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To deteriorate, degenerate, become less productive. Nagakalágyan ang mga ságing, kapáyas, etc. sa ámon hardín. The bananas, papaws, etc. in our garden are deteriorating, are giving less fruit than formerly.

Dim. of kamáy. To beckon repeatedly or in quick succession; swing the arms or throw them about as in swimming. (see kapáykápay).

Dim. of kápa. Also: To slap the water with the hands as in swimming, flap the wings, throw about one's hands and the like. (see kapáykápay).

To cut into slices, to slice, carve. Kihára (-áda) ang kapáyas, kalabása, lángkà, tinápay, etc. Slice the papaw, squash, jack-fruit, bread, etc. Mansánas nga kiníhad. Sliced apples. (see ád-ad, kídkid, gulút, láplap).

(H) To bespatter, besprinkle, cast upon. Nalám-os akó sang lalaó. I got bespattered with mud. Sín-o ang naglám-os sang ímo guyá? Who bespattered your face? Linam-osán níya ang ákon báyò sing ápog. He sprinkled lime on my jacket. Indì mo pagilám-os sa íya iníng kapáyas nga dunút. Don't throw this rotten papaw at him. (see ásik, ásang, wisík).

Soft, flabby, impressionable, yielding to slight pressure; to be soft, etc. Naglamî na gid ináng kapáyas; índì na akó kaúyon sinâ. This papaya has become quite soft now; I do not like it any more. Lamî iníng kárne. This meat is soft. (see hómok, lúm-uk, yamî).

To be squashed, crushed to pulp, flattened. Nalamúsut (naglamúsut) ang tanáng nga kapáyas, kay nalapákan ko. That overripe papaw was crushed to pulp, when I stepped on it. (see ramúsot).

To be plentiful, galore, lie about in heaps; abundant, more than enough. Nagalán-ok gid lang ang mga ságing, kapáyas, etc. sa íya nga hulút. There are in his room plenty of bananas, papaws, etc. Káon ka sing páhò, kay nagalán-ok lang dirí sa ámon. Eat mangoes, there are plenty of them at home. (see dagáyà, abúnda, bugánà, etc.).

(B) Overripe, rotten-ripe, very soft (of fruits and vegetables, etc.); to be or become overripe, etc. Naglanóng iníng kapáyas. This papaw is too soft, is overripe. Nalanongán akó siníng pínya. This pineapple is too soft for me-or-I consider it too soft-or-it has become rotten-ripe (because I did not pluck it in time, etc.). Linanongán akó sing madámù nga páhò sang túig nga naglígad. Last year many of my mangoes became rotten-ripe. (see tanáng).