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'agtangnsomeone's forehead'Ibanyus halin sa 'agtang, sa butkun, sa dughan, likud kag sa siki.Rub [alum crystals] from the forehead, to the arms, chest, back and feet.
'agūbayvSomeone is embraced by someone else.ging'agūbay, 'inagūbayGingluwas ku naman kag ging'agūbay ku siya kag "Bāsi'," nga nākun, "'ikaw hay nagpānaw ning gab'i?"I went outside and she was embraced by me and I asked, "Why did you leave when it was night?"Midyu nalū'uy 'ang tatay ni Dilya sa 'iya nakīta', pinalapitan niya ning dahandāhan kag 'inagūbay sa 'abāga.Delia's father pitied [her] somewhat in what was seen by him; [she] was slowly approached by him and she was embraced around the shoulders.
'agudvarkay 'agudsubord conjA particular event occurs or a particular state exists so that another event will occur or another state will exist.Palapit 'ānay diri sa 'ākun 'agud magabinatī'an kita nga duha nang 'ātun 'isturya!Please come near here to me so that we will hear our stories from each other!Hambay ku 'ina' kay 'Ardin, "Tipūnun ta 'ang bāyuy kay 'agud hay 'indi' na kita kabakay."I said to that Arden, "Dried fish should be saved by us so that we will not have to buy any more."synkay2kay4
'aguhunan aguhu treeCasuarina equisetifolia (Linn.)Similar in appearance to a conifer; often planted as an ornamental tree.
'āgusvar'inagūsan1a cleaned bamboo strip
'AgustunAugust, a month of the Gregorian CalendarNang 'aku nagkadtu kay 'Īna sa Manīla' nga nagbisīta, 'Agustu 'adtu nga būlan.When I went to Ena in Manila whom I visited, that month was August.
'agwadurna water carrier
'ahā'anna white-spotted red snapper fishLutjanus bohar (Forsskal)Reddish brown above, reddish yellow below. Lives in shallow waters; caught with fishnets pūkut 1 or hook-and-line.
'ahatadjSomeone is compelled to do something.'Ahat is predicate; the person compelled is topic; and that which the person is compelled to do is a modifying phrase, optionally introduced by the ligature nga.'Ahat 'aku magbāsa kay nahuya' 'aku.I was compelled to read because I felt shy.
'akasyanan acacia tree or rain treeSamanea Saman (Jacq.)
*'akatvarpangakat2
'akayanna buri leaf cutting guideA piece of folded rattan, about 1 cm by 5 cm; used as a guide for cutting buri leaf sections into strips with a knife sapuy.
'akut pronI do something; I am in a particular state; I have something done for, to, with me; I have something; I have a particular designation; I am allowed by someone to do something or to have something done to me.Follows an adjective, noun, pseudo-verb or verb predicate.Na'i'īli 'aku sa 'ākun manga ka'ibāhan nga kāda Duminggu hay nagapamakay sinda.I was truly jealous towards my companions in that every Sunday they went buying.May kāya 'aku nga bakyan ta 'ikaw ning sapātus.I have the resources in which you will be bought shoes by me.Gustu ku pagbālik ku diri hay 'igwa 'aku ning kwarta nga 'idāwat sa 'indu.I want that upon my coming back here I will have money which will be handed to you.Ginpabakay 'aku 'ina' ning manga gāmit sa pag'upira.I was allowed to buy those supplies for the medical operation.'Imaw 'ini 'ang 'ākun 'ikspiryinsya nang sultīru pa 'aku hasta 'aku nga nagka'asāwa.This was my experience when I was still an unmarried man until I was able to marry.t pronPrecedes adjective, noun, pseudo-verb or verb predicates, following adverbs, including negatives.'Indi' pa 'aku 'antīgu magbuyung nang 'ākun bābuy kung may sakit.I still do not know how to medically treat my pig when there is sickness.t pronPrecedes the adjective, pseudo-verb or verb as a preposed topic to denote emphasis.Nang 'aku naga'idad katursi 'anyus, 'aku hay ginpangasawa na.When I reached the age of fourteen years, as for me, [I] was already courted [by someone].t pronPrecedes the adjective, pseudo-verb or verb in a dependent clause.Nang primīru 'aku nga nag'alāga' ning bābuy hay waya' pa da 'aku ning 'ikspiryinsya.The first time that I cared for pigs I had no experience yet.Nang mil nuwībi syintus singkwinta nuwībi, nagpamuhun 'aku sa 'ākun manga magūyang nga 'aku mangamūhan na lang.When it was [the year] nineteen hundred fifty-nine, I asked permission of my parents that I might just work as a domestic helper.cmt pronI am the one to do something, to be in a particular state.Follows genitive or possessive adjective pronouns.Tuparun mu lang 'ang 'ātun napagkasundū'an nga lumīgad lang 'ang 'isa ka būlan nga waya' mu 'aku ginatanduga.What was able to be agreed on by us should be fulfilled by you, that one month should pass by in which I will not have had anything done [to me] by you.cmt pronOccurs as sentence predicate preceding a substantive topic introduced by 'ang.'Aku 'ang tagapa'inum ning buyung.I am the one in charge of letting the medicine be drunk.'Indi' gid si Nāna Nīna gustu nga 'aku 'ang mapangasāwa nang 'iya 'unga'.Aunt Nena does not like that I am the one who will become the spouse of her child.
'āku'vSomeone is considered or treated in a particular way by someone else.'akū'unMasugut ka ba nga 'akū'un ku 'ikaw nga 'unga' ku?Do you agreed that you should be treated by me as my child?
'ākunposs adj pronmy person or thing; a person or thing of mine; my doing somethingPre-noun or pre-gerund possessive pronoun. For post-noun or post-gerund possessive pronoun, see ku 1a, nākun 1a.Nahūyug 'ang 'ākun kwarta didtu sa may tindāhan pagbakay ku ning tināpay.My money dropped there at the store when I bought bread.'Adtung 'ākun pangānay nga 'unga' hay midyu 'intirisādu gid sa pag'iskuyla.That firstborn child of mine really has some interest in going to school.Kalitan ta 'ini 'ang 'ūras, kay waya' pa nagalitīra 'ang manga 'iskwīla, 'agud hay 'indi' masūya 'ang 'ākun pagbī'aw.This time should be taken advantage of by us, because the students have not yet gotten out [of school], so that my exorcising of evil spirits will not be disturbed.cfku ku ku nākun nākun nākun poss cmt pronSomething is mine.The ligature ning may join pronoun and noun.Nagpabakay na 'ang 'ākun ning 'āmu ning kabilya.My boss let steel bars be bought.cfku nākun gen pronSomething is done by me.Occurs in predicate position with possessed item as sentence topic.Sayud nina Pidru na 'inang barūtu hay bukun 'ākun.Pedro and the others know that that boat is not mine.gen pronOccurs in pre-verb position as a genitive pronoun.Hambay ku, 'Ay salāmat! Mababakay ku gid 'ang 'ākun ginaplānu nga bakyun.I said, Oh thank you! The things which are planned by me to be bought will be able to be bought by me.'Ākun na'ubsirbahan sa 'ākun sarīli nang panahun nang gyīra talagang gūtum gid[It] was experienced by me within myself that during wartime there was severe famine.cfku nākun sa 'ākunloc pronSomeone does something for me, from me, to me; someone does something or is in a particular place or state with me.Nagsūlat sa 'ākun 'ang 'akun 'unga' nga gapabakay ning gawn.My daughter wrote to me that [she] is letting [me] buy a party dress.
'alabāduna marriage house-singing ritualPerformed by professional older women singers, who sing Spanish songs at the house of the bride as the couple kneels before the house altar, to remind the couple that they are leaving behind their single state.vOlder ladies sing marriage house-singing ritual songs.nag'alabādu sang marriage house-singing ritual songsmiyug'alabadunmarriage house-singing ritual singers
'alādinna pressure lantern used, especially, for night fishingNang 'ūna kunu 'adtu nga waya' pa ning 'alādin, hay pwīdi kunu 'ina' 'ang baybag.In the past when there was still no pressure lanterns, what was possible they say was a coconut-frond torch [to be used in night fishing].
'alāga'vSomeone cares for a child, an incapacitated person, a domestic animal.cf'atāman'atāman'atāman'atāman'aturgar'aturgar'aturgar'aturgardāhandāhandāhandāhandipāradipāradipāradipāraginadahānigina'intindiha'intindi2'intindi2'intindi2'intindi2naga'aturgarpag'atāmanpagdipāra'alagā'anDāpat 'īmu siya 'alagā'an bāsi' kung 'anu naman 'ang matabu' sa 'iya.He should be cared for by you in case something should happen to him.cf'atāman'aturgardāhandipāra'intindi2naga'alāga'vA child, an incapacitated person, a domestic animal is cared for by someone.Nang primīru 'aku nga nag'alāga' ning bābuy hay waya' pa da 'aku ning 'ikspiryinsya.The first time that I cared for pigs I had no experienced yet.taga'alāga'na caregiver of a child, of an incapacitated person, a domestic animalKung halimbāwa' 'ang 'isa ka tāwu hay magūyang na nga naga'idad na ning 'utsinta 'anyus, 'ina' hay malūya na ka'āyu, kahinangyānun na 'ina' niya 'ang taga'alāga'.For example a person is already old and has reached the age of eighty years, as for him he is now very weak [and] a caregiver is really needed by that one.
'alāhasnjewelry worn as personal adornmentMay pabisti, 'arītus kag kung 'anu pa nga manga 'alāhas.There was a wedding dress, earrings and various kinds of jewelry [bought for her].Kinds of jewelry: bracelet pulsīras; earrings 'arītus; necklace kulintas; ring singsing.gen'arītuskulintaspulsīrassingsing
'ālaknliquorGinabāwal nang manga magūyang sa 'inda manga kabatā'an 'ang pag'inum ning 'ālak nga subra kag pagsugay.The excessive drinking of liquor and gambling are not allowed their children by parents.
'alambrinmetal wire, used for bundling, fencing
'alasadvAn event happens or a state exists at any hour or fraction thereof from two to twelve o'clock.Kung tunā'an mu ning 'alas sayis nang 'āga 'ang pagdābuk manga 'alas tris nang hāpun lūtu' gid 'ang lūgit.If you begin the building of fire at six o'clock in the morning, about three o'clock in the afternoon the copra is already cooked.vIt becomes any hour or fraction thereof from two to twelve o'clock.'ala1advAn event happens or a state exists at one o'clock.Kahāpun, Lūnis, nang manga 'ala 'ūna 'imidya, nagbunit 'aku sa 'āmun tungud, 'aba kadamu'dāmu' 'ang bayānak!Yesterday, Monday, at about one-thirty o'clock I went fishing with hook and line near our house; oh, there are very many mullet fish!2vIt becomes one o'clock.nag'ala 'ūna became one o'clockma'alasHay siniru' ku 'ang 'ākun rilu, ma'alas dyis na.When I looked at my watch, it was already becoming (i.e., was almost) ten o'clock.mag'alasMagsāyud ka na nang 'adtung tūbi' nang kabūhi' bāgu mag'alas dūsi nang gab'i.You catch that water of life now before [it] will become twelve o'clock midnight (lit., twelve o'clock of the night).pagka'alasti gerupon its becoming any hour or fraction thereof from two to twelve o'clock Hambay ku gāni' kay Dirāno, "Pagka'alas nuwībi," nga nākun, "Pa, kadtu'a sina Lūsi kag siru'un."I said to Derano, "Upon becoming nine o'clock," I said, "Pa, go to Lucy and the others and check [on them]."