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Foolish, silly, crazy, out of one's wits (said especially of poultry). Iháwon ta lang ang mungâ, kay nagalangálangá or kay langálangá. Let us kill the hen, for she is crazy, (i.e. laying her eggs sometimes here and sometimes there, but never for any length of time in the same place. (see buángbuáng, talángtaláng).

Fly, house-fly; to be or become full of flies. Ginalangáwan lang dirí ang mamón. The cakes in this place are full of flies i.e. are not eaten, do not sell well, or the like.

Vinegar; to turn vinegar, become sour, to sour. Naglánggaw ang tubâ. The toddy turned into vinegar. (Palanggawá) Langgawá lang iníng bíno. Let this wine turn into vinegar, have this wine made into vinegar.

Interval, etc. See láng-at. langkatí-lang-atí.

Straight on without a hitch or break, continuous, without interruption, steady, unbroken; together, at the same time, in one go or push; to do something at a stretch, without interruption; to "kill two birds with one stone", combine, do at the same time. Ang mga halígi siníng baláy pulús mga lángkoy. The posts of this house are all of a piece from the ground to the roof i.e. without splices. Langkoyá ang trabáho. Work on steadily. Langkoyí lang sing alámbre ang kodál. Make the whole fence of wire. Ilángkoy mo lang ang kodál sa talámnan nga walâ sing lakarán. Enclose the whole field with a fence without a stile. Maghámbal, magsulát, etc. ka sing lángkoy. Speak, write, etc. in an orderly way, right on, without pauses or stops. Nagpamanílà siá sa pagdúaw sa íya nga bátà kag lángkoy man sa pagpamaláklon. He went to Manila to visit his son and at the same time to make some purchases. (see dáyon, dungán).

A nod of assent or approval; to nod assent. Maglangô ka lang. Just nod your consent. Langoí akó. Give me your consent by a nod. Si tátay naglangô. Father has nodded his approval. (see tangô).

A swim, swimming; to swim, float. Nagtabók silá sa langóy. They swam across. They crossed by swimming. Maálam ka balá maglangóy? Do you know how to swim? Indì kamó maglangóy sa masulúg nga túbig, kóndì sa malínaw. Don't swim in a current, but in quiet water. Nalangoyán (Linangoyán) níla ang línaw. They swam in the lake. Langoyá lang ang pagtabók sa subâ. Simply swim across the river. (see lalangóyan).

A fishy, rotten smell; to emit a fishy smell. See láng-ig.

(H) A grin; to smile, grin, laugh showing one's teeth. Indì ka maglángsì. Don't grin. Indì mo akó paglangsián. Don't grin at me. Linangsián níya ang makakaládlaw nga sinúgid. He grinned at the ridiculous story. Ayáw pagsábta, kóndì langsií lang siá. Don't answer him, but simply grin at him. (see rángsì id.; ngirít, balangisí, bangirít).

Dim. and Freq. of lánot. As thin or as slender as-, resembling-, a hemp fibre; hanging on a thread. Lanótlánot na lang ang íya kabúhì. His life is hanging on a thread i.e. he is in great and immediate danger of death.

Nail; to nail. Ilánsang siá sa kruz. Nail him to the cross. Ginlánsang níya ang pisára sa díngding. He nailed the blackboard to the wall. Lansangá ang tápì nga nagukáb. Nail down the plank that has become loose. Lansangí lang ang lamésa. Drive nails in the table. Bákli akó sing isá ka kílo nga lánsang nga parís nga tagótlo ka pulgáda. Buy me one kilo of three-inch wire-nails.

To hum a tune, sing la-la, sing a lullaby. Lantoní silá kay masáut silá. Hum them a tune, for they are going to dance. Maglánton na lang kamó, kay ang mga musikó mapahúway. Just hum a tune, as the musicians are going to rest. (see lála, lánglang, láylay, yáyay).

Insipidity, mawkishness, tastelessness; to be, make or become insipid, mawkish, unappetizing, tasteless, abominable, disgusting. Walâ gid sing lás-ay iníng pagkáon. This food has nothing of insipidity about it. This food tastes fine or nice. Naglás-ay iníng bíno, kay nasimbúgan sing hinébra. This wine has lost its flavour, for it has been mixed with gin. Nalas-ayán akó sa íya. He is abominable to me. I am disgusted with him. Las-ayá lang ang íla pagkáon, kay támà kadalók sa íla. Make their food tasteless, because they are too greedy. Linas-ayán (pinalas-ayán) akó níla dídto sing pagkáon. They gave me there tasteless or insipid food. Urúton (Saídon) mo iní sang káon karón, kay sa buás magalás-ay. Eat this up now, for to-morrow it will be stale, vapid, mawkish, unappetizing, flat. (see báng-aw, pán-os, lán-o, maláin, etc.).

To do or perform badly, bungle, make a mess of; to treat with scorn, despise; at random, haphazard. Indì ka maglásak sang ímo sulát-or-índì mo paglasákon ang ímo sulát. Don't write badly, don't write a clumsy letter. Ginalásak gid lang níya ang íya mga buluhatón. He is very careless or negligent in the performance of his duties, in his work. (see rásak, patarásak).

To walk straight over or through, pass through without road or pathway, make a short-cut, blaze a trail, make a bee-line. Naglatás lang kamí sa talámnan. We simply walked through the field. Latasá lang ang bakólod. Just walk straight over the hill. Latasí lang ang talámnan kay malayô ang dálan. Pass straight through the field, for the road is too far. Indì ka makalatás dirâ, kay támà kasíot. You cannot take a short-cut there, because the vegetation is too dense. (see láktud, rúmbo, lagtás id.).

The dregs, lees or sediment formed in refining coconut-oil. (see ugásip, gatâ, lána). Also verb. Madalî na lang malútò ang lána kay naglatík na or kay may latík na. The coconut oil will now soon be ready, for the dregs have formed.

Half-empty, showing many gaps, not full (of corn-cobs with only a few grains on it, etc.). Latóláto gid lang ang maís nga pinatubás ko karón. The corn I have harvested this time is mostly half-empty cobs.

(B) To eat greedily or voraciously, gulp down, to wolf, swallow large pieces of food without chewing them properly. Laudá (laurá, lád-a) lang tanán. Just gulp it all down. Nalaudán (nalaurán, nalád-an) níya iníng kólon nga kán-on. He ate voraciously from this rice-kettle.

(B) To drink greedily or in large draughts, swill, toss off, gulp down. Lauká lang iníng isá ka báso nga bíno. Toss off this glass of wine. Ginlaukán níla nga duhá ang baláding nga tubâ kag nagkalahubúg (nagkabalúng) silá. Both of them took large draughts of toddy from the pail and got drunk. (see láb-ok, táyhong).

To roam about freely, be out in the open air, rove, stroll about; idler, loafer, rover. Ang mga báka nagalayáw gid dirí. The cattle are roaming about here quite free. Ilayáw lang ang mga báka. Let the cattle be out in the open air, let the cattle graze or roam free, without tether. Layawí lang sang mga báka iníng halálban. Let the cattle rove at large in this pasturage. Layáw gid lang siá nga táo. He is a mere loafer. (see luyáw id.).