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gilípoNounPipe or faucet.
gilítActive Verb-anTo cut a notch, make a mark, as to indicate where board should be sawed.Giliták din gindéng ko.I will make a mark to indicate the boundary I have established (i.e. my height).See alsogólit 3línya
gillalátaNounGreen caterpillar with a white stripe down the center of its back and stinging hairs along both sides.specbígis
gilláw
gimókActive Verb-enTo mince, cut into small pieces, as meat, bread; in the case of bread, can also refer to breaking into small pieces.Ginimogimók na din tinápay.He repeatedly broke the bread into small pieces.Osalém bangíg mo ay mangimók sin patpatók.Use your bolo to cut the meat into small pieces.See alsobokbók1gílinggómislagésmaletmét 1tadtád 2talegtégtíbak
gímong1NounCongregation, meeting, assembly.2Active Verbmaki-To attend a meeting or religious service.
ginag-áActive Verbman-To cook agáyap beans with pork fat and ginger after the birth of a child, and after saying a prayer, to eat it with the new mother; done by an old woman who knows the prayer.See alsoadó1anákdandán 2gáyad 2gáygaykanáyonlam-édnam-áy 4owáy1 2píngsan1
gináwangNounRiver.See alsoban-áwbáybay 1detíkéwanglebéng 3posóngsengíwageswés
ginékActive Verb1-om-1, i-To hold still; to be quiet.Gominék ka kod ta sak-én di komalí.Please be quiet so I will be the one to speak.Iginék yo sa, tan nay ay mansakít kéweng ko.Quiet down that (noise), because here now my ears are hurting.2i...anTo make someone be quiet.Iginkám ta way iyát ko ay manngé.Make him be quiet so I'll be able to hear.
gíngaNounVariety of edible, pondfield snail.See alsoagódongbalillikóbissókolket-ánkigóngkombíbi1liddégtogíngging
ginggíngStative verbma-To be unable to straighten out one's fingers, as from rheumatism.See alsodíngkoygíngoylóloyponítilsiklítilítil 2
gíngit1Adjectivena-Along the edge, of road, trail, not table.Manmandán ka sin nagíngit.You are walking along the edge.2Active Verbi-To place on the edge, as of the table.Adím igíngit kapí sin lamisáan, tan mag-ás.Don't place the coffee on the edge of the table, because it will fall.
gíngoyStative verbma-To have a weakened arm due to sickness or old age.See alsodíngkoyginggínglóloyponítilsiklítilítil 2
gípanNounKnife.See alsolabákaspikyód
gipásNounPlant whose leaves are sometimes dried and used for tea.See alsoitsá
gipgípActive Verb-om-4, -enTo slice, as bread, fruits, vegetables.SynonymtágipSee alsogesgéslapláplátip
gisámoyActive Verbman-To mist, rain tiny droplets; less intense than migís.See alsodegés 2genáw 2giyam-ókmigísodánpogés
gis-émActive Verb1man-To clear one's throat, as before a speech.2man-To grunt, gasp, as when lifting something heavy.See alsoeg-émpas-én
gisgísActive Verb-om-4, -enTo split, as bamboo, vine, gabi leaves.
gisláyActive Verb-enTo tear along a line, rip open, as a seam.Din payák di balát, nagislagisláy.Banana leaves, they are extensively torn (along the veins).
gitáNounGood flavor.See alsolamátnayangnángsalángat 2
gítaNounVenom, poison, as snake venom.See alsokedétpowáysobláytóba
gítangNounLower back.See alsoabáaedéglíyed 1tákeb
gitáraNounGuitar.See alsokoliténgtengguitarra
gitólNounVariety of root sometimes planted near snake holes to cause snakes to move; a piece of gitól may also be crushed upon seeing a snake, because it gives off an odor which drives snakes away; gitól is also applied to a wound to reduce swelling.See alsoéweg