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baStative verbma-To be dried up, as a leaf.
baáNounHeadband or fringed loincloth, plain black in color, worn by older men.specbedbédwanés
báa1NounMessenger, one sent on an errand.2Active Verb-om-3, -en, i-To send on an errand.Omibáa ka yan íwed di am-amágem.You send me on the end and you're doing nothing.
báagActive Verb1-en, -anTo inform, let someone know.En ka kod baágan si Bernard ta makiáli si bigát.Please go let Bernard know that he is to join in coming tomorrow.2i-To inform, spread the word concerning something, as a water buffalo for sale.Ibáag mo kod mo way man-ábang.Please spread the word if there is someone who will rent.See alsoattimábalaáwdopó 2kalíkánakawáni 3lemám 3ngalát 4polsíto
báakAdjectiveOld, as clothes, tools, coins, buildings.Synonymdáan
baáng1Noun-anBackyard vegetable garden.2Active Verb-enTo plant something in backyard vegetable garden.Ay way binabaáng yos onás?Have you planted any sugarcane in your backyard vegetable garden?
báasNounSediment in liquid, as coffee dregs.
babá1Active Verbmanpa-To humble oneself.2Active Verb-om-1To descend, become lower, as airplane, prices, water level.3Active Verbi-To lower, take or lift down.4Stative verbma-To be low.See alsobabáwi 2ballalóngepás 3gosádkesép 2kombabápapas-ádpognósadsád2sónaysonódtad-ótotóyo
bab-áNounTooth.member of setdalmégsaóngtangéb di bab-á
babaddíNounEdible mussel found in rivers.See alsobokbokáiggakkíkímawkompíyasodángpadáwpasáyan
bábagActive Verb1man-To be perpendicular or cross-wise to a given plane, as a snake crossing trail, someone lying across a bed, a normally vertical object, as a tree, lying horizontally.2pan...enTo lay flat, of something normally vertical.antóndos
babái1NounWoman, female of any species.See alsosinyóla2Active Verb-om-1To take a woman's role, of men.3Active Verbmaki-, mang-, -enTo have sexual intercourse with a woman other than one's wife.According to traditional belief, unfaithfulness to one's spouse will result in sickness or harm to one's family.
babáte1NounKind of wood borer; sometimes used to bait fish hooks.2Stative verbma-To be worm-eaten by the above borer.See alsobokbók2dángewleklék1 2patéte 2
babáwiActive Verb1man-, i-To regret, repent of.Manbabáwiak ay inméy ed Bagabag, tan man-átong baw.I regret going to Bagabag, because it's hot, as I now realize.2man-, i-To apologize, confess, as sins to a priest.Ibabáwim básol mo sin pádi.Confess your sin to the priest.Ibabáwik tan ginatínak síkim.I apologize because I stepped on your foot.See alsobabá 4ballalóngepás 3gosádkesép 2kombabápapas-ádpognósadsád2sónaysonódtad-ótotóyo
babbílNounVagina.Synonymsipítlinkitílsipít
babkég1NounAny sound, but especially the sound of something hitting or falling.Dinngé dan babkég na.They heard the sound of it (falling).2Active Verbman-To make an audible sound.Manbabkég di okmóna.His swallowing makes an audible sound.3Adjectivema-To make an audible sound.Nababkég sin edég na.It (someone else's fist) made a (thudding) sound on his back.
bádangActive Verb-om-3, -anTo help, assist.antídno2See alsotólong
badáyNounTadpole.See alsobakbák1balbál2godákkadéw
badkátActive Verb-enTo pick up something heavy with both hands.Kabadkát íman sin dakdaké ay bató.He picked the large stone right up in his hands.specegén
badkóngNounRainbow.
bádo1NounClothes in general; specifically, shirt or dress.2Active Verbman-, i-To get dressed, put on something.3Active Verb-anTo dress someone.Awní kod ta énak manbádo.Please wait so I will go get dressed.Badóam si Langdew ta eméy takó.Dress Langdew so we will go.Ibádom san manbalánga.Put on that red one.
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baéganNounUpper drying and storage rack above fire, used for rice, wood, etc..See alsobangsálkalapáwkallaánglaktángpatnáy
baélStative verbma...anTo be able, can.Padásek kod ay manggén mo mabaelák.I will please try to carry it if I am able.SynonymkabisádoSee alsobalín1
baénStative verbma...anTo be affected or warned by a bad omen, as a sneeze or dead rat, esp. when starting out on a journey.Nabaenán kas gáyang.You were warned by a crow.Mo mabaenán din ipoltík ko ay tápey, adí ka in-inomén.If the rice beer I pour out to the spirits is affected by a bad omen, don't drink it.See alsoábingalás 2básoteweewé