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dinArticleMarks definite or historic focused common item, definite non-focused actor.See alsoay3di1ednansansisin
dineásan
dingdíng
dinggólActive Verbman-To have a legal dispute.Mandinggól da Pedro en Juan si panggép di pastólan.Pedro and Juan are having a legal dispute about grazing land.
díngkoyStative verbma-To have an arm that can't be straightened at the elbow.for words relating to lame leg conditions, see pílay
dínliNounBlanket with navy blue and white vertical stripes in the middle, navy blue and red stripes along the sides, and a horizontal navy blue and white pattern across the ends, traditionally used by older people.specgaléy
dipádipActive Verbi-To perform gracefully and in rhythm, of a dance.Idippádip ko din táyaw ko yan mandesdesán.See alsosádong 2sápo3sok-óbtadék 2takítaktáyaw
diplátStative verbmai-To slip and fall.slightly archaic
dipólyoNounCabbage.See alsolitsógaspítsaywóngbokrepollo
díposStative verbma-To leave.
dipósan di ágewNounSunset; west.See alsobey-angán ágewságod
dismayá1NounDiscouragement.Palálo di egyát ya dismayá da.Their fear and discouragement was great.2Active Verb-om-3, -enTo disillusion, discourage someone.Pig-án pay di somaldengán yo ay domisdismayá begéw sin am-amágen yo?When will you stop discouraging me by what you are doing?Nilogián din manbolbolakból ay dismayaén din oblántis ta adí dan itóloy din oblá da.The loafers began to discourage the employees so they wouldn't continue their work.3Stative verbma-To be disillusioned, as someone who resigns after being demoted for a minor offence; to be discouraged.Way inílam si ogálik ay lawá, nadismayá ka, adí ka ayágan sak-én.You saw a bad behavior of mine, you were disillusioned, you won't invite me.Enggáy nadismadismayá da gapó sin lígat ay laklak-ámen da.They were already very discouraged because of the hardship they were experiencing.See alsoalínápa1ápos 3páay 2semsémsinít 3
dispég
dispinsálActive Verb-enTo excuse someone or something.Dispinsálem tan naládawak.Forgive me because I'm late.dispensar
ditdítActive Verb-anTo pick out one by one, as weeds, hairs.See alsodig-ítdog-ótdotdót 2gábotlágitlánolegábpóo 3segéb
diwésActive Verbman-To proceed directly, with out halting or delay, as fluent speech, child who delivers quickly or learns to walk early, person who passes by with out stopping.Mandiwdiwés ka, adí ka somasepád sin kantína.Proceed directly, don't be stopping by at the roadside stores.Din babái ay man-anák, dakdaké di iyáman da en Diyós mo mandiwés din anák ay bomála.Women who give birth, great is their thanks to God if the child is born quickly.See alsoket-éng 2lábaletégsedséd2
díwitActive Verb-enTo toy with, fiddle at something, as food or work, as a person who shovels all day and gets little done.
díyat
diyémActive Verbman-To close mouth, keep mouth closed, as when chewing, refusing to answer.anttákaw
Diyós1NounGod.2Stative verbma...anTo be, become like God; to be given supernatural powers.Dios
dóbli1Active Verb-en, i-To double, as a rope; to do something twice.Doblíem san lóbid ta adí masokpót.Double that rope so it doesn't snap.2Stative verbma-Doubled.
dobódob
dódo1Active Verb-enTo guide, walk behind an animal on a rope, usually a pig.
dódo2NounInherited sickness caused by an ancestral spirit that requires the sacrifice of a carabao for healing.Din dódo, somngíl sin ap-apó na.The (person's) spirit-caused sickness, it collects the debt from his ancestors.See alsoaníto 2bas-íng 2dengáw 2dílosládo 3lága2obáya 2pakdé 4pakedlánpótoksápo4selmengánsengílsingíltopngáltop-óy
dódog1AdjectiveOne's own, as shirt, shoes; also used following pron3 for emphasis, e.g., you...yourself.Din kamisíta na dódog di binisngít na.It was her own undershirt that she tore.Gon-gonám, siká dódog di nanegtég issán sikím.That's what you get, it was you yourself who struck your leg.2Active Verb-om-3, -anTo commit a crime or behave improperly toward a relative or close associate, esp. rape, incest, or theft.Nandódog din sinkasíngsing ay nan-asáwa da.The cousins behaved improperly toward each other by getting married.Dinodógan Pedro si apó na.Pedro committed a crime against his grandfather.See alsobásoldalómgab-ítkamalí 3kólang 1pákatpakpák2sospítsa