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See aláo, aláo-álao.

To select, choose, seek out and collect, especially applied to picking out the best or ripest fruit or grain from among the rest, as beans, monggo, rice, etc. Arága ang balátong. Pluck the ripe beans. Arági iníng humáy. Gather from this rice-field the ripest ears. Manuláon pa kamí ánay kag magárag sing kadiós. First we will look for vegetables and select the best kadiós-peas. (see ág-ag, pílì).

(Sp. atacar) To attack, fall upon, assail, assault, be aggressive, to affect, infect. Ginatakár akó sang mga buyóng, sang balaód, etc. I was attacked by the robbers, by dysentery, etc.

(Sp. bacalao, bacallao) Codfish.

(H) See balaód-dysentery.

Relapse; to suffer a relapse, fall sick again. Andam ka, agúd índì ka mabúghat. Take care, lest you have a relapse. Si Fuláno nga bág-o pa lang magáyo sa balaód nabúghat na, kay walâ siá magámlig sing maáyo sang íya láwas. N.N. who has lately recovered from dysentery has had a relapse, because he did not take good care of himself. (see lúkmat).

(B) To eat, take food. Dadáa ang ságing. Eat the banana. Ipadádà sa íya ang kán-on. Give him the rice to eat. (see káon, laód).

To stick, adhere to (as mud, plaster, glue or the like). Nagdákot sa tángon ko ang kalamayháti. The kalamayháti stuck to the roof of my mouth. Padakóta ang sílyo sa sóbre. Stick the stamp on the envelope. Ginpadakótan ni Fuláno ang ákon delárgo sing lalaó. N. N. daubed my trousers with mud. Ipadákot iníng papél sa puertáhan. Paste this paper on the door. (see pilít, dokót).

(H) Maid, maiden, lass, lassie, girl, miss, damsel, young lady, unmarried female, virgin, colleen. Dalága nga laón. An old spinster. (see dalagíta, darága, dumalága, hinalagá).

Dim. and Freq. of damót. Also: To collect, gather (vegetables, one's thoughts or ideas, etc.). (see panuláon).

(H) Dim. and Freq. of dúgay. Presently, shortly, within a short time or while; at short intervals, almost continuously, very often. Dugáydugáy karón maabút ang koríyo. The mail will be in shortly now. Dugáydugáy pa lang nga nalúmbus siá. He left only a short while ago. Ang dugáydugáy nga pangákig dílì maáyo sa láwas. To be very often excited by anger is not conducive to health (is not a good for the health). Duláon mo ang maláut nga batásan sang dugáydugáy nga pagkahubúg. Try to rid yourself of the bad habit of getting drunk so frequently. (see dúgay, dugáydúgay, buháybuháy).

(H) To lose, miss, mislay, suffer the loss of, incur-, meet with-, experience-, a loss, to deprive, get rid off, divest-, dispossess-, oneself of. Indì ka magdúlà sang lyábi or índì mo pagduláon ang lyábi. Don't lose the key. Nadúlà ang lyábi. The key got lost,-is lost. Naduláan akó sang lyábi sang ákon hulút. I lost,-mislaid, the key of my room. Duláa ang mga batásan nga maláut. Rid yourself of your bad manners. Nakítà ko na ang lápis nga ímo nga gindúlà. I have found the pencil you lost. Kon magkadúlà ang ímo mánggad maduláan ka man sang pagkaábyan sang madámù nga kilála mo. If you should suffer the loss of your wealth you will also be deprived of the friendship of many of your acquaintances. Ang ádlaw nagaamátamát na sang dúlà sa katúndan. The sun is now slowly disappearing in the West. Ang nawád-an sing pagláum maduláan sang tanán nga kalípay sa pangabúhì. One deprived of hope loses all joy in life. (see walâ, alimúnaw).

To wash one's hands. Naghunáw ka na sang ímo kamót? Have you washed your hands? Hunawí ang bátà. Wash the child's hands. Ihunáw lang iníng túbig sa ímo kamót. Wash your hands in this water. Ihunáw akó siníng bátà. Please wash this child's hands. Ang mga nagakaláon sa tábad ginahunawán níla ánay ang íla kamót. Those who partake of a banquet wash their hands first. (see hináw, panghilám-os-to wash one's face; panghúgas-to wash one's feet).

The sinking, foundering, going down or disappearance beneath the waves of a vessel, etc.; fellow-passenger in a shipwreck. Sín-o ang áton sumaláon sang pagkalúnud sang sakayán? Who is responsible for the sinking of the boat? (see lúnud, katugdángan, katúgdang).

(B) Mud, slush, mire; to be or become muddy, etc. Naglaó ang idálum sang baláy, kay nasúdlan sang túbig sang pagulán. The ground-floor of the house became muddy, because water came in when it rained. Nalaohán ang ákon sapín. My boots have become muddy. (see lala-ó, lúnang).