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Dim. and Freq. of hayát. Somewhat supple, flexible, extendible, etc. Hayathayatí akó siníng mga sapátos, kay gutúk sa ákon. Stretch these boots a little for me for they are too tight for me.
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To make as if to strike, to lift up one's arm, a weapon, stick or the like (as if to strike). Ihayáw ang ímo kamót. Lift up your hand. Hayawí (Hayawá) siá sang ímo bastón. Threaten him with your stick-or-Brandish your stick (before) at him. Indì mo paghayawán (paghayawón) sang ímo kamót ang ímo ginikánan. Don't raise your hand against your parents. Ginhayáw níya sa ákon ang íya binángon. He raised his bolo at me. (see bayáw, tukháyaw).
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(B) See kabúhay. Also: Things that last long or take a long time. (see kadugáyan).
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Landslide, avalanche, the crumbling or falling down of earth and stones from a steep river-bank, from the side of a mountain, etc.; decrease, diminution. Tinúmpi nga pílak nga walâ sing kadalháyan. An inexhaustible heap of money. (see dálhay, )
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To dig, to dig out, make holes in the ground with any pointed instrument, as a báhì, tagád, sadól, etc. Bakhayá ang dútà, banáyan, etc. Dig the earth, dig out the banáyan-root, etc. Bakhayí akó sing banáyan. Dig out a banáyan-root for me. Iníng tagád ibákhay mo sa dútà. Use this iron-pointed dibble to dig up the earth with. (see káli, sadól, tubúng).
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To flow over, overflow, flow-out,-off. Nagabugáhay ang túbig. The water overflows. Sang pagtokád ko sináng bakólod nagbugáhay gid lang ang ákon bálhas. When I ascended that hill, my perspiration flowed in streams. Ginpabugáhay níla ang túbig sa talámnan. They caused the water to flow over the field. Pabugaháya ang túbig. Let the water flow-or-cause the water to flow. Pabugaháyi ang humáy sing túbig. Flood the rice-field. (see sagáhay, áwas, ílig, balagáhay).
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(B) Long protracted (of time); to tarry, to be or remain long, etc. Búhay na nga-. It is long since-. Nagbúhay ka sa pagbakál siní. You were a long time buying this. Nabúhay na nga naghalín siá. It is a long time since he left. Nabuháyan (nabuhayán) akó sa ímo dídto. You tarried a long time and let me wait there. Indì na mabúhay kag magaabút ang tingulán. It will not be long before the rainy season is here. (see dúgay).
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To perplex, confuse, cross-examine, bewilder by putting many disconnected questions and the like. Ginbúlkat (ginbulkátbúlkat) sang abogádo ang testígo. The lawyer tried to bewilder the witness, cross-examined the witness. Ibúlkat akó sang pinaháyag sináng táo. Cross-examine that man for me. Try to make him contradict his statements by putting many questions to him in quick succession. (see pát-aw, lúthò, láktaw).
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Dim. of búlkat. Bulkátbulkáta siá kon matúod ang íya nga ginpaháyag. Put him some perplexing questions to see whether what he declared is true. (see pat-áwpát-aw, luthôlúthò).
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To tell others, make public, let out-, betray-, secrets, divulge. Indì mo pagibútiag ang mga sekréto. Do not divulge secrets. Ibútiag sa íla ang íya nga ginhámbal. Tell them what he said. Ginbútiag níya ang íla kasugtánan nga tinágò. He announced their secret agreement. (see bantálà, pahibaló, paháyag, pabántud, pabalahúbà).
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Landslide, a portion of land that falls down from the side of a hill, of a steep river-bank etc. usually due to the undermining effect of water; diminution, lessening, decrease; to cave in, fall down, crumble. (see típhag, hunâ, kadalháyan).
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A dark cloud, shadow; phantom, anything the presence of which intimidates or inspires fear; to pursue, follow or be present at (ready to take sides or interfere), dispirit, discourage, daunt, check. Walâ silá makamáy-om nga sa malayô nagapaháyag na ang maitúm nga dámpug sang kalisúd. They could not guess that in the distance a dark cloud of impending trouble was appearing. Nagdámpug siá sa íla nga pagsúay, pakigáway, etc. He was present (and acted as a check) on their quarrelling, fighting, etc. Dampugí silá. Go after them. Pursue them. Be present at their meeting (in order to daunt them, interfere if necessary, etc.). (see gál-um, pangánod, túgpa, támbong, lagás, páhug).
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(Sp. diferencia) Difference, dissimilarity, dissimilitude; controversy, quarrel. (see kalaínláin, kalaínlaínan, ginakatuháyan, súay, báis, bagâ, bángig, áway).
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(H) Dim. of dúgay. Rather long, quite a long time. Dugáydúgay ang pagpuyô níya sa Manílà. He lived quite a long time in Manila. Dugáydúgay ang íla pagbatás túbtub nga nadángat níla ang katawháyan. They had to struggle a long time before they could live at ease. (see buháybúhay).
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