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Grievous, serious, hard to bear, grave; to become grievous or hard to bear. Sugúng na, konó, ang íya pagbátì. They say he is seriously ill now. Nagasugúng na ang íya balatían. His sickness is getting serious. Kon magsugúng ang íya balatían táwgon nínyo ang Párì. In case his sickness becomes serious, call the priest. (see sángsang).
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Talisman, amulet, charm, wishing-cap, magic hood, magic ring the wearer of which can have every wish fulfilled. Bilídhon nga tantánan. A precious charm. A wonderful enchantment (spell, allurement, glamour, fascination). May síngsing siá nga tantánan, konó. They say he has (possesses) a magic ring.
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Board, plank; wood; to make boards of; to board, cover with boards. Baláy nga tápì. A house built of wood (not of bamboo). Tapíon nínyo iníng tablón. Make boards of this log. Nagatápì na silá sang salúg. They are now boarding (covering with boards) the floor. Támà kanipís kag kakitíd siníng mga tápì. These planks are too thin and too narrow. Kon buút siá magbána sa íya, tapían níya, konó, sing baláy (balayán níya, konó, sing tápì). They say that if she will marry him, he will build her a house of wood (not merely of bamboo). Ipatápì ko sa mga manuglagarî yanáng mga káhoy. I shall see to it that the sawyers saw that timber into boards. (see káhoy-tree; wood in general).
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One who is in possession of a charm called tigádlum. Yádtong babáylan, konó, tigadlúman. That sorcerer, they say, has a tigádlum charm (and can make himself invisible).
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Dim. of tóro. Also: the hump (hunch) on the neck of a bull or other animal. Also: to thrash, punish severely, maltreat with blows and kicks. Kon maábtan konó níla ang nagapangáwat (nagapangawát) sang búnga sang íla mga tanúm torótoróhon níla sa waláy duhádúha. They say that, if they can get hold of the person who steals their crops they'll-drub him,-beat him black and blue-, give him a hiding,-tan his hide. (see tarítári, bakábáka, pákas).
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Witchcraft, sorcery, spell, charm; to bewitch, cast a spell upon, cause stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Ginusúg siá, konó, ni Fuláno. His stomach-ache, they say, is due to the witchcraft of N.N. Indì ka magúyat sang íya inuyátan, kay básì kon may usúg siá magasakít ang ímo tián. Don't touch what he has touched, for, if he is a sorcerer, you may get stomach-ache. (see hiwít, bárang, híkaw).
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Witchcraft, sorcery, spell, charm; to bewitch, cast a spell upon, cause stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Ginusúg siá, konó, ni Fuláno. His stomach-ache, they say, is due to the witchcraft of N.N. Indì ka magúyat sang íya inuyátan, kay básì kon may usúg siá magasakít ang ímo tián. Don't touch what he has touched, for, if he is a sorcerer, you may get stomach-ache. (see hiwít, bárang, híkaw).
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A kind of hardwood tree and its valuable timber.
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(B) Riddle. See paktákon.
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To appropriate or acquire for oneself in the first person. Akónon ko iníng dútà. I'll appropriate this land, I'll make this land my own. Ginákon ko lang iní. I appropriated this for myself.
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To boil soft, to cook well, especially said of all kinds of tubers and vegetables. Tánki akó sing kamóti kag anókon mo. Boil some sweet potatoes for me and cook them well. Ginaánok níya na ang mga patátas, kay nakasáyod siá nga índì gid akó kaúyon sang talangkónon nga latâ ukón alibútdan. She now boils the potatoes properly, for she knows, that I do not at all like tubers that are overdone or underdone.
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Dim. of batî. Also: Hearsay, rumour; gossip; to know by hearsay. May batî-bátì sa bánwa nga --. There is a rumour current in town that --. Ginabatîbátì nga masulúd ang mga buyóng sa bánwa. It is being rumoured that the robbers will enter the town. (see konókóno).