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litsógasNounLettuce.See alsodipólyopítsaywóngbok
littokóNounRattan fruit.See alsoakbábewéylóbid 1sinólidwaká
liwáActive Verbmaki-, -enTo visit, talk to someone; sometimes used of talking to a dead person.Liwliw-én da din natéy.They are talking to the one who died.(liwaén, liw-én)
liw-án
liwás1Active Verb-om-4, -anTo reduce, remove some of, as water in pan.2Stative verbma...anTo be reduced in number or quantity, as people by epidemic.Liwasám din danóm.Remove some of the water.
líwatActive Verbman-, -anTo shout a blessing on the dancers toward the end of a dance.SynonymbasábaslíwatSee alsoíyog
liwésActive Verbi-To swirl something around, as water in a basin; to swirl around, as a log in a whirlpool.Inliweliwés din nowáng din bonóbon.The water buffalo swirled the rice seed round and round.See alsoallíwenkal-ín1kalíwkiwkal-óykiwés
líwidActive Verb-om-3, -anTo guard, watch over, babysit.Liwídam kod nan kalgák tan eméyak ed dagás.Please watch over my cargo because I'm going a short distance away.
liwliwá1NounImpromptu rhyming chant sung, often at feasts, with other participants joining in at the end of each line.2Active Verbman-, i-To sing the above chant.Salíwen takós liwliwá.Let's pay for our drinks with a song.Synonymday-éng
liyáed
liyángNounCave.
liyátActive Verb-enTo roll the eyes slightly upward.linklídad
liyáwActive Verbi-, i...anTo sacrifice a red rooster with dark feet upon completion of new house, house burning down, lightning striking; rooster is offered to the kabonyán who live in the sky.Iliyawán da din payéw, tan kinán di kimát.They will sacrifice a red rooster with dark feet for the paddy field, because lightning struck it.See alsobaténgdenét1es-esétsekéb
líyed1NounCenter of the back, of animals; the low part of a warped or badly planed board.See alsoabáaedéggítangtákeb2Stative verbma...anTo be sway-backed, as a horse, pig; to be warped up at the ends or to have an uneven, rippled surface, of lumber.See alsoayódok 1bok-óngbotnók 2dokmógdómogkilló 2latíkanglengyátlíkotpak-ángpíkog 3pisyáok 2pokósaddongótang-édtílkongyakó 2yakog-óngyokyók3
lóbayNounBar or chunk of lead.specismáy
lobbánNounPomelo (Citrus maxima).member of setbalángkaskabógawSee alsodalangkítakalamánsipopossóksánkis
lóbid1NounRope.See alsoakbábewéylittokósinólidwaká2Active Verb-en, i-To twist, roll together into rope, of two strands.3Stative verbma-To be twisted, rolled into rope.See alsoapídkílaykompilétlinggés
loblóbActive Verb-om-1, -anTo root, of pigs.
lóbok1NounGrave.2Active Verbi-To bury in a grave under the ground, not in a cave.antókatSee alsogangngaánkaót 3kaposántokong 4liyánglókawlóngog 2loskóósokponpónsábattolíkaw
lob-ónActive Verb-om-4, i-To bank a fire.Inlob-ón ko ed labí.I banked the fire last night.See alsoómo
lóbongNounEarth, world.
lóbosActive Verbipa-, pa...anTo release, as from prison; to let, allow, give permission.Ipalóbos ko ay bolódem din diblók.I give permission for you to borrow my book.Palobósan yo ay mankalí.Let him speak.See alsobálabéla 2bel-áybólosbonsísawángsóngawtay-óntemwá
lobwát1Active Verbman-To leave, depart.2Stative verbma-To leave, depart.Pig-án di panlobwátam?When will you leave?
lóbyasNounGreen beans.See alsoagáyapítabkédislombayámónggootóng
lodlód1Adjectivena-Lazy, shiftless.