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'ayamagna black-snout sergeant major fishAmblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch)Bluish to olive above, lighter below. Lives on coral reefs down to 40 meters.
'ayang'āyangadjWhat someone does is careless.Kung 'ayang'āyang 'ang 'īmu pagsāka' sa bapur, dāgat 'ang tupa'an mu.If your climbing up to the boat is careless, what you will fall down into is the ocean.advSomeone does something carelessly.Kung 'ikaw nagadīgus sa bābuy, hay 'ayaw magdigūsa ning 'ayang'āyang.When you bathe a pig, [it] should not be bathed carelessly.
'āyapvSomeone selects seeds for propagation, an animal for breeding, a mate for producing an offspring.ma'āyapMa'āyap si Dāni nang bābuy ni Pinuy kay dagku' 'ang lāhi'.Danny will select the pig of Pinoy for breeding because [its] offspring are large.maka'āyapNag'asāwa si Lilya ning 'Amirikānu pāra siya maka'āyap ning Kanu'.Lilia married an American so that she would be able to select an American for producing an offspring.nag'āyapNag'āyap 'aku ning binhi sa Tablas.I selected [good quality] seeds for propagation in Tablas.
'ayatna colander basket brook shrimp scoopKung natāpus mu na ning haphap, 'īmu na 'alsahun ning dahandāhan 'ang 'īmu 'ayat pāra makīta' mu kung may suyud nga 'uyang 'u waya'.When [shrimp] are finished being felt around for by you, your colander basket brook shrimp scoop is then slowly raised up by you to find out if there are shrimp inside or not.Made of huwag vine; round, about 15 cm in diameter at bottom and about 25 cm in diameter at the top; the height is about 32 cm. Used for gathering pond-field shrimp pamutut (putut 2a), or brook shrimp or small ocean fish sīhud 1b. Shrimp or fish are put into a hulled rice storage basket lībun for carrying.
'ayawneg imper advDo not do something!'Ayaw (as the negative 'indi') restricts the affixes of the verbs it negates. The following are examples of negated verbs with common affixation.'Ayaw na 'ābi mag'asāwa kay 'igwa ka ning supurta sa 'upisīna.Please do not still take a spouse, because you have your pension from the office.mag-: Mangyan ka! 'Ayaw maghīmu' ning malā'in!You are an uncivilized person! Don't do bad things!mag-in-: Hambay sa 'ākun nang nars, "'Ayaw 'ābi Mīsis maghinambay kay habūkan ka gid tiyan."The nurse said to me, "Misses, please do not keep on talking because your stomach will surely be filled with air."mag-a: 'Ayaw na magdumduma 'ang 'īmu 'ikspiryinsya kay 'adtu hay naglīgad na.Your experience should not be thought about any longer because that is already past.pag-a: 'Ayaw pagpatuyūga si Lurīna kay ginagūtum pa 'ina' siya.Lorena should not be allowed to sleep because that one is still hungry.pag-i:'Ayaw na 'aku nindu pagbakyi ning makina kay kanūgun lang 'ang kwarta!I should not have a sewing machine bought by you because the money will just be wasted!cf'indi' 'indi' waya' na waya'2neg imper advFor a description of negatives with verbs inflected for other than imperative mode, see waya' and 'indi'.cf'indi' waya'2
'ays kindinice candyNakabakay na kami ning 'isa ka saga' nga 'isda' kay didtu 'aku nag'īban 'ina' ning kwarta sa binta nang 'ays kindi.We were able to buy one string of fish because I deducted that money from the sales money of the ice candy.Frozen ade or sweetened juice on a stick.
'ayspikna tibia conch molluskGenus Tibia
'āyucfpa'uli'igid ka'āyu1advvery.Modifies an adjective, commonly preceded by gid.Kung 'ini 'ang būnga nang niyug hay magūyang na gid ka'āyu; nagaka'igwa naman 'ini ning ginatawag nga tūbu'.If this coconut fruit is already very mature there is this thing developing called a shoot.Busug ka gid ka'āyu.You are very satisfied.2vSomeone likes or wants to do something or to be in a particular state.gina'ayūhanGina'ayūhan gid siya magsiru'sīru' nang manga būyak.She likes very much to always look at the flowers.ginpaka'āyu'Ang primīru ninda nga gingtrabāhu hay gingpaka'āyu ninda 'ang kuray nang baylīhan, kag 'ang 'iban, hay nagpanilhig sa baylīhan.The first thing worked on by them was that the fence of the dancing hall was decorated by them, and, as for others, [they] swept around the dancing hall.Ginpaka'āyu ni Pidru 'ang 'iya bayay.Pedro's house was repaired by him.gingpaka'āyuka'ayuvSomeone or something improves.ka'ayu'āyuvarki'ayu'āyuint adjA particular person, thing, activity or state is very appropriate, very good, very nice; an activity or state is very firm, very secure, very sound, very stable.Ka'ayu'āyu didtu 'ang plāsa.The plaza there is very nice.Ka'āyu'āyu 'ang 'iya tūgun sa sūlat.Her advice in the letter is very sound.Nagakabuhi' siya nga kalīpay sa 'iya ka'ayu'āyu nga bayay.She lived happily in her very nice house.ka'ayuhan1nthe benefit, decoration, improvement, orderly arrangement or repair of somethingNang nakīta' mu na 'ang ka'ayuhan hay 'intirisādu ka na.When you already saw the improvement you were then interested.2na good thing, a good onePreceded by a determiner.Kumbinsiha si Marya nga pāra masayūran kung 'anu 'ang ma'āyu.Maria should be convinced so that she will know what is a good thing [to choose].Si Karlus 'ang ma'āyu maghuman ning lāwas nang traysikul.Carlos is a good one to make bodies of motorized pedicabs.ma'āyu1varka'āyuki'āyu1adjA particular person, thing, activity or state is appropriate, good, nice; an activity or state is firm, secure, sound, stable.Ma'āyu is predicate; that expressed as being good, preceded by an optional nga, is topic.Hay hambay ku ma'āyu baya nga nākun magkadtu kag magsiru' ning prugrāma.I said, maybe my going and watching the program would be good.Ka'āyu magkānam ning barāha kay naga'uyan.To play cards would be appropriate because it is raining.2Ma'āyu is predicate; the expressed event, a noun, participle, or nominalized verb phrase preceded by 'ang, is topic.'Ang 'unga' hay ma'āyu 'ang katūyug kung gab'i.As for a child, [its] sleeping during night is sound.Ma'āyu 'ang pag'atāman sa 'iya nang 'iya 'āmu.The caring for her by her employer is good.3Ma'āyu is a clause modifier.May manga 'unga' nga ma'āyu.There are children who are good.ma'āyu21advSomething is done carefully or well, i.e., in a desirable manner.Follows a verb or participle, optionally preceded by ning:Dāpat 'ini 'ang 'ātun ginabutangan ning tūbi' hay 'ātun limpyuhun gid ma'āyu.As for the place the water is put by us, [it] should be cleaned well by us.Mabuntay ka ning buli nga 'ang waya' pa nagatamwa' ma'āyu.Gather buri palm fronds which are not yet coming out well.2vSomeone or something sick becomes well, healthy.Follows a gerund.Dira' na nagtūna' 'ang 'āmun pagpangabuhi' ning ma'āyu.Our living together well already began there.mag'āyuWaya' gid siya mag'āyu namatay lang siya.Really, she did not become well, she just died.makaka'āyu, makapa'āyuvSomeone or something is caused to become well, healthy or is cured by someone or something.'Ang buyung nga makaka'āyu sa 'iya, hay yāra' sa 'īmu.As for the medicine which is able to cure him, you have [it] there.Waya' gid ning duktur nga makapa'āyu sa 'iya.There is not one doctor who is able to cure him.mas ka'āyu, mas ma'āyucomp. adjbetter, firmer, more appropriate, more desirable, more secure, more sound, more stable, nicerUsed to compare something with something else.Mas ka'āyu nga siru'un kung 'ang līlas nang 'īmu banig hay kapīnu.If the weaving strips of your mat are narrow, [they] are nicer to look at.Mas ma'āyu kunu 'ipanghīkug sa bābuy 'ang lānut nga pīsi' kaysa naylun nga pīsi'.It is better that abaca rope will be used for roping pigs rather than nylon rope.na'a'āyuMadāmu' 'ang 'iya na'a'āyu nga sakit nang manga tāwu.Many illnesses of the people were frequently able to be cured by him.nag'āyuTapus ya' da gihāpun nag'āyu 'ang 'iya tiyan.After that his stomach no longer became well.naga'āyuWaya' siya naga'āyu sa duktur.She is not becoming well by the doctor.nagaka'ayuNalīpay na da 'aku kay nagaka'ayu da sinda.I am happy now because they are already improving [in their living].nagapa'āyuAng tūba' hay nagapa'āyu ning lāwas.As for coconut wine, it causes the body to become healthy.nagapaka'āyu1gersomeone's benefiting someone else or something; decorating something; making up something, as a bed; doing something carefully, well; improving or repairing something; putting things in order'Ang hambay sa 'ākun nang 'adtung tāwu nga nagapaka'āyu nang liplip.[It] was told to me by that person who is repairing the one-sail outrigger boat.Si Dyu hay nagaliniwatlīwat ning paka'āyu nang makina.Joe repeats again and again repairing the engine.2vSomeone or something is benefited by someone else; something is decorated by someone; something, as a bed is made up by someone; something is done carefully, well, is improved or repaired by someone; things are put in order by someone.nagpa'āyuSiya 'ang milagru nga nagpa'āyu didtu sa prinsipi.She was the miracle that caused the prince to become well.nakaka'āyu, nakapa'āyuAng dāhun nang hagūnuy hay nakaka'āyu kay nabubu'uy 'ang sakit nang tiyan.As for hagūnuy leaves, they were able to cure because the stomachache was frequently removed.pa'āyucaus vSomeone or something causes someone or something else to become well, healthy, or cures someone.pa'ayūhunSigīha lang kay hambayun ku sinda nga pa'ayūhun ta 'ikaw.Just continue because I will tell them that you will be cured by me.cf'uli'ipag'āyuti gerthe time of someone's becoming well'Imaw na 'adtu 'ang pag'āyu ni Birtu.That's the time of Berto's becoming well.pagpaka'ayūhunUsed in a negative statement.Pa'unu kita makapahūway diri sa nagatinūyu' kung 'indi' pagpaka'ayūhun?How could we rest from this [roof] that is continually leaking if [it] will not be repaired?paka'āyucaus vSomeone benefits someone or something; decorates something; makes up something, as a bed; improves or repairs something; puts things in order.paka'ayūhaimper vSomeone or something must or should be benefited by someone else! Something must or should be decorated by someone! Something, as a bed must or should be made up by someone! Something must or should be done carefully, well, must or should be improved or repaired by someone! Things must or should be put in order by someone!Paka'ayūha, Ramun, 'ang pagpraktis ning dyāgan!Ramon, Practice in running must be done carefully [by you]!paka'ayūhunDāpat kung maghuman ka ning pana' hay paka'ayūhun mu gid pāra ki'āyu nga siru'un.It should be that if you make a spear, [it] will be done carefully by you so that it will be nice to look at.pangpaka'āyupur gerSomething is used for benefiting someone or something; for decorating, making up something; for doing something carefully, well; for improving or repairing something; for putting things in order.'Ang kwarta nang pabayli hay 'imaw 'ang pangpaka'āyu nang tangki.As for the money of the benefit dance, that is for improving the tank.pinakama'āyu1sup adjbest, firmest, most appropriate, most secure, most sound, most stable, nicest'Ang dāhun nang bunlaw 'imaw 'ina' 'ang pinakama'āyu nga buyung sa sūhut.The leaves of the bunlaw plant, that one is the best medicine for womb sickness [of pregnant women].'Ini nga libru magapabantug sa 'īmu nga pinakama'āyu nga miyugbūyung sa tanan nga sakit nang tāwu.This book will make you popular as the best herbalist for all kinds of people's illnesses.synprimīra 2nA particular action is the best way, most appropriate way, most secure way, most sound way, most stable way, nicest way of doing something.'Ini 'ang karni nang 'āyam 'ang pinakama'āyu gid kunu 'ini nga lūtu' hay kaldirīta.As for this dog meat, the best way of cooking this is stew.tasādu gid ka'āyu2a very small amount of something
'ayug'ugna downspout, eaves trough or horizontal water pipeUsed for catching water masāyud ning tūbi' from a roof bubung into a barrel dram, pail baldi, or a large basin planggāna. A water pipe carries water from a source to a place for washing clothes, bathing, etc. Bamboo used is the tiling variety.
'ayuknthe bark of a dogvA dog barks.'ayukunMakabati' lang gid 'ang 'ākun 'āyam ning kāyas sa kalinghutan ginakadtu niya kag 'ayukun.[Whenever] my dog happens to hear a hissing sound in a rank vegetation area it is approached by him and [it] is barked at.Other calls of a dog: lāgut growl, 'uyāgik yelp.24, Sounds of Animals and Fowlnag'ināyukvSomeone or something is barked at by a dog.Nag'ināyuk nga nag'ināyuk 'ang 'āyam hasta sa mabati'an nang 'āmu.The dog kept on barking and barking until the master heard [it].
'ayum1adjSomething is dark in color.'Ini 'ang sūka' kag dāhun nang kapāya hay ginagāmit pāra magputi' 'ang nila'ga' nga buli, bukun 'ayum.This vinegar and papaya leaves are used so that the boiled buri leaves will become white, not dark.antputi'cf'itum
'ayum2na body moleantkaputi'pūti'cf'itum
'āyungvar'āyung nang buli (buli 3)a mature buri frond
'ayung'āyungvSomeone experiences symptoms of poisoning.ma'ayung'āyungKung bukun ma'āyu 'ang pagkabinipisyar, kung 'īmu 'ini lutū'un kag 'īmu 'ini ka'ūnun 'ikaw hay ma'ayung'āyung.When the way of preserving is not done well, when these will be cooked by you and will be eaten by you, you will experience severe symptoms of poisoning.Antidote: honey dugus or sugar 'asūkar.na'a'ayung'āyung'Ina' 'ang na'a'ayung'āyung, 'ang 'īmu 'ina' ginapamatyagan, hay nagalā'in 'ang 'īmu ginhāwa kag nagasūka.One who truly experiences severe symptoms of poisoning, as for that felt by one, [it] becomes bad and [one] vomits.
'ayūtunna piece of partially burned firewood
'ayūtungnthe nipple of a breast or udder
'i-acfprefSomeone or something will be an accessory to an action by someone else.The range of meaning of this accessory focus prefix includes what is generally called instrumental focus.Nang pagkadtu niya nga mamāhaw, nagpangutana siya kung pila 'ang 'ākun 'ita'u sa 'iya.Upon her going to eat breakfast, she asked how much [money] would be given to her by me.'Ipuypug ku 'ang martilyu sa batu.A carpenter's hammer will be used by me to pound the stone.acfprefA substantive with goal focus, indicated by an -un class verb, is focused as an accessory, indicated by an 'i- class causative verb. Compare the two following sentences, both with a focus on food eaten.Kung bukun ma'āyu 'ang pagkabinipisyar, kung 'īmu 'ini lutū'un kag 'īmu 'ini ka'ūnun 'ikaw hay ma'ayung'āyung.When the method of preserving is not done well, when they will be cooked by you and they will be eaten by you, you will experience severe symptoms of poisoning.'Ang pagkā'un 'ini nga dāpat 'ipakā'un ta kay Lūlu hay 'ina' 'ang manga mayuta'.The foods that will be allowed by us to be eaten by Grandfather are those foods which are soft.cfgiN- gina- -in-1
'i-2coord conjand'Igwa 'aku ning traynta 'idus nga lāpis.I have thirty-two (lit., thirty and two) pencils.cfkag kag The proclitic conjunction 'i- joins number combinations. It follows the tens units from traynta 'idus 'thirty-two' to ninety-nine nubinta 'inuwībi. It is prefixed to numerals beginning with consonants with two exceptions: 1) It does not prefix numerals beginning with glottal stop (', e.g. traynta 'ūnu, traynta 'ūtsu). 2) It does not follow a numeral ending in the vowel i (e.g. baynti dus).21, Cardinal Numbers
'i-1var. of'ipa-
'iba1var'iban1indef pronsome, others, someone else, something elseKung gustu mu na mag'asāwa, hay pangasāwa na lang sa 'iba!If you want to take a spouse now, court someone else!'Ang 'iba nagadikurasyun nang baylīhan, kay pāra ma'āyu naman nga siru'un.Some were decorating the dancing hall so it would be good to look at.'Ang 'iba 'igwa ning takyub pīru 'ang 'iba hay waya'.Some have lids but others do not.indef adjanother, other or some activities, people, places, things'Iba is followed by a modifying ligature nga (nga 1a) and a noun.Sa 'iba naman nga kahari'an tinawag si Dun 'Inrīku kay 'igway pagahiwātun nga pūlung nang manga 'unga' nang hāri'.In another kingdom Enrico was being invited because there was a meeting to be held composed of the children of the king.Kung naglīgad na da ning lima 'u 'unum ka 'ūras, pwīdi ka na makakā'un ning 'iba naman nga prūtas parīhu 'ābi nang hinug nga mangga.When five or six hours have already passed, you can eat some fruits such as ripe mango.Pagbāti' mu gid nga tag'īya sa 'āga, dāpat bubūran mu 'ang 'īmu manga manuk pāra hay 'indi' magkadtu sa 'iba nga bayay.Upon waking up in the morning you, as the owner, should feed your chickens so that they will not go to other houses.'iba nga 'adlaw ('adlaw 4b)someday'iba'ibaadjvarious people, things, activities'Iba'iba 'ina' nga manga kulur; may puya, birdi, duyaw, bayulit, rūsa, kag puti'.There are various colors: there is red, yellow, violet, pink, and white.mag'ibaGinapangamuyu' ku sa Ginū'u nga 'indi' na si Katalīnu mag'iba 'ang batāsan hābang būhay 'u mintras būhi' diri siya sa kalibūtan.[What] I pray to God for is that Catalino will no longer change [his] attitude while he is still living here on earth.pag'ibanSomething has change, variation.'Ang pagkadtu sa 'iban nga lugar hay pabur da 'aku kay kung diri ka lang waya' ning pag'iba 'ang 'īmu trabāhu.As for going to other places, I also favor [that], because if you are here only your job has no variation.taga'iba1adjSomeone is from some place or from another place.Pagkatāpus ni Pitra magprinsīsa, sa 'inda pyista, 'igwa sa 'iya nagpangasawa nga taga'ibang lugar.After Petra became a princess at their fiesta, there was one who courted her from another place.cf'isa 2vSomeone changes or varies doing something; someone changes or varies their state.