To be bitten. Nakagat kag ida damot it iro. His hand was bitten by the dog. 3v To bite. kagat Nagpangkagat kag amo it anak. The monkey bit a child. der. kinagtan₁

kagat ka imo siko [kagát ka ímo síko] (irreg. infl. kagta ka imo siko) id To regret; repent; be sorry for doing something (lit:‘bite your elbow’). kagat ka ng iyong siko Aber nio pang pagsuli-suli nimo ay wayaey ra ikaw it nahuhuman kada (‘kagta yangey kinang imo siko!’). Even though you keep on repenting you still don’t remember so ‘just be sorry’! (sem. domains: 4.8.4.6 - Repent, 3.4.2.2 - Sorry.)

kagaw₁ [kágaw] 1vbt To scratch. kámot Ingkakagaw it anak kag ida uyo dahil di kuto. The boy is scratching his head because he has lice. syn: kamog 1. (sem. domains: 2.5.3.1 - Amputate, 2.1.4 - Skin.) 2n Stretch marks from child birth. (sem. domains: 7.7.7 - Mark.)

kagaw₂ [kágaw] n Microbes; bacteria. kagaw (sem. domains: 1.5.4 - Moss, fungus, algae, 2.5.5 - Cause of disease.)

kagay [kágay] n Long big thick vine. A tough vine used to tie caraboa sleds (karosa). (sem. domains: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)

kagaykay [kagáykay] n Tiny clam shells (as of 4cm shells found along the water’s edge). Katam-is kag sabaw it kagaykay. Soup made from tiny clams is sweet. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.9 - Small animals.)

kaging [káging] adj Crisp. malutong Abang kaging pa baga tong anit it lechon. That lechon is still crispy. syn: kuyar 1. (sem. domains: 8.3.6.3 - Stiff, flexible, 5.2.3 - Types of food.)

kagir [kágir] adj Scratched; covered with sores; mangey (as of a dog). galis Abang kagir tong iro ninra. Their dog is covered with sores. (sem. domains: 2.5.2.2 - Skin disease.)

kagirkir [kagírkir] n Mange on a dog’s back. galis Indi ninra gipasuyuron sa bayay tong di kagirkir ninrang iro. They won’t let their dog with mange on its back enter their house. (sem. domains: 6.3.8.2 - Castrate animal, 6.3.8.1 - Animal diseases.)

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