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tagtágActive Verb1mang-, -om-1To run.2i-To run off with something.3i...anTo run away from someone.See alsolayáwlib-átlígtas 2losót
tagtagáNounAny of several varieties of inedible mushroom.
tagtaggóNounPupil of eye.See alsobokakkébonnakéldayemdémkamádegkédeylópamatángíwitpaspás2salíbit
tái1NounExcrement, dung, dropping.2Active VerbTo defecate.man- + CV3Active Verbi-To pass something in the stool, as blood, worms.Intái nay dadá.He passed blood in the stool.4Active Verb-anTo defecate on someone or somethingFor bowel conditions, cf. bayongóbong, íles, kítil, ógos; for other illnesses, cf. sakít.
táin di kéwengNounEarwax (lit. excrement of the ear).
takálla1Adjectivena-Widely spaced, as teeth; loosely woven, as cloth, basket.2Active Verb-enTo weave loosely, construct with a space between, as runo or bamboo floor.See alsoaddawíbagallábetáeydáwas 3
takáp
takátakActive Verb-enTo drop something little by little.
tákawActive Verb-om-1To have mouth open, uncovered, as a person, jar.antdiyémSee alsokedyátkílip 2kímkimkin-ítkíyatkodímdimkondíyatlosíyapmedyát 2tékeng 2
takbá1Active Verb-anTo hold down, pin down, as a pig to be butchered.See alsogamdót 2gawwángpákodpedénpekét 3pos 3sepénsipdóttengél 1tengténg2
takbá2NounRectangular woven back basket with cover.
takbó1Stative verbma-To be jumbled together, disarranged, as papers, lumber, terrace in which some of the rocks are out of line, field that has slid in several places.Natakbotakbó din patpatók ay inkolbokolbón din lóta tan nanyegyég.The meat which the ground tipped all over was all jumbled together because it earthquaked.See alsokoló 1kosópilét 2sibánggaw
takbó2Stative verbma-To become covered with sores and thus swollen.En ka agásan tan mo matakbó.Go treat it with medicine lest it become swollen.See alsobongkóglat-édlebág 3tolyóy
takdáng1NounUpland rice.2NounUn-irrigated, upland rice field; also any dry pondfield being used for crops other than rice.Din tímpo ay pan-eskán das takdáng, Máyo.The time when they plant upland rice fields is May.3Active Verb-an, i-To plant upland rice.Ay naibangkág?Is it (the rice) planted in an upland rice field?Takdángam si págey.Plant it (the upland field) with rice.4NounDry land, in contrast to a body of water; bank, as of a stream.
takdóActive Verb1-om-3To accompany me.Sik-á ay mísmo di tomatakdó.You yourself always accompany me.2i-To place with or alongside of something else; to accompany.Omyá kas pilák ta itakdóm.Get some money to put it along with (the ritual sacrifice).
tákebNounShoulder blade; muscles in upper back.See alsoabáaedéggítanglíyed 1
takéd1NounRope, vine used for tying.2Active Verb-om-4, -enTo tie together to a crosspiece, as runo in a fence.3Active Verbomi-3, i-To tie to or against something, as a drunk against a post; to use for tying.Sínoy intakéd da? Ay waká?What did they use for tying? Vine?See alsoabánbóngot2ikétkabbótkágotkedkéd2pagód 2pálat 2páotsalikgótsilót 2soklót
takéd di bab-áNounGums, that portion which extends between the visible part of the teeth.See alsongípe
tak-ép1NounOuter clothing.2Active Verbi-To add another layer of anything, as to put a jacket on over other clothes, line curtains.Itak-ép mo san sweater tan somkáw.Put on that sweater on top because it's chilly.See alsolaób
takíNounType of cockroach.See alsotalakabántobáybay
takínActive Verb-omi-3, i-To take along with, as a child on a walk, a dog on a hunt, a camera.Omitakín ka kod.Please take me along.
takítakNounBamboo instrument used in the tadék dance.
takkáy1NounArm, including the hand.For other body parts relating to the arm, cf. gadingngán, gagayék, gómot, lawwás, longlóngey, mongé, padánga, síko2Active Verbi...anTo grasp someone's hand.See alsokawékaw-ídingmekénsángasílpotóop
takkayyánNounWild plant whose seeds are used in making beads, similar in appearance to aggéy.
takópron1, 2First person plural inclusive.See also-akdakakamíkayókomimo1na1ta2yo


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