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ános1NounPatience, stamina.Mo agáy ános, magáy kanén.If there is no patience, there is no food.2Adjectivena-Patient, compliant, perseverant, having endurance.Naános ka kaymán a, tan indaténg mon egén mo ay nakagotádan.You certainly have good endurance, because you've arrived with your load of over twenty bundles.3Active Verbman-, -om-1, -anTo be patient, endure patiently, put up with, do steadily or with perseverance.Síno ngin di mangános en sik-á mo say iyaiyát mo sa?Who do you think will put up with you if you keep doing that?See alsolígatnam-ósopayyántepétoléd 2
ánotStative verbma...anTo be out of something, as food, money or medicine, with no way of readily obtaining more.Naanótan das makán isónga en da manaóy.They are all out of food, so they are going to buy more food supplies.In a context where the used-up item can be easily replenished, e.g., sugar at a local store, maabósan is used rather than maanótan.
ánsayAdjectivena-Easily split, as wood, bone.
antipálla1NounGlasses; goggles, diving mask.2Active Verbman-To wear glasses.3Active Verb-om-3, -an, i-To put glasses, goggles, diving mask on someone.Synonymantókosantókos 3istókosistókos 3antiparras
antókos1NounGlasses; goggles, diving mask.2Active Verbman-, mang-To wear glasses.Ay masápol ay mangantókos ka mo manbása ka?Do you have to wear glasses when you read?3Active Verb-om-3, -an, i-To put glasses, goggles, diving mask on someone; to use as glasses.Antokósam ta way iyát din sólat ay madadakké.Put his glasses on so that the writing will get bigger.Mabalín ngin ay iantókos mo din antókos ko.Perhaps you can use my glasses.Synonymantipálla 3antókosistókosistókos 3
apáNounSmall thatched hut used as temporary living quarters for those guarding ripening rice.
ápa1Stative verbma-To feel discouraged, depressed, rejected, crushed, as when rejected by lover, reprimanded unjustly.Adí ka maap-ápa sin ibagbagák en sik-á.Don't be discouraged by what I am telling you.Énak man-ánod tan naápaak.I'm going to drown myself because I feel rejected.See alsoalínáposdismayápáaysemsémsinít
ápa2Active Verb-om-3, -enTo harm, ruin or damage someone or something by malicious action, as by invoking spirits to make someone sick, poisoning fish in river, slashing tires.Inápa na din gináwang et doy magáy pannigáyan din kailiána, tinobáana.He ruined the river and there now his townmates have no place to fish, he poisoned it (the river
ap-áp1NounCovering, as sheet, tablecloth, saddle blanket.2Active Verb-om-4, -an, i-To cover, lay something over, of relatively large areas, as horse's back, bed, roof.Ap-ápam si tóbon di balát ta adí ilán din talipyáno.Cover it with banana leaves so the airplane doesn't see it.Din kabáyo, siyát way ap-áp ta así maipeéy din sílya.As for the horse, there must be a covering so that then the saddle is put in place.
ap-ápatNounVariety of small fern.See alsoalam-ámpakótanapó
apát1NounTalk, tale, story.2Active Verb-om-1, -enTo give a talk, tell a story.See alsodad-átistólyaólit
apáwParticleExclamation of dismay or rebuke, similar to “Oh my!” or “How dreadful!”Ay apáw na! Síno na ay inámag mo en dakamí?Oh my! What is this that you have done to us?Ay apáwak ay kaseseg-áng!What a pitiful wretch I am!
apáyQuestionWhy; forms a complete sentence in itself; may be used with hostile intent, as scolding, or solicitously, as with a crying child.
ápay1NounMat of grass or leafy branches on which animal is butchered.2Active Verbman-, -an, i-To prepare, use a mat of leaves as a surface on which to butcher an animal.Man-ápay ka abé sin dagdagás ay doy.You also prepare a surface of leafy branches in that area over there.Apáyan yo din esá abé ay bisáang si belláng.Prepare a mat of long grass for butchering the other pig.Enggán iápay yo din tóbon di balát.Go ahead and use banana leaves for a butchering surface.See alsogáat 2patpátsálatsiwát
apáy ngaQuestionWhy; introduces a clause.Overlaping Synonymakétpagát
apáyawNounLarge, closely-woven bamboo fish trap, gen. used in the daytime without bait.
apédAdjectiveEnough, more than enough.Apéd na ay ad-adóy nilakóan da.They bought many, more than enough.Apédna ay lagbók.My salary is enough.
ápelNounStar apple.
apídActive Verb-enTo braid three or more strands, as hair, rope.Man-ap-apíd si Wili si alígid.Wili is braiding a shoulder strap.Ay inapíd mo din boók na?Did you braid her hair?See alsoalínewbantaláandágomewéyikét 1kílaykompilétlinggéslittokólóbidsinólidtaónay 3waká
apílasAdjectiveHaving an ideal and stable weight, of humans or animals.See alsobígotbóngawbosláybotyóg 2éngpis 2kingáw2kíngking1 1kóyas 3laméslamít 3págastabatsóyyápit
ápingNounSide of the face extending along the line of the sideburns from hairline to lower jaw.See alsopásongtamíl
apísNounStraw hat, bag.See alsoabél 2dáit2kamákómotlága1
apít
ápit1NounHarvest, crop.2Active Verb-enTo harvest a crop, of fruits or vegetables in gen., not cereal grains.Énak apíten din inmólak ay doy.I'm going to harvest that (crop) I planted.
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