tubad 1v To pray or sacrifice, esp. a blood sacrifice of a pig or chicken. [Culturally, a shaman would sacrifice a pig or chicken and also offer a prayer. Believers in the mountains also use the term panubad to refer to praying to God even when no sacrifice is offered. However, in the lowlands, the Cebuano term ampù, is used for prayer rather than panubad which may still be associated with animal sacrifice.] osyn: ampù 1. 2deriv n Pray. Palangosaan to manuk ka tubaran. The chicken is bled on the altar.
