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sapóyodActive Verbman-To ache from exhaustion due to climbing, of the knee.Mansapóyod péweg ko sin matíkid.My knees ache from exhaustion on the upward climb.
sappídoNounVariety of sweet potato with violet skin and sweet, fragrant violet flesh.specloktó
sappó
sapsáp1Active Verb-anTo sharpen to a flat or round point.
sapsáp2Active Verb-anTo cut off weeds at ground level.Sapsápam ta way iyát ay mangabyón.Cut off the weeds at ground level so there's a way to hoe them.See alsoásapdabdáb1godgód2kámaslídaslógam 2pokkáy2sagábsabsáwsawtebtéb
sapsáp di káiwNounChip of woodNalaká ay maiánod din sapsáp di káiw.The wood chips will will be easily carried away by the water.
SatanásNounSatan.
satsátActive Verb-enTo rip or cut apart, as cloth, roots, using hands, bolo, shovel, etc..See alsoánsaybabábabáwibisngítepásikomba'ba din áwakkeséppapitáksadsád2sonódtad-ó 2tekángtóbaktokdótotóyo
sáwaNumeralUnit of ten used with numbers 11-19.Sáwa das limá.There are fifteen of them.linkpólo
sáwadActive Verb-om-3, -enTo block, as a doorway, path, something from falling.Adí ka somáwad.Don't block me.
sawángActive Verb-om-1To appear, show up, arrive unexpectedly, as someone at feast or other gathering, chicken that hasn't been seen for several days.Ay way sinmawáng si manók?Has any chicken appeared?Kasawáng da din mimistalá.The women teachers suddenly showed up.See alsobálabéla 2bel-áybólosbonsílóbossóngawtay-óntemwá
sawásiActive Verb1man-, i-To go in opposite directions, whether one meets the other or not, as people on a trail, dancers moving clockwise and counter-clockwise.Mansawási takó.We are going in opposite directions.Naisawásis Pedro ay eméy ed Kibungan.Pedro passed by going in the opposite direction to go to Kibungan.common greeting on a trail2man-For sibling counterparts of two families to get married, i.e. the brother and sister of one family and a sister and brother of another.Nansawási da ay sin-as-áwa.Those couples married their sibling counterparts.
sawétActive Verb1man-To pass by each other going in opposite directions, as birds, two water buffalo plowing.2pan...enTo cause to pass each other, as holding a child with one's arms overlapping.
sáwiNounCrested lizard hawk.spectítit
sáwilActive Verb-en, i-To pry, lever something, as a large boulder off the road.Sawílen takón bató ay doóy.Let's pry up that rock.Omá kas san káiw ta isáwil takó.Get one of those poles for us to use for prying.linkoklápsokíltaltáltangtáng
sawít1NounBarb on fish hook, arrow or spear.2Stative verbma...anTo be barbed.linkpánasawítsobláy 3
sáwsawActive Verbman-, -anTo weed sweet potatoes, esp. in older field.speclógam
sáyaNounPure red loincloth or headband, worn by those who have given a feast of eight pigs or more.Synonymkondímansoplá
sayábStative verbma...anTo have lost fluff, grown mature feathers.
sáyangActive Verb1-enTo catch, collect falling liquid.2i-To place something underneath falling liquid to catch it.Synonymtáya
sáyap1Active Verb-enTo skim off the surface.Sayápem din mantaptap-áyaw ay kapí.Skim off the coffee floating on the surface.2Stative verbma-To be floating on the surface of the water.Mo ipeéy mo di danóm sin bánga, way kalolóya ay masáyap sin danóm.If you put water in a pot, there is dirt that floats on the surface of the water.linktap-áyaw
sayáwActive Verb-omi-4, i-, -enTo add, cook with extra water, usually rice.Sayawém kod san angé tan sána ay man-átong.Please add some water to that pig food because it's hot.Nasasayáw san kapí.That coffee was cooked with too much water.See alsoapóydáloylab-áylamínawsebiyáwsebná
sáyketActive Verbman-To be chewy, such that it makes the teeth stick together, as caramel candy.
sayóActive Verb-om-3, -an, i-To dash small quantities of liquid onto, into, or out of something, using the hand or something small like a can, as to splash water out of a pond in order to catch small fish, splash water into an irrigation pipe.See alsoewéd 2kolbólowádsayos-ósepyát 2síitsitsít1sodágsoyát 2tepyákew
sayos-óActive Verb-anTo pour water slowly over a large area, as scattered coals; denotes more than a quick dousing.Sayos-oám kod san apóy.Pour water all over that fire.See alsoewéd 2kolbólowádsayósepyát 2síitsitsít1sodágsoyát 2tepyákew