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To poise, to weigh in the hand, to judge or guess the weight of an object by holding it and moving it up and down. Balakía ang búgsò sang kárne. Weigh the piece of meat in your hand. Ginabalákì níya ang kabug-atón sang bombáy. He tried the weight of the onions in his hand. Figuratively: to balance, match. Ang bána nga mapíntas kag ang asáwa nga mahínay nagabalákì. The rough husband and the gentle wife compensate for each other. Ginabalákì sang Diós ang mga batásan sang magasawá. God balances the qualities of married folk.

Praise, exaltation, commendation, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, approbation, a tribute of gratitude or homage; to praise, extol, exalt, commend, laud, belaud, eulogize, panegyrize, magnify, glorify, think highly of. Nagbánsag siá sa kay Fuláno, sang íya baláy, sang íya batásan, etc. He praised N.N., his house, his character, etc. Ginbánsag níya ang íla nga pagpuní sang simbáhan. He praised-, lauded-, highly approved of-, their decoration of the church. Bansagá ang íla nga pagpangabúdlay, kapisanón, kaábtik, etc. Glorify their work, commend their zeal, praise their dexterity, etc. Nabansagán siá bangúd sang íya nga kinaálam (kinaádman). He became famous for his learning. On account of his learning he was-well-known, -highly appreciated. (see dáyaw, saólog, bántug, hangád, kilála).

(Sp. basto) Rude, boorish, caddish, uncultured; rough, coarse, unrefined, not well made or done, botched. Bástos nga táo. A low, mean, boorish fellow, a cad, a bumpkin. Bástos nga hénero. Coarse or rough cloth. Bástos nga batásan. Unrefined, rude, bad manners. (see barághal, bá-ul, manól, barúbal).

(H) Against, opposed to, contrary to. Bátok inâ sa buót sang Diós. That is against the will of God. Bátok inâ sa maáyo nga batásan. That is contrary to good manners. May pagbulút-an bátok sa (panugál) sugál or pagsugál. There is a law against gambling. (see kóntra).