A dish of rice-flour mixed with sugar and coconut meat. (see alopí).
To shout, vociferate, yell, bellow, roar, talk very noisily. Ang mga bátà nagagául or nagaginául sa nakawáan sang bánwa. The children are very noisy in the public square. Indì mo akó paggaúlan. Don't shout at me. Gául ka. Shout. Gaúli siá, kay índì siá makabatî kon índì mo pagigául ang ímo tíngug. Shout at him, for he cannot hear you, unless you raise your voice to a roar. (see gúal, sínggit, gáuy).
Flag, banner, standard, colours, ensign, pennon, pennant. (see bandéra, )
(Sp. cabeza) Head; chief, lieutenant; intellect, understanding. (see úlo, pangólo).
To eat away piece by piece, to undermine, wash away, take off, especially said of water. Ginkábkab sang subâ ang ámon dútà. The river washed away our land. May katalágman nga kabkabón sang subâ iníng umá kon magabút ang bahâ. There is danger of this field being undermined and carried off by the river, when the flood comes. (see áb-ab).
(H) Shortness, briefness, brevity, small extension from end to end. (líp-ot).
To be fond of, attached to, have a passion for, take a fancy to, look sweet upon, fall in love with. Nagakaluyág siá sa kay Fulána. Ginakaluyagán níya si Fulána. He is passionately fond of N.N. He has fallen in love with N.N. (see gúgma-love, affection).
Clean, pure, undefiled, untainted, immaculate, spotless, unsullied, stainless, unadulterated, uncontaminated, cleanly, free from stain, soil or admixture, clear of dirt or filth; honest, just, righteous. (see tínlò).
(Sp. militar) Military, war-like, martial; soldier, warrior, military man. (see mangangawáy).
A kind of rice-cake mixed with sesame-seeds.
The letter "n" in Visayan is pronounced as in English. If often combines with a following "g" to represent a nasal sound that can only be learned by hearing. A tilde over the "n" or over the "g" indicates that they form together a double consonant having the said nasal sound, e.g. nga, ngílo, ngí-ngi, ngóy-ngoy, ngurî-ngúrì, etc. There is something of the same effect in the English words "singing, ringing, swinging", but the "ng" of Visayan has a stronger nasalization.
To abominate, abhor, loathe, exclaim "asíg" of which the English equivalents are ugh! faugh! foh!
Parrot. (see períko) Also: Having the upper eye-lids wrinkled and shaped somewhat like a parrot's beak (bill). Pikóy siá sing matá. His eye-lids hang over his eyes like a parrot's bill (beak).
To cut off, lop off, decapitate, behead. Punggulá ang ólo sang mán-og. Cut off the head of the snake. Pinunggulán níya ang manók sang íya ólo. He decapitated the chicken. He chopped off the chicken's head. (see pungól).
(B) To break down, tear open, force an entrance. (see lúngkab).
An adverbial particle. Bantayí siá sing maáyo. Watch him well. Nagapangabúdlay siá sing mapísan. He works diligently. Sing (sa) madalî. At once. Quickly. Without delay.
(B) To move, stir, shake loose, loosen, lift or shift slightly. Matalokón mo ang bató nga diá? (Maínghit (maíngkà, mahúlag) mo iní nga bató?). Can you move this stone?
Mutual respect, consideration, etc.; to respect one another, have consideration for one another, etc. (see táhud).
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