alag 1n Small nut from a type of rattan which is chewed with betelnut. Ka alag, maporos ko ogsopo-on ta. Igpatigpok to langosa ko du-on ogkapali-an. The alag nut is astringent when we chew it. It is used to stop bleeding if someone has been cut. [There are two kinds of alag nut. One is from a vine called anokot. The other, called dangkias, has leaves which resemble the betel nut tree.] 2v To mix the alag with the betelnut.
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molù 1adj Rotten, mushy, smashed, as of food. 2adj Crumbly; decomposed. see fr.: bugoù. 3v Disintegrated, as food which is chewed. Po-po-an nu oyow ogkamolù; ungod ogsopo-on oyow ogka-abolong nu. Masticate it well so that it will disintegrate; continually chew it so that you can swallow it. Ka naluwal no kayu, malugoy on no ogkamolù ka lawa woy ka u-ud. As for a tree which has been uprooted, the body will be slow to deteriorate. 4vs To become rotten. 5v To rot. 6deriv v To crush up; to smash food. see fr.: tusak 1.
po-pò₂ v 1To masticate or chew something very well so that it disintegrates. Po-po-an nu oyow ogkamolù; ungod ogsopo-on oyow ogka-abolong nu. Masticate it well so that it will disintegrate; continually chew it so that you can swallow it. Ko ogpo-pò ki to katu-onan to igbulung to nakagat to ulod, ko napo-pò on, ig-ilob ta diò to napali-an. If we chew well the [plant ]that is known to treat snake bite, when it has been masticated, we spit it on the [spot that] was bitten. osyn: sopò 1. 2To chew, masticate as carabao. Pamo-pò to lagut. He chews trash.
poros 1v A biting or astringent flavor such as that of unripe bananas or rattan fruit. Ka alag, maporos ko ogsopo-on ta. The rattan fruit is astringent when we chew it. see fr.: alas 2. 2adj To smart or sting, as alcohol on a wound Ko du-on tambal no ma-alas no igdamulas ta to lawa ta, ogmaporos ka laplap ta. If there is stinging medicine which we spread on our bodies, our skin smart. 3v To smart. Ko ogtotomog ka to hapuy no oghiupan nu, ogko-obolan ka mata nu no ogmaporos on. If you build a fire and blow on it, you will get smoke in your eyes and they will start smarting. see: alas 1.