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unay [unáy] n The wooden part of a plough behind the blade (level with the ground to which the handle is attached).
undag-undag [undag-úndag] 1adj Bouncing of a jeep. undag-undag 2vi To go up-and-down; to bump up-and-down. Naguundag-undag kag dyip sa mga batsis. The jeep is bumping up-and-down on street holes. 3vbt To bounce up and down somewhere; to jump up and down somewhere. Ida aundag-undagan kag kutson pag idamo. She’ll bounce up-and-down on the cushioned bed when she’ll play.
ungan-ungan [ungan-úngan] vbt To postpone something; to delay something; to wait for something. paliban, nag-antay-antay Nagpaungan-ungan sinra it pagmiting dahil apila pa kag tawo. They postponed the meeting because there were still few people. Ingpaungan-ungan kag inra pagpauli sa probinsya. Their going home to the province was postponed. Aya gipaungan-ungan sa inro pagpanaw. Don’t delay your coming. Maungan-ungan anay ako dili nak sabaling mag-abot kag isra. I’ll just wait here because maybe the fish will arrive. sim: hawir 1, abaya 3.
unggoy-unguyan [unggoy-unguyan] n Card game where the one left with the mate of the hidden card is the loser. (sem. domains: 4.2.6.1.1 - Card game.)
ungkag [úngkag] v To pull, remove firewood from the main fire so that it dies down. (sem. domains: 5.5.2 - Tend a fire.)
ungol [úngol] v To make a strange, high humming, mumbling sound in one's sleep, as when about to die. ungol Si Andy ay perming ungol kung katuyog. Andy always groans in his sleep. (sem. domains: 2.6.6 - Die.)
ungon [úngon] 1n A splinter, particle of something (thorn, rock) that is left embedded in one’s skin or flesh. (sem. domains: 6.6.3.2 - Wood.) 2v To have something embedded in one’s skin or flesh. ungon Naungunan kag ida payar it punta it lapis. Her palm had a pencil lead embedded in it. (sem. domains: 6.6.3.2 - Wood.)
ungor-ungor [ungor-úngor] 1adv Serious; concentrated; sincerely; intent; trying hard; conscientious. Ungor-ungor sida sa ida pagaray. She’s serious in her studies. syn: minatuor, seryuso, sobsob 2.2. 2vt To do something very seriously. tutuhanan Aungor-ungoron nato kag laban sa bola. Let’s play ball seriously.
ungot₁ [úngot] 1v To do something forcefully (as of scolding, pinching, hitting, biting somebody); to force somebody to do something. nagngangalit ang bagang Naguungot pa si Diomedes tong ingbakoy si Imelda it silhig. Diomedes hit Imelda forcefully with a broom. (sem. domains: 3.3.3.5 - Compel.) 2v To want to pinch somebody (as when they are fat, when one is angry). (sem. domains: 3.3.3.6 - Control.) 3n The high pitched cry, tantrum of an angry person that wants something badly. (sem. domains: 3.3.3.4 - Insist.)
ungot₂ [úngot] v To grind teeth in anger, anguish. Abang ungot ni Nena tong makita nida kag ida asawa nak alugbay kag ibang kabadi. Nena ground her teeth in anger when she saw her husband putting his arms around another girls shoulders.
ungot₃ [úngot] vi To groan; to whine; to whimper. ungot
ungoy-ungoy [ungoy-ungóy] v To become mentally deranged. kulang-kulang Naging ungoy-ungoyey si Ino tuna malipasan it gutom. Ino became mentally deranged once he went beyond feeling his normal hunger for food.
unhan [únhan] adj Before something; after something. beyond on the other side of (town etc). (sem. domains: 8.4.5.2.1 - After.)
uning [uníng] n Cat. púsà der. uning-uningon
uning-uning [uning-úning] n Shell sp., Rotary Star [p33] Astraea rotularia Lam. (Abbott) (sem. domains: 1.6.1.9 - Small animals.)
uning-úning [uning-úning] n A species of vine that flowers to produce red and white berries. It grows near the beach. (sem. domains: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)
uning-uningon [uning-uningon] (der. of uning) n Blue eyed (sem. domains: 2.1.1.1 - Eye.)
unir [únir] v To stay with somebody by choice (as of a woman with her husband rather than with her children, as would be expected) to stick with, close to somebody. samahan Ing-uniran gador ni Rosa kag ida asawa sa Saudi. Rosa chose to stay with her husband in Saudi.
uno₁ [úno] nmrl One (especially of money and time). isa Kaling usa ay uno singkwenta. This one is one peso and fifty centavos. Maabot kag barko sa pitsa uno it Hulyo. The ship will arrive on the 1st July. [The Spanish system of numbers is used alongside the Bantoanon system (1-10). The Bantoanon system indicates quantity while the Spanish system indicates price or time.] comp. ala una , comp. bayntey-uno
uno₂ [unó] 11.1vi To do what? (in the question form ‘what will/are (you) doing?). ano Mauno ka kung indi mag-abot ka imo sweldo? What will you do if your wage doesn’t arrive? Nag-uuno kamo mga anak hina sa ibabaw it tangke? What are you kids doing there on top of the water tank? 22.1vt To harm somebody; to do something bad, wrong to something; to have something bad, hurtful happen. aanuhin Katong ako maguyang ay sanay sa Hapon sa Maynila ay nupay igwa sida it kumpiyansa nak indi sida giunhon it Hapon. My elder brother was used to the Japanese in Manila and it seemed as if he had confidence that the Japanese wouldn’t harm him. Indi mauno kita basta magrahan. Nothing will happen to us as long as we are careful. comp. Aunhon pa kag hilamunon kung minatayey kag kabayo , der. kag-uno , der. mag-uno , der. mauno , der. mauno , der. panguno-uno , der. pauno , der. pay nauno’y , der. sauno
unog [únog] 11.1vi To absorb water into rice by being cooked on a slow fire. Naunoganey kag kinaydo? Has the rice that’s being cooked absorbed its water? 1.2vi To be cooked completely on a slow fire until all the water is absorbed. Nag-uunog ka kinaydo tong ako ingmuyatan. The rice was completely cooked when I looked at it. 1.3vbt To cook completely using a slow fire (until all the water is absorbed from rice). inin Ingpaunugan kag kinaydo bag-o haunon. The rice was cooked completely until dry before taking it off the fire. Nagpaunog anay ako’t kinaydo bag-o maghalin it bayay. I had the cooked rice completely dry before leaving the house. Ingpapaunog nako kag niya-ga nak saging. I cooked the boiled bananas on a slow fire. 22.1vbt To stay in bed after waking up; to sleep in. Nio kag imo napapaunog sa higraan ay karamo pang trabahoon? What are you doing staying in bed, there’s still a lot of work to do? der. paunog
unor [unór] 1n Flesh, meat, body, substance (as of the body of animals, people and fruits e.g. avocados, coconuts, root crops etc.). (sem. domains: 2.1.7 - Flesh, 5.2.3.2.1 - Meat.) 2adj Fleshy, meaty (as of animal bones with a lot of meat on them). (sem. domains: 5.2.3.2.1 - Meat.) 3adj Fleshy (as of full, well developed root crops etc.). Pag anak sa ida ay talagang maunorey nak raan sida. When she had been born she really got fat straight away. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit, 1.5.6 - Growth of plants.) 4adj Contents of a container. comp. pangunran , comp. unor it butong , comp. unor it nidog , der. maunor
unor it butong [unór it butóng] (comp. of unor, butong) n Meat, flesh of young coconut (which is thin, soft and milky). (sem. domains: 6.2.1.7.1 - Growing coconuts, 5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit.)
unor it nidog [unór it nidóg] (comp. of unor, nidog) n Meat, flesh of coconut when fully ripe (as of that which is dried and used to make copra and oil). laman ng niyog (sem. domains: 6.2.1.7.1 - Growing coconuts, 6.2.6 - Process harvest, 5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit.)
unos [únos] vt To dive to retrieve something. sisid Aunuson nato tung nahuyog nak tabla. We’ll dive for the wood that fell on the water. (sem. domains: 7.2.4.2.3 - Dive.) der. manug-unos