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tayba₁ [táyba] n Seashell like a rock; oysters; barnacles; large edible bivalve, mussel. Karamong tayba sa hunasan. There are lots of seashells like rocks on the seashore. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.9 - Small animals.)

tadom [tádom] n Sea urchin. Natunok it tadom si Thelmo sa hunasan. Thelmo was pierced by a sea urchin in the low tidal area. (sem. domains: 1.6.1.9 - Small animals.)

sihi [síhì] 11.1n Seashell gathering rocky shore at low tide. syn: hunasan. 1.2v To gather seashells especially for food at low tide on a rocky shoreline. Kami ni Ayleen ay nagpanghanap it sihi sa hunasan tong Sabado. Ayleen and I went looking for seashells along the rocky shore at low tide last Saturday. 2n Generic shell. sihi der. panihi

panuyi [panuyî] vt To gather seashells, octopus, crabs, at low tide at night using lights. pang-ilaw Kada igwa’t hunas sa gab-i, sinra ay nagpapanuyo nak gador. Everytime there’s the low tide at night, they bring lights and gather shells or octopus or crabs. [The light used was originally a torch, suyî usually made of dried coconut leaves (bayagbag) but now petromax lanterns are used.]

hunasan [hunasán] (der. of hunas) loc Area of the beach, rocky shoreline which is covered and uncovered by the changing high and low tides (as of the intertidal area where shellfish, crabs, octopus etc. are gathered). syn: sihi 1.1. (sem. domains: 1.3.2.6 - Tide.)

hunas [hunás] 1n Low tide. káti (sem. domains: 1.3.2.6 - Tide.) 2vi To go out (as of the tide), to be uncovered by the receding, low tide (as of the intertidal area of the shoreline). káti2 Mapanihi kita dahil naghuhunasey kag ragat. Let’s gather shells because the tide is going out. (sem. domains: 1.3.2.6 - Tide.) der. hunasan

hino-hino [hino-hínò] Something used when preparing food. panluto Matab-ang kag tubi sa giwanon laloey kung taob, ugaling ay nagagamit nak panghino-hino kung hunas. The water that runs from the rocks, is tasteless and salty especially if it’s high tide, but it can be used for preparing the food if it’s low tide. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.4 - Prepared food.)

atraka [atráka] v To go forward; to advance; to proceed (especially of shipping approaching a pier etc.). sumulong Indi kaatraka kag bapor sa pantalan dahil hunas. The ship can’t go forward to the port because it is low tide. (sem. domains: 7.2.2.1 - Move forward.)