kamiling 1comm. a tree variety that has sap which causes skin eruptions. [When the wood is dried it may be used for fuel but care must be taken when chopping down because of the sap’s affect on the skin.] Waday tinummol hi kamiling nah da-ul di tuping. A kamiling-tree grew below the stone wall. (sem. domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.) 2sta. to have dermatitis because of contact with the kamiling tree. [Traditional belief is that a mumbaki can cure the dermatitis by blowing on it with a betelnut mix and an invocation.] Nakamiling handi e nanogpat. He had contact with the kamiling-tree when he went to get cane grass. ma‑/na‑. 6A Physiological Process - State. (sem. domains: 2.5.2.2 - Skin disease.)
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hapud 1trans. to invoke spirits by chewing betelnut, then blowing on the affected person to remove pain or itches caused by a spirit, e.g. pile, bibiyo, ammod or tamyo spirits. Ihap-ud mu ta makaan nan kinalat di kamiling. Blow away so that the itches caused by the ikamiling-tree will vanish. i‑/iN‑. 3I Direct an action toward an object. (sem. domains: 4.9.5.4 - Religious ceremony.) 2comm. a breath blown on a sick person. Ammunay hap-ud na yaden pinumhod nan mundogo. Only his breath and the sick one got well.
