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boniníingActive Verb1man-To glow, give off a luminous light, as a cat's eyes in the gleam of a torch, a watch dial.2To glow intermittently, as a firefly.-om- + CVC
bonnakélNounEyeball.See alsobokakkédayemdémkamádegkédeylópamatángíwitpaspás2salíbittagtaggó
bonóbon1NounRice seed.2Active Verbi-To plant rice (seed).Sínoy nangibonóbon sin págey ay doy?Who planted that rice?Synonymbekás1
bonóng1NounTraditional ritual prayer.2Active Verbman-, i-To pray, offer something in a prayer.Ibonóng da din manók.They offer the chicken in a prayer.3Active Verbi...anTo pray to someone, as the kabonyán.Sinpó ay laláki ya sinpó ay babái di ibnongán da.Ten males and ten females are the ones to whom they pray.See alsokalálaglowálo 2mayadámad
bonótNounTinder, as dried leaves.See alsopángkitebá1
bónotActive Verb-enTo win something in a draw, or by throwing dice.
bonsíStative verbma...anTo appear, come into view, as from below receding water.Nay-asán din danóm et pag mabonsían din dagá.The water receded and then the earth appeared.See alsobálabéla 2bel-áybóloslóbossawángsóngawtay-óntemwá
bontági1NounPrayer for prosperity in song form; chanted after eating during obáya and pedít feasts.See alsobal-íwbayyóg 2dagóday-éngeyáey 2kansiyón 2lang-áylay-óslóngdo2Active Verbman-To pray the bontagi prayer.
bontiyá1NounRiddle.2Active Verbman-To tell riddles.See alsobin-íbótilbowáénab1ngamót 2pásel
bonyágActive Verb1-anTo baptize someone, either by sprinkling or immersion.2i-To baptize with something, as holy water.3manpa-To go for baptism.
boókNounHair of a person's head.See alsobágobódo 2bolbólbolbóndotdót 1émeng 2indokítkiskís2kolókolótkosó 2láwiling-án 3palitoktok-ánpayákpayákawpilétsapíngosayábsibánggawsilót 2soklóttakbó1
bóot1NounMold; mildew.2Stative verbma...anTo be moldy, mildewed.Naboótan din det-án di beéy yo.The floor of your house is mildewed.See alsobágiwláboy 2lómot 2lóot 2
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bosántisNounPeas.Synonymsítsalo
bosinnékNounVariety of small green-skinned banana.specbalát
bositsít1NounSprayer.2Active Verbman-To spray, as something with insecticide; to spray, splutter, as a hose, faucet.Manbositsít din gilípo.The pipe is spraying (water).Manbositsít ka kod sin óbyas.Please spray the beans.3Active Verb-an, i-To spray something, as with water, insecticide.Binositsítam komá abén kowáltok.You should also have sprayed my room.See alsobídok 2bómbapegít
boslákNounVariety of ubi whose fruit is found fairly deep.specólang
bosláyStative verbma...anTo be distended, swollen, bloated, of the stomach, as a person with worms, overeating, or even a pregnant woman (used in jest).See alsobotyóglamés 4lamíttabátabatsóytábo
boslíkNounOld, hard pitch pine.specsáleng2
bósoNounHeadhunter.See alsoowák
bosóg1Active Verb-om-2To be filling.2Stative verbma-To be full, after eating; euph. syn. for béteng, to be drunk; nanabsóg euph. syn for litón, to be pregnant.anttiknáSee alsobeldáyedád
bos-óngActive Verb-om-1To reside, be located by itself, as a person, a rice field.En ka bomobos-óng.Go live by yourself.
bósong1NounProtuberant navel.Din pangáan di anák sin bósong na, naoogáan sin kamóyang na.Where a child gets his protuberant navel, (it's from) continually crying in his infancy.2AdjectiveProtuberant, of the navel.Bósong di péseg na.His navel is protuberant.3Stative verbma...anTo be protuberant,of the navel.Way odóm ay móyang ay mabosóngan din péseg na ay domakdaké.There are some babies with protuberant navels who grow (properly).See alsopóseg
bóta1NounForeign material in the eye.2Active Verb-om-2To be the source of foreign material in the eye, as smoke.Bomóta din káiw ay doy.That tree will be the source of something in your eye.3Active Verb-enTo get in the eye.Iláem san iyógtan mo tan mo botáen di págit.Watch out for your younger sibling lest soot get in his eye.4Stative verbma-To have something in the eye.Sána ay mabótas ngáep di sigarílyo.There now he is about to get cigarette ash in his eye.
bótagNounPitcher plant.