tabawon [tabáwon] n Colicy baby; person with wind, gas in the stomach. (sem. domains: 2.6.3 - Birth, 2.6.4 - Stage of life, 2.5.6.3 - Swell.)
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bintusa [bintúsa] v To remove gas from the stomach by burning a cloth wrapped coin under a glass (as of a traditional medical treatment). Kinang inro anak ay tabawon kag bituka kada dapat ay bintusahan kina. Your child has gas in the abdomen therefore it must be given the local medical treatment to remove stomach gas. [This is performed using a 25 cent coin wrapped in cloth, dipped in oil and put on the stomach. It is lit and covered by a glass until the fire is extinguished and the warmth is said to draw out the gas not only from the glass but from the person's stomach.] (sem. domains: 2.5.7.5 - Traditional medicine.)
