bulu n 1Medium size, smooth bamboo used for rafts, woven walls of village homes which is also, split for use as roofing. Ka bulu, oggasapon to otow ka ig-alabat to baloy rin. Smooth bamboo is cut dcut and trimmed by a person to use [to make] a wall for his house. 2A kind of sugarcane. (Obsolete because no more of that kind currently exists.)
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bulukù v Lie curled up as dog or cat. Ka asu ko oghibat ogbulukù su ogpoku-on on ka lawa rin. A dog, when it lies down, curls up because it curls up its body. [Only applies to an animal but popokù applies to either.] gen: pokù 1; syn: pokù 2; osyn: kulubung.
bulung 1n Remedy, cure, medicine. see fr.: alang 2; see fr.: tambal 2. 2v To cure, remedy Niggoram a nokai to sikan no alap-ap no malintok a pad di nigbulungan ku to kayu no kapigsula no ogtubù diò to pantad. Some time ago when I was still a child, I had an ailment called alap-ap but I cured it with the plant kapigsula [which grows on ] the beach. 3v To satisfy or satiate such as one’s hunger or desire to relax. An-anokon din ka lawa rin. Ogbulungon din ka lawa rin to woig. His body was refreshed. He was satisfying his body in the water. 44.1v To be cured or treated for something. 4.2vs To be full or satiated as from food. 5v To use something as a treatment, or medicine, for something. Ka doun kunakun, igtotomug to homoy no igbulung to ulod. The leaves [called] kunakun are fed into the fire as a treatment for bugs. see: tambal (Ceb). 6deriv n Medication or treatment. Ka maro-ot no otow ka ogsugù no og-ubatan din ka songo otow to ibudbud nu ka so-in no bogas to tabaku su bubulungoy to sakit. A bad person is the one who gives a deceiving order to some person to sprinkle this tabacco seed [on the ground] because it is medication for illness.
bulus₂ v 1To flow forcefully, as water under pressure from a faucet; or swift water in a stream. Ogbulus ka woig no ogma-agbot to oglibuas to gripu. The water flows forcefully as it forcefully comes out of the faucet. 2To be drawn together as people are drawn to a sale or celebration. Ka mgo otow, ogkabulusbulus ka og-amut to Kaamulan su du-on ogpitawon dan. The people are being drawn together to attend the Kaamulan celebration because there are things to see. see: limud 1; see: libulung 1.
bulut 1adj Fierce; quick to be angered. Ka mabulut no otow, maga-an og-ogot to duma rin. Ogpasakit. The fierce person is quick to fight with his companion(s). He will hurt [them]. see fr.: bu-al. 1.1v To become fierce or violent. 1.2adj To be exceedingly fierce. Og-awò ad su bubuluti ka so-in patiukan su no-obukan on so-i namu ku. I'm getting out of here because these wild-bees are exceedingly fierce because they put out my torch. 2adj To be brave; courageous. Ka batò no mabulut, konò ogkahallok ko og-indiksion on. A child who is brave is not afraid if he is given an injection.
bunggù 1v To break neck. Nigbunggù to boi ka ulu to alu-an no namatoy on. The woman pressed the head of the mudfish to break its neck and so it died. 2Du-on otow no nigparigus no nigtinugpù no nighun-a ka ulu rin no nabunggù ka li-og din su nakasungkul There was a person who went bathing and dove (lit. jumped in head first) and broke his neck because he hit his head [against something].
bunbungan 1n A smooth kind of bamboo similar to bulu which is good for weaving walls. 2n Kind of white, long-grained rice. 3deriv n The delayed moon-rise of the first quarter of moon at the when the moon delays to rise, considered to be a good time to start making fields. Ogka-atangan pad ka bulan ko an-anayan ogsilò. Sikan pad ka ogbagungbunan. Ogdoloman pad to malintok. Ognangaran noy to “magapiniongan to manuk.” The moon is still blocked [from shining] when it first comes up. That is [the meaning of] bagungbunan. It is still moonless for a short time. [in the evening] We call it “the blink of a chicken”. 4n To be a strong person, as one who to able to lift something heavy without help as if it were light-weight. 5v Manage easily as a strong person for whom a heavy item seems light. Ka otow no ogbagunbungon din to songo saku, konò ogpabulig to oghonat su manokal sikandin. A person who ilifts a weight easily does not have someone help him lift it because he is strong. see: dayagang 3; see: logon 1; see: nokal 1.
da-at 1v To waste; ruin. 2Wasted; ruined 3ruin; distroy (on purpose) 4Carelessly waste Ko du-on mgo batò no ogko-on no moon-ing ka ogkoko-ulug no mgo ko-onon diò to so-og, ogmanda-atda-at to ko-onon. If there are children who are eating and there is a lot of rice which falls to the floor, they are wasting the food. 5v distroy Du-on otow no nigulak to konò no baloy ran no nigda-atda-at din ka mgo alabat. There was a person who dismantled what wasn't his house and he distroyed the walls.
dagdag v 1To calet something to drop out as the seeds of the seasame plant that have burst open. Ka longa, oglusukon on to ogdagdag su nambotu on ka bogas. The sesame [stems] are turned upside down to let the seeds to drop out because the seeds have burst open. 2Intentionally drop something out as seeds from a sesame plant. Dagdagan nu ka longa oyow konò ogkara-at ka bogas din. Drop the seeds out of the sesame [plants] so the seeds won't be wasted. 3Comb out as lice so they drop out of the hair as it is combed. Dagdaga to sulud ka kutu nu. Comb out the lice [in your hair with this lice-comb. [When one combs out the lice in one's hair they fall out as the hair is combed.DB 27/Jun/2009] 4To drop down on as flakes. Ko moon-ing ka lawo-lawò to talubagì, ogpanguiton ta to walis ka baloy to talubagì oyow ogka-awò. Ko ogkuiton nu ogkaragdag ka mgo lagut. If there are a lot of dirty spider webs, we brush off the webs (lit. houses) of the spiders so that they will be removed. When we brush them off, the debris drops to the floor. Ko du-on ogsisigupan, ko ogko-opus [ka sigariliu] no ogkatutung, ogkaragdag ka alibu rin. When someone smokes, when the [cigarette] is finished burning, its ashes will drop off.
dampò 1v To touch. Konò ogkohingaran ka lituratu to komos su warò koy nigdampò woy ko nigdi-ok. We wouldn’t call a photograph a [finger/foot] print because we had not touched it or stepped on [it]. see: dagkot 1. 2v To trap catch in one's cupped hands in a downward motion or against something motion as when catching a frog or a lizard. 3vt To lay something on top of something else such as a cold cloth which is laid on someone’s body. Ka batò no ogdaralu no mo-init lagboy, ogdampo-on ta to mahagsil no mohumil on ka lawa rin. As for the child who is very hot, we lay something cool on his body which will cool off his body. 3.1vt To lay one’s hands on someone as when praying for him/her. [But if hands are placed on shoulder's, the term used would be gongonan.] 3.2v To hold with ones' hands, or paws in the case of a dog. Ka asu, ogdampo-on to bolad din ka bokog oyow ogka-ayunan no ogkobkob. As for a dog, it holds onto the bone with its paws (lit. hands) so that he can manage to gnaw on [it]. 4v To sit on top of, as a frog might hop and sit on its own eggs. No ian ku pigkita ka inoy [to bakbak] no ogdampa-an din ka mgo atolug din no nighulunan to makut. Ungod oghalinhalin to og-a-ambotut ka ogpandilo-dilò. Pogdampò din ogpandilò. What I saw was the mother [frog] who was sitting on her eggs on which red ants were gathering...She was always moving as she hopped about [and] licked up [the ants]. [At each] hop, she was licking. 5v To put down, demean.
damuluan n A kind of large, hard bamboo. [This kind of bamboo is used to make curved combs, saluroy "bamboo zither", and rafts because ma-antow they float well.] see fr.: kawayan; see fr.: bontung.
dani 1adv Near or in close proximity to something. Ka atolug to bakbak, warò pad nigpigsò. No du-on dò to marani ka inoy. As for the frog eggs, they have not yet hatched. And there close by will be the mother [frog]. see: dulug 5. 1.1adv Closely related. Nahan to mgo buyag to pigkita to anit su nig-asawa to marani. DB Dic Nt 9/06/05. The older people thought they had seen [the result of breaking] a taboo because [the woman] had married [someone who was] closely related. [The woman in the above example continued to give birth but lost each of her children which was believed to have been a result of marrying someone closely related.] 1.2adv Close to a certain time; soon. Oghinarang ki to hapuy ko oghagsilan ki ko on ogkapawò. We warm ourselves by a fire if we are chilled ) when it is soon to dawn.” osyn: ga-an 1.1. 1.3adv Almost; nearly as of a certain size. Ka kalu-agi to lawa [to kamulung], marani to songo pulgara. The width of the body [of the beetle] is nearly one inch. 1.3.1v To become nearly as to some size, or to come close to being a certain time. Ka aubakbakoy, ogmarani on ogpokog-unawa to inoy ka karakol. The adolescent frog is becoming almost the same size as the mother in size. 2v To come close to someoneor something.
digkit 1vi For something to happen close together or one after another as when sneezing. Ko ogdigkitdigkit to pog-otisò ta, konò ogko-olatan to pog-otisò ta 2vt To place close together and touching as flooring. Du-on otow no ogsoso-og to bulu to baloy rin no ogdigdigkiton din ka pogsabuk din. There a person who lays bamboo flooring who lays it alongside and touching.
dugmò v Attack and bite, of pig, dog, horse. [Does not apply to a monkey which simply kagat bites. Also, is not the same as sulung which is an attack by a person.] osyn: kagat 1, dulus.
dulu cf: luas; see fr.: pupu 3. v 1To shed leaves, as trees. Ko ogdulu ka kayu, ogkapadpad ka doun ko ogkalamagon. When a tree shed's its leaves, the leaves drop of when the wind blows against them. see: padpad 1. 2To shed fur, as animals [DB says this word does not apply to the molting of birds.]
dulug 1n Dulug ku ka asawa ku. [The person] next to me is my wife. see: longod 1. 2v To move next to. Nigdulug a ki amò to poghibat. I moved next to Father to sleep. 3v To move very close. Ko nigdurulug, lagboy no nigmarani. If one moves very close, they are very near [each other]. 4v To crowd each other, as sweet potatoes which have many tubers. Ogdurulugdulug so-i bogas to mundù su mabogas. These sweet potatoes are crowding each other because they have many tubers (lit. fruits). 5v To be together; next to each other. Nokogdulug ka nigpinnu-u. They are inadvertently sitting next to each other. see: nokoglongod; see: longod 2; see fr.: dani 1. 6v Two people to move very close to each other. Ogmaduldulugoy ka darua no kalusisi. The lovers are moving close to each other. 7v To approach someone. see: dalapak. 7.1v For many to approach someone. Ko ogduruldulugan ta ka duma ta, kanta ka ogdani kandin. If we approach someone we are the ones to come close to him.
dulung 1n Bow, or forepart, of a boat. Ka lawa to barku, ka dulung, sikan ka oghun-a. [As for] the body of a ship, the bow, that is what goes first. 2v To deliver something all the way to its destination. Ko [niglogsad on ka ariplano no] nigbulig ka mgo otow to ogpandulung to oghinatod ka mgo kalaglagan now diò to baloy, du-on dò ogkataman to baloy ka ighatod ka kalaglagan. Igparagas on no iglapow diò to ampow. [When the plane landed and the people helped deliver your things to the house, they [took them all the way to the house. They] took them directly upstairs. [This is considered an act of service for which there is no charge.]
duma 1n A companion, neighbor or other [persons]. Wà ki matagoy to ogpoko-uma ka duma. We didn't know that other(s) would arrive. Ko ogmarakdakoloy to goinawa to duma ta, songo du-on goinawa kanta. If we love our neighbors (lit. companion), they will also love us. osyn: tuluy 1; see fr.: tuluy 2. 2v To accompany someone or something. Nahan din no ogduma koykow diò to Nasuli. She assumes that she will accompany you to Nasuli. 2.1v To bring someone along with oneself. Tibò anak now, dumaan now kai... Bring all of your children here... see: hinggat, og= =an. 2.2v To take someone somewhere for some purpose such as work. Ko ogdumoon ka diò to dangob no talabau, ogka-ayat ka. If you are taken along to another work, you are drawn over to it. see: hatod 1. 3v Getting along with each other, companionship or interpersonal relationships. Ko warò ig-ogot nu to duma nu, ogma-agkap ka pogdumaruma ta. Warò problima ta. If there is nothing for which you would clash with (lit. scold) your companion, our interpersonal relationships (lit. accompanying) will be good. Natampod ka pogdumaruma ta su diò kid to mariù noko-ugpò. Our companionship (lit. accompanying) has been cut off because we live far [from each other]. 4deriv n A person belonging to a particular group such as a neighbor or belonging to the same ethnic or religious group. osyn: sungkud.
gagow 1v To temporarily satiate someones hunger by giving some already-cooked food to eat until more rice is cooked or the meal, is served such as when a guest arrives who is too hungry. Ko du-on ogdatong no otow no oggutasan, ogbogayan to iggagow no nasamò no ko-onon oyow ogtago-od no ogko-on. No ka tagbaluy, ogsusugba pad man dò to igpako-on no oghutuk. If someone arrives [at someone’s house] who is hungry, he is given something to eat from the leftovers to temporarily satiate his hunger. Then the host/hostess cooks again that which he/she will feed t[heir guests] Igggagow ku to gutas ku no ogko-on to do-isok oyow igtaantan ka gutas ku. I [eat something] to satiate my hunger and so I eat a little so that my hunger will be held off (lit. distracted). 2Eat something to temporarily satiate hunger. Nakagagow ad to ko-onon. I had to eat some food to temporily satiate [my hunger]. 3v ?? Ko napolis poron ka pa-a nu no agpas ka nakagongon, no nagawa kad on poron. Warò ka rod nakaparagas no no-ulug to hagoran. When your foot almost slipped [from the step] and you quickly grabbed something, you were almost .....??.... You didn’t quite continue to fall from the stairs. 4v To be startled, scared??? Amana ka so-ini no hagoran no makagagawa no ogko-ulug a poron. This stupid stairway which [scares??] so that I nearly fell.
galang 1n The sharp edge of a knife. 2adj Sharp. 3vs To be sharpened. Ko og-abatan ka bulu, ko ogkagalangan, sikan ka arab. When one cuts down bamboo, if it is sharpened it, that is [what is called] arab. 3.1vs To be sharpened very sharp, enough to cut the hairs on one's neck.