muyo-muyo₂ [muyo-múyo] n Bud (as of flowers). bubot Mayungotey magbuyak kag ida mga rosas dahil ingwaey it muyo-muyo. Her roses are soon to have flowers because there are already buds.
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muyat₂ [muyát] v To look hard, directly at somebody. titigan Ingpakamuyatan ni Lory tong nasapoy nidang kayaki nak pay naambit gador sa ida asawa. Lory looked hard at the man whom she met because it seems that he resembles her wife. comp. karamo kag ingkakahadlukang mga harang nak ato makita sa ato pagpanaw, pag ipaling nato kag ato pagmuyat sa rumbuhan , comp. mababa kag pagmuyat
maupuson₁ [maupúson] v to be offended easily. pikon Wayaey gipapakaintrimisa ni Lino tong ida asawa dahil maupuson yaki kato. Lino now refrains from teasing his wife because she’s easily offended.
matini [matinî] adj Faithful devoted, well behaved, interested (as of a student or worker). Kag asawa ni Susan ay masisiling nak matinong kayaki. Susan’s husband could be called a devoted man.
matagar₃ [matágar] adj Oval shaped and pointing forwards. matulis Kag sabak ni Diday ay matagar siguro ay kayaki kag ida anak. Diday’s pregnancy is oval shaped and pointing forwards so maybe her baby will be a boy. [The belief is that this indicates a boy in pregnancy.]
matabil [matabíl] adj Talkative; gossipy. matabil, madaldal, satsat Buko nako ayam ay matabil yaki sida masyado. I didn’t know that she’s very gossipy.
masitera₂ [masitéra] n Terrace of flowers. paso Abang ganda kuno katong masitera it mga buyak nina Elvie. Elvie’s terrace of flowers was so beautiful they say.
mas₃ llcr: kisa₂. adv More than; more compared to something (as of simile of comparison of inequality). mas-kisa Ka mga kabadi ay mas maayo kisa mga kayaki. The girls are more intelligent than the boys. Mas maado magtumar it mapait nak buyong kisa mamatay. It’s better to take bitter medicine than to die.
maraya it pangayan [marayá it pangáyan] idiom - Convert to subentry To carry on one’s family name. magdadala nga pangalan Kag inra anak nak kayaki kag maraya it pangayan it inra pamilya. Their son will carry on their family name
mainit kag damot [maínit kag damót] idiom - Convert to subentry Can’t care for plants, animals; don’t have a “green-thumb” (lit: hot hands, fingers). mainit ang kamay Indi gani ako maka -patubo it buyak dahil mainit kag ako damot sa mga tanom. I really can’t grow flowers because I don’t have green thumbs.
maanam [maánam] adj Fast growing; increasing size. Rice puffs up goes far when cooked. maalsa Kaling bugas nak bag-ohan ay maanam gikayduhon. This newly harvested rice increases a lot when cooked. Mas maanam kag kabadi sa kayaki. Women are faster growing than men. (sem. domains: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds.)
luwang [luwáng] adj Spacious. Abang luwang kag garden nina Tess ag abang ramong buyak. Tess' garden is very spacious and has many flowers.
lutos [lútos] n Lotus flower; water lily, hyacinth (with violet flower seen in swampy area). Abang ganda it buyak kag lutos. The lotus flower bears beautiful flowers.
leryo [léryo] n Red ball shaped flowers 6 inches across which bloom after rain (like agapanthus). leryo Karamong buyak kag leryo tong sida ay kasayon. The red ball shaped flower bloomed during her wedding. (sem. domains: 1.5.2 - Bush, shrub.)
layas₃ [layás] adj Outdoors men; one who is never home. layas Indi maasahan kag mga kayaking anak ni Nany nak puro layas. Nany’s boys can’t be relied upon because they are all never at home.
lawi-lawi [lawi-láwi] n Trailing feather-like part, stamen of flower, plant (resembles long tail feathers of rooster). Kag lawi-lawi it buyak nak gumamela ay maado nak buyong para sa galis. The stamen of the hibiscus flower is good medicine for school sores.
law-ay [láw-ay] (irreg. infl. kalaw-ay; irreg. infl. malaw-ay₁) adj Rude; immodest; shameless. pangit Dapat nak indi ka makitang nagnununot sa ibang kayaki dahil malaw-ay gimuyatan dahil di asawaey ka. You should not be seen with other men because it’s immodest as you are already a married woman. (sem. domains: 2.3.1.8.2 - Ugly.)
lampos [lámpos] 11.1vbt To hit somebody, something with an object; beat; pound. palo, hampas Inglamposan nako kag baktin sa ida ngoso it planggana. I hit the pig on his snout with the wash basin. Inglampos nako sa bato kag luway agor mababay-an it buyak. I pounded the broom grass against the rock so as to remove the flowers. 22.1vi To drop things with force or in anger. hampas syn: tikok₂, bakoy, pukoy.
kuyati [kuyáti] n Tapeworm (intestinal worms of various species) (Calatrava). bulati Kada kaniwang kag ida mga anak ay karamo yaking kuyati. That’s why her children are very thin is that they got so many tapeworms. (sem. domains: 2.5.2.3 - Stomach illness.)
kusinero [kusinéro] n A cook. kusinero Kag kusinero sa bapor ay abang rako nak kayaki. The cook in the ship is a big man.
kuob [kúob] 11.1vbt To cover with wings; brood over chicks. limlim Kag guyang nak manok ay pirmeng nagkukuob sa ida mga isiw. The mother hen is always brooding over her chicks. Nakukuoban it manok kag ida itlog. The eggs are being covered by the wings of the hen. 22.1vi To crouch down. pangalumbaba Asing nagkukuob ka raha sa may gaha? Why are you crouching down near the window? Kada yaki sida nagkukuob ay nagtatago sa ida mga kaibhanan. He’s in a crouching position because he’s hiding himself from his group
kunyari [kunyarî] 1vi To profess something that is untrue; to pretend to do something one knows is not true; to be hypocritical. kunwari Nagkunyari si Hudas nak maadong tawo kato yaki sida ay traidor. Judas professed to be a good man but he was a traitor. (sem. domains: 4.3.5.6 - Hypocrite.) 2part Pretending. Kunyari ako ay nagpapanghipir it yamit nak malarga pero sa kamatuoran ay indi ra ako maglarga. I pretended to pack clothes to travel but the truth was I really wouldn’t be travelling. Kunyari yang ra katong pagbuno sa sarili pero sa kamatuoran ay hadlok ra sida nak mamatay. That was just a pretense when he stabbed himself but the truth was he was scared that he would die. (sem. domains: 4.3.5.6 - Hypocrite.)
