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To walk on stilts; stilt-walking. Nagakádang silá. Nagalakát silá sa kádang. They are walking on stilts. Ang mga bátà malúyag magkádang. Boys like to walk on stilts.

(B) Bad, wicked, evil, no good, ugly, nasty, foul, not nice; to be or become bad, ugly, etc. Kaayóáyo siníng bátà sang úna, ápang karón, kay nagdakû (naghánggud), nagkadû (nagláw-ay)! How beautiful this child was formerly! But now, it has grown up plain! Indì ka magbúhat sin_à, kay kadû (maláw-ay, maláin). Don't do that, for it is wicked or bad. Indì ka magsúgpon sa mga sugilánon nga kadû (maláw-ay). Don't take part in foul talk. Waláy sapayán nga ginadáyaw siá sang ibán, akó sing ákon ginakaduán (ginalaínan, ginalaw-ayán) sa íya. Notwithstanding that others praise him, I for my part consider him a bad (ugly) man. Indì mo pagkaduón (paglaw-ayón) ang pagsulát. Don't write badly, i.e. illegibly, indistinctly, obscenely. (see láin, láw-ay, hígkò, maláin, maláw-ay, mahígkò, kadô).

The shears of a lobster, shrimp or the like; to bite, snap, nip, grip, seize with the teeth or with the equivalent of teeth; to catch hold (of inanimate things). Ang mga idô nagakadtánay (for nagakagatánay). The dogs are biting each other. Ang lánsang nagakagát na. The nail has now a firm grip or hold. Ginkagát (kinagát) ang bátà sang báboy. The child was bitten by the pig. Ang ginkádtan (kinádtan) sang idô naghubág. The place bitten by the dog swelled up.

Voracity, greediness, gluttony; to be or become voracious, greedy, gluttonous. Indì ka magkágud. Don't be greedy. Ginakagúran akó siníng bátà. This boy seems to me to be very greedy. (see dalók, hákug, abáng).

Relations, relatives, kindred, kin, kith and kin, kinsfolk, kinship, offspring, progeny. (bátà, himatâ).

Full, stuffed, crammed, brimful, chockfull, chokefull, bulging; to be or become full, etc. Abáw, balíkda ináng bátà nga nagakâkâ ang íya bólsa sang kamúnsil. My! look back at that boy whose pockets are stuffed with camunsel-fruit. Kâkâ ang íya púyo. His purse is full. (see bát-al, punô, báknal).

To throw about one's arms and legs in gaiety and merriment, to jump, frolic and play like children, to be full of mirth and hilarity. Ang mga bátà nagakalakatád. The boys are frolicking. (see karakatád, tiríktirík).

To clean out with a feather, cotton, stick, etc. a narrow aperture, wound, hole, etc. Kalikóga sang búlbul ang ímo dulúnggan. Clean your ear with a feather. Kalikógi ang ilóng sang bátà. Wipe the baby's nose. Ikalíkog akó ánay sang ákon pilás. Please cleanse my wound. (see kilíkog).

Distraction, diversion, inattention, condition or state of being distracted. Támà gid ang íya kalingáw (pagkalingáw) nga walâ siá makabatî sang lágpok sang íya bátà nga nahúlug sa hágdan. She was so distracted that she did not even hear the noise made by her child when it fell down the stairs. (see lingáw).

To carry in one's arms. Kalongkongá ang bátà. Carry the baby in your arms. Ikalóngkong akó ánay siníng bátà. Please carry this baby in your arms. (see kúgus, kólkol).

(Sp. camisola) A shirt-like upper garment worn by women leaving the neck free; ruffled shirt, dicky. Also: night-shirt. (see báta).

(Sp. camisón) Long shirt, night-shirt, chiefly worn by women. (see báta).

To touch, nudge, bring one's hand in contact with. Ikámkam ang ímo kamót sa dalúnggan sang bátà. Touch the baby's ear with your hand. Kamkamá siá. Touch him. Kamkamí siá sa íya bútkon. Touch him on the arm. (see híkap, tándog, kámlot, etc.).

To punish severely, chastise. Ginkaratíl níya ang íya bátà, kay nagsinutíl. She punished her child severely, because it was very naughty. (see baká-báka, tarítári, kátad).

To scratch, claw. Indì mo siá pagkarosón. Don't scratch him. Ang kinarosán sang kuríng sa bátà nagdugô. The scratch made by the cat on the baby was bleeding. Ang mga kuríng nagakarosánay. The cats are fighting (are clawing or scratching at each other). (see kalós).

To recuperate, recover, get slowly better and stronger, improve in health and strength after an illness, be convalescent, convalesce. Nagakasáykásay na ang masakít nga bátà. The sick boy is now slowly recuperating, (improving, moving about again).

Sarcastically used for: Obstinacy, wilfulness, self-will, heedlessness. Ay katumanán siníng bátà! Oh, the obstinacy of this boy! How obstinate this boy is!

Dim. and Freq. of kayâ. Ang bátà nagakayâkayâ sa salúg. The baby lies on its back on the floor.

To lie on one's back, to lie supine, lie face upward. Pakáynga ang bátà. Turn the baby face upwards. Lay the baby on its back. (see kayâ).

To clean a small hole or aperture with a feather, etc.; to clean the ears, nose, wounds by means of a cotton-probe or the like. Kilikóga ang ilíg sa dulúnggan sang bátà. Clean the flow from the child's ear. Kilikógi ang dalúnggan sang bátà. Clean the child's ear. (see kolíkog, kolíkot).