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giwédActive Verb1man-To sway to and fro, as leaves in wind.2i-To swing, rock, shake something to and fro, as a tree, hammock.Igiwgiwéd na din dáyog.He is swinging the hammock to and fro.See alsoattogéygeykiwégtowídwagáwagwasáwaswedwédwetwétwigíwigwisáwiswitíwityadóyad
giwítActive Verb-om-3, -enTo touch.Adí ka giwgiwíten din salmíng.Don't touch the glass.Ay nan-giwít kas babái?Have you ever touched a woman?euph. syn. for iyót, to have sexual intercourse.
giyam-ókActive Verbman-To sprinkle, shower; more intense than migís.See alsodegés 2genáw 2gisámoymigísodánpogés
gíyawActive Verb1man-To make a racket, of a large crowd.Mo way prográma, man-gíyaw da ay anan-ák.When there is a program, the children make a racket.2-enTo talk loudly to or about someone or something.Mo depapén day nabéteng, giyáwen das sis-iyá.When they arrest someone who is drunk, they speak loudly to him.Synonymgilláwgíyaw
gíyengActive Verbman-, pan...enTo spin, as a coin, spinning top.See alsobilíbilboliwéngwengboliwétwetposípos 2tayék
gíyod
gobát1NounWar.2Active Verbman-, -enTo fight, be at war with someone.
gob-áw1NounMissing tooth.2Stative verbma...anTo be toothless.See alsobab-áketkét1ngatngipngípngos-ópangsílawpáossingáttangéb di bab-á3Stative verbma...anTo have gaps or empty spaces, as where something appears to be missing.fig.
gobgóbActive Verbman-To be selectively stingy by not feeding visitors one doesn't like; e.g., wife will feed visitors from her home town but not from the town of her husband.See alsoíket
goblídStative verbma...anTo receive a minor abrasion.See alsodelémgalabgábkísilkoplát 2lopsák
góboNounBamboo fish trap of variable size; set at night with bait.
gódab1NounBlindness.2Adjectivena-Blind.3Active Verb-om-2To cause blindness.for words relating to other sense impairments, cf. dóti, ngolngól 1, téwengSee alsoboldíngkolláwlókitpángit
godákNounFrog.See alsobadáybakbák1balbál2kadéw
godgód1NounEraser.See alsogadgád1gaságasgásanggasgás 2gasígasgidgíd 1gosógoskelát 1kiskís1 2kitkítkoskóslampáso 2laslás1lislísloslós2sobsób
godgód2Active Verb-anTo weed a recently planted sweet potato swidden.Godgódam ta adí selgén di lamót di loktó.Weed the swidden so (the weeds) don't deprive the sweet potato roots.See alsoásapbekás1dabdáb1dalosdóskámas 2kompáy 2lídaslógampadóg 3palalógampokkáy2 2sagábsabsapsáp2tebtéb 2tónod 2
godgód3NounScabies.See alsobékew 2dalángki 2dílasgaddílgadgád2gánggang1gólidkabótolkamánaw 2késaw 2kolálat 2kolít 2lol-ó 2
gog-óActive Verb-an, -om-To scratch an itch, of people.Mansanáang tan ginog-óak.It smarts because I scratched it.Gomog-ogog-ó ka mo? Ay ad-adóy kótom?Why do you keep scratching and scratching? Do you have lots of fleas?See alsogadígadgatégidgídgotgótkodkódleklék2ngolíngo
gogon-áAdverbFirst, before doing something else.Mankapí ta gogon-á, así ka somáa.Let's have coffee first, then you can go home.Synonymagan-ógogon-á
gokgók1Active Verbi-To gulp down, drain, gen. without pausing for breath.Palálo nan bígaw ko tan kaigokgókak si esáy salmón.Extreme is my thirst because I gulped right down a can containing a sixth of a ganta.
gokgók2Active Verb1man-, i...anTo cluck from time to time at the chicks to keep them close to her.2i-To cluck to call chicks to eat something.Igokgók na ay lángew sin anák na.She clucks to call her children to eat a bug she's found.See alsokagókkákakkokókkókokpekáktan-ó
golgolákNounDevice which scares birds and rats by making a loud clapping noise.It is constructed from two poles stuck in the ground with a piece of bamboo fastened horizontally between them. Another piece of bamboo is suspended vertically above the horizontal piece with the free end attached to a vine. The vine is jerked repeatedly by a water-powered device (kipkippáw), causing the two pieces of bamboo to clap resoundingly together.
gólid1NounPsoriasis; by extension, any itchy skin condition.2Active Verb-om-2To cause itchiness.3Stative verbma-To have psoriasis or other itchy condition.for words relating to other illnesses, see sakítSee alsobékewdalángkigaddílgadgád2gánggang1godgód3kabótolkamánawkesáwkolálatkolítlol-ó
gólis
gólit1NounLine, as on palm.2Active Verb-anTo make a line on or in something.Golítam pítek ta onodén yóyo.Make a line in the mud so the small pondfield fish will follow it.3Active Verbi-To use something to make or draw a line; does not refer to scribbling or writing.See alsogilítlínya4Active VerbTo write.See alsosólat
gollawéng1NounUnexpected, undesirable characteristic that crops up, as in a person's character, weather, or crop.Din gollawéng, say nangilósoy sin matá na.The pockmarks, they ruined the appearance of his face.2Adjectivena-Scarred, marked, as by smallpox; fig. having mercurial, fickle temperament or habits.3Stative verbma...anTo be fickle, changeable, of one's character.Din ogáli na, nagolgollawéngan.His character, it is fickle.See alsoboltóngselég 3sokátCVC