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letákStative verbma-To split, as drying lumber, ripening mango.
letáng1Active Verb-om-4, i-To heat to boiling, of liquids.(lomtáng, iltáng)2Stative verbma-Heated to boiling.Iltáng mo san danóm ta lomowág.Heat that water so it boils.
letégActive Verb1man-To be clear, easily understandable, as a child's speech.Daán manletég din kalí na.He doesn't yet speak clearly.See alsodagás2diwésdolítsoikomba'ba din áwakkeséplábalabáslángsat2man-To sit or stand straight, not slouching or leaning on something.3i-To set straight, as a story that's off the track, an explanation that is lacking.4man-To be almost full-grown.Ánggay manletég si básang.She is already almost full-grown as a young woman.
leténActive Verb-enTo cut into lengths, of wood.Lintelintén da din káiw.They cut the wood into many lengths.
letletwídNounBase of a chicken's tail.linkíkoípayláwi
letwádNounSpirit that lives in the hills; requests pigs and chickens by making people sick.
lewékActive Verb-en, i-To insert finger in opening, as cup, ear, usually mouth; vulgar syn. for iyót to have sexual intercourse.Lewkéna din tepék na ta way iyát na ay man-óta mo soblá din ininóm na.He sticks his finger in his mouth so he will be able to throw up if he has drunk too much.See alsodókip2kaót 4kawétkob-ítlokíb 3sokbítsos-ók
lewéyNounSingle head of grain.
líatActive Verbman-To overflow, spill over.Paginkém danóm tan doy ay manlíat sin barílis.Turn off the water because there it is overflowing from the drum.Synonymlepyás
líbang1NounCow or water buffalo trail, esp. one which gives access to rice terrace.2Active Verb-anTo make a trail, of a cow or water buffalo.3Active Verbi-To take a cow or water buffalo trail.Ilíbang yos di.Take that water buffalo trail.linkdansebáng
líbasStative verbma-To be cross-eyed; to be wall-eyed.
lib-átActive Verb-enTo perform a ceremony to cause an animal that has run away to return.Lib-áten da din áso.They are performing a ceremony to cause the runaway dog to return.Piece of paper inscribed with price of animal is inserted in bottle of water, while person performing ceremony calls, “Come back, here's the price I paid for you.”See alsolayáwlígtas 2losóttagtág 3
libáwActive Verbman-, -om-1To be, become loose, baggy, as clothes, shoes, belt by letting out a notch.Manlibáw din kopkóp di báka.A cow's skin is loose.antipétlinkedádláyabláyaklokáylóyong
libbág1Active Verb-om-2, -enTo do something without someone else's knowledge; take someone unawares.Lomibbág din áso ay adí mantattaó.The dog which doesn't bark (just bites) takes a person unawares.Linibbág Tokyad din papíl.Tokyad took the paper without anyone's knowledge.2Stative verbma-To be uninformed, unaware.Nalibbág din soldádo et itagtág Tokyád din papíl.The soldiers were unaware and Tokyad ran off with the paper.See alsobiglápékeng 2saót
líbengNounDevice on posts of building to keep rats from climbing up.
liblibáyan1NounSpirit that haunts the base of banana plants or rocks at night; said to cause stomach cramps.2Stative verbma-To have stomach cramps, caused by the above spirit.See alsoagílesyakyák2
líboNumeralUnit of a thousand.
libóngNounBlack dog.See alsoásobálit 2bélewlabángngétittíwel
libóo1NounCloud.2Active Verbman-To be cloudy.See alsokísepkosábalélemngebébengéyeb
líbotActive Verb-om-4, -an, i-To wrap up something so it cannot be seen, as a purchase at a store; may refer to an outer wrapping.Linibótan da si galéy din natéy ay doy.They wrapped up that dead person with a blanket.See alsobedbéd 4bistokólbotíbotéweskalogóngkómon 2latílat 2lókyaspotípotsokdóng 2
libténgNounTraditional name given to month of February.Synonymlibténglidéw
lídad1Active Verb-enTo roll the eyes upward until only the whites are visible.2Stative verbma-To be rolled back in the head, of one's eyes; vulgar syn. for etéy to die.
lídasActive Verb-anTo weed area surrounding rice field.See alsoásapbekás1dabdáb1dalosdósgodgód2kámas 2kompáy 2lógampadóg 3palalógampokkáy2 2sagábsabsapsáp2tebtéb 2tónod 2
liddégNounEdible pondfield snail similar to bissókol but having a more pointed shell.See alsoagódongbalillikóbissókolgíngaket-ánkigóngkombíbi1togíngging
lidékActive Verbman-To burrow down, as clam into mud.See alsolenébleséblínedsakóko2