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A kind of plant somewhat resembling talóng-egg-plant.

Upside down, inverted; to bend down very low, turn upside down, incline much (of full ears, etc.; see bulî).

A wicker basket made of bamboo splints. It usually holds two or three bushels (pásong) of rice.

A kind of (useless) tree.

Dim. and Freq. of ábak, To follow in succession one thing close upon other, chase each other, come one behind the other. Abáw, nagaalabák-abák gid lámang ang mga nagasalákà. Why, visitors are coming up one behind the other (in great numbers). Nagaabák-abák gid karón ang íla mga kalisúd. At present their difficulties are following one upon another or their troubles overtake one another, (see abútabút).

To seize, take by force, usurp, snatch away from another. Indì mo pagagáwon ang íya sang ibán. Do not take what belongs to another. Ginágaw níla ang íya dútà. They took the land away from him by force. Inagáwan akó níla sang ákon bántud nga dídto sa bakólod. They seized my plot of enclosed farmland there on the hill. Agáwa sa íya ang binángon. Snatch the bolo away from him. Ang mga bátà nagainágaw sang tinápay. The children are fighting or scrambling for the bread. Tabúga iníng idô nga malúyag magágaw sang báboy sa bátà. Drive off this dog that wants to snatch away the pork from the child. Inágaw nga háyup, bátà, etc. Stolen cattle, a kidnapped baby, etc.

A circular arrangement around a common axis as the steps of a winding staircase; arranged in such fashion; to arrange in a circle around a common centre. Alíbalíba ang paghaníg sang kólon. Arrange the leaves in a circle, when you line the bottom of the rice-kettle. Alíbalíbi sing mga dáhon sang burí ang tabungós, kon maggákut ka sang humáy nga bilinhíon. Close the tabungós-basket with burí-leaves arranged in a circle, when you tie up the rice to be preserved as seed-grain.

(H) A spark of fire, particles of fire emitted by bodies in a state of combustion. Ang alipálok nagalupád (nagatabúg). The sparks are flying. Ang ámon baláy nadúktan sang isá ka alipálok. Our house was set on fire by a spark.

To stow, to make all snug, to arrange compactly, so that the objects arranged may occupy little space, to pack closely. Bakíra (-ída) ang mga ságing, páhò, etc. Pack the bananas, mangoes, etc. close. Bakíri ang tabungós sang mga ságing. Arrange the bananas well in the tabungós-basket. Binákid nga páhò. Well packed, or closely packed, mangoes.

To go, walk or pass to and fro, be coming and going repeatedly. Anó ang ginabueltábuélta mo? What are you walking to and fro for? Why are you coming and going so often? (see balíkbálik).

To drive or scare away. Bugáwa ang manók, píspis, kánding, etc. Drive away the chickens, birds, goats, etc. Bugáwi ang ugá sang manók. Scare the chickens off the dry rice. Ipabúgaw sa bátà ang mga kánding sa hardín. Let the boy drive the goats out of the garden. Binugáwan níla ang humáy sang mga máya. They scared the maya-birds off the rice-field. Ibúgaw akó ánay siníng mga manók. Please, drive off these chickens. (see tábug, íway, pahalín).

Blindman's buff. Nagahámpang silá sang butábúta. They are playing blindman's buff. Sín-o ang butábúta? Who is the blind man? (see butá).

To quicken-, hasten-, the ripening of fruit by wrapping it up in leaves or the like and putting it in a sheltered place. Buúta ang ságing. Quicken the ripening of the bananas by the búut-method. Ibúut akó ánay sing mga páhò. Kindly ripen some mangoes for me by the búut-method. Iníng tabungós amó ang pagabuútan ko sing mga páhò. I shall use this basket for quickening the ripening of mangoes.

Class, kind, variety, sort, division; to classify, divide, distribute, tabulate. (see báhin, pínig, sárì, bágay).

A skin-disease, a kind of herpes or eczema. (see arikís, kagídkid, itíp, bungang-ínit, katúl, aláp-ap, adík-dik, panítpanít, kabúyaw, impíne, bakokáng, aláw, tabukáw, upúdupúd, gulós-gúlos, dúnggas).

To bend, incline, droop, get soft and pliable (as a candle from heat). Kon maínit gid ang tiémpo, magadúnglay ang mga kandílà. If it is very hot, the candles bend. Nadunglayán ang pínggan nga napatindogán sang kandílà. The candle bent over the plate on which it stood. Padunglayá ang úlo mo. Incline-, bow-, bend-, your head. (see dúplay, tabulî, talingí).

To hear, overhear, catch (by hearing), get to know by hearsay. Nakadungúg ka nga --? Have you heard that --? Nadúnggan mo ang natabû sa Manílà? Have you heard what happened in Manila? Dúnggi akó kag pamatíi. Hear me and listen. Ipadungúg mo sa íya iníng ákon mga púlong. Bring these words of mine to his knowledge. See that these words of mine reach his ears. (see batî).

A bundle or package tied together with a string, especially applied to rice corded or roped in the field, a sheaf. (One gákut is equal to one tabungós or, discounting the ears, to about one bushel of threshed rice); to tie, bind, fasten with a string or rope, to rope or cord, to sheaf. Gakúti ang humáy sa tabungós. Bind the rice in the tabungós-basket. Igákut akó sang bínhì nga humáy. Please sheaf the seed-rice. Gakúti akó sing humáy nga bilinhíon. Bind a bundle of seed-rice for me. Igákut iníng písì sa pinutús. Tie the parcel with this string. (see putús, baláhos, higót).

(H) To rush, run, scamper, come near or go away from with quick steps. Nagahalaguyón ang mga kánding kon tabúgon. The goats scamper off, when they are driven away. Kon singgitán mo ang mga bátà "halá, halín kamó" magahalaguyón silá. If you shout to the boys "Hi! Be off!" they will quickly take to their heels. Nagahalaguyón dirí ang mga bátà, kay nakabatî silá nga may tábad. The children rushed here, for they had heard that there was a banquet. (see halagunús).

(B) To have a sinking sensation due to hunger or exhaustion, feel hungry, exhausted, famished. Nagahálwos ang solóksolók ko. My stomach is empty. (I feel hungry). Nahalwosán akó. I am famished. Nagahálwos ang ginháwa ko kon magdúmdum akó sang ákon bátà dídto, kay básì kon anó ang matabû sa íya. It makes my flesh creep to think of my child there, for something might happen to him (her). (see halús, hílab, hírab).