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To decoy, catch birds by a decoy; to provoke, excite, induce, lure, allure, draw, draw on. Amó inâ gánì ang ginakáti (ikáti) níya sa ákon. That is exactly what he is enticing me with. (see katián).
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To increase, add, augment, swell; be crowded, packed, squeezed together. Nagakútò lang ang mga táo sa simbáhan. The people in church are becoming crowded, (are ever increasing in numbers). Nagkútò pa siá gánì sa paghámbal. He added to what he had said-or-he still continued talking. (see dúgang, kótò).
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To mention, relate, refer to. Anó gánì ang ginlámbit níya? What did he really refer to? Lambití siá sa nahanungúd sang pagpatíndog sang ákon baláy. Talk to him about the building of my house. Ang nalámbit sa hitáas--. What was mentioned above or before--. The above mentioned--. The aforesaid--. Indì ka maglámbit sinâ sa íya. Don't mention that to him. Don't tell him of that. Ilámbit sa íya nga--. Tell him that--. Ngáa man nga walâ mo pagilámbit inâ sa ákon nga dáan? Why did you not mention that to me before? Why didn't you tell me beforehand? (see sámbit).
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To move, budge, stir, bestir oneself. Ilihók na ang láwas mo sa pagtapás sing káhoy. Bestir yourself now and cut down some trees. Walâ gánì siá magalihók. He does not even move. He is very quiet. Lihók ka na. Get a move on now. Bestir yourself. Andot warâ kaw angód pagkalihók nga adláwon ron? (B) Why don't you get a move on now, as it is broad daylight already? (see litók, húlag, húblag, híwos, gíos, íos).
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Dim. and Freq. of lingî. Indì ka gánì maglingîlíngì sinâ nga táo, kay maláut sing batásan. Don't even look at that man, because he is a bad character. Ginpalingîlíngì sang ilóy ang íya nga bátà sang halúk. The mother showered kisses on her baby turning it this way and that.
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(B) To fall down on one's back with some force. Nakalumpa-ód siá sa bató. His seat came down violently on the stone. Sang buút siá magpúngkò kinuháan siá ni Fuláno sang síya kag naglumpa-ód sa salúg. When he wanted to sit down, N.N. took away his chair and he fell thump on his back on the floor. Buhî pa si Fuláno? Hú-o, nagalumpa-ód pa gánì. Is N.N. alive still? Yes, and he is still pretty strong. (see úgsang).
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A small shallow depression or hollow basin; to form a small depression in ground, etc. Nagalúpiak dirí ang dútà-or-nalupiakán dirí ang dútà. The ground here forms a basin or hollow. Palupiaká ang búsong mo. Draw in your stomach. Nakapanyága na ikáw?-Walâ pa, lúpiak pa gánì ang búsong ko. Have you had your dinner?-No, not yet, my stomach is quite empty.
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To be slow, perform slowly; cause to be slow, etc. Indì mo pagpaagdayón ang ímo paglakát. Don't walk so slow, don't slow down your walk. Ginsógò ko siá nga magdalî, tapát gánì nagpaágday. I ordered him to be quick, but instead of it he dawdled. (pa, ágday).
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To prepare, make-, get-, ready; to warn, notify, inform. Tungúd siní gánì ginapaáman ko sa tanán nga--. For this very reason I am warning (giving notice to) everyone that--. Ginapaáman níya nga dáan sa ákon nga--. He had informed me beforehand that--. (pa, áman).
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Caus. of únay. To let one please oneself, eat or drink or do as one likes, lay no restraint upon. Ipaúnay lang sa íla ang pagkáon. Let them eat as they like, i.e. without restraint and without preference. Paunáyan mo silá sang panyága. Let them take their dinner without formality. Kon magsúgud gánì ang galíng ang úna nga háon ginapaúnay sa mga táo. When the milling of sugar cane commences, the first vatful of sugar is given to the workmen (to do with as they please).
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Excoriated, abraded, chafed, sore (of skin); bed-sore; bedridden. Presentádo gánì, piláhon. One who presents himself has a sore skin i.e. one who presents himself to another has usually-something to ask,-some complaint to make,-"an axe to grind". (see píla).
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Lying, boasting, bragging; to lie, make up a plausible story, to brag, boast. Indì ka gánì magpinúsong, kóndì sugíri kamí sang kamatuóran. Don't make up a story of your own, but tell us the truth. (see úsung, púsong, papusóngpúsong).
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(Sp. presentado) A person presented, introduced, presentee, one who presents himself. The phrase "Presentádo gáni piláhon" means; One who offers his services voluntarily or applies for a job will usually not give full satisfaction; he will do his work carelessly or will even run away before long according to his own convenience or advantage.
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To steep in acid or sour liquids clothes, hemp-fibre, or the like, in order to take out stains and bring back the original colour. Punlasí ang lánot nga balayoón sing daláyap (sing áslum). Steep the hemp for making clothes in a solution of daláyap i.e. the juice of the daláyap orange (in an acid). Nagdalág ang íya báyò; gánì pinunlasán níya, agúd magúlì ang dumáan níya nga duág. His jacket had turned yellow, therefore he steeped it in an acid to bring back its original colour.
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(Sp. punto) Point, full stop, period; tone, tune, pitch, key, clef. Anó gánì ang púnto sádtong ímo kansyón kahápon? What is the key of that song of yours you sang yesterday?
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To deteriorate, worsen, degenerate, fall off, to be or become bad, improper, fall below the standard; make a bad impression upon, make shy or afraid. Nagsál-ag ang íya batásan. His conduct has altered for the worse. Amó gánì ang nagpasál-ag sa íya. That made him shy or nervous. Indì ka magkasál-ag. Don't be afraid. Sa íla pagsal-agáy naúmid man ang íla mga ginsákpan. In their bad (strained) relations their dependants were involved also. (see sáw-a, láin).
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