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A particle employed to connect a cardinal or ordinal numeral with a noun or with another numeral. "Ka" is also used after distributives, and after the indefinite "pilá", whenever the latter has the meaning of "how many" or "few", e.g. Duhá ka púlò ka líbo. Twenty thousand. Tátlo ka gatús ka líbo kà táo. Three hundred thousand men. Limá ka karabáw. Five buffaloes. Amó iní ang ikapúlò níla ka anák. This is their tenth child. Sa ikawaló ka (nga) ádlaw sa búlan sa Enéro. On the eighth day of January. Pilá silá ka táo? How many are they? Mga pilá lámang ka táo ang nagtalámbong. Only a few men attended. Nakabáton silá sing tagnapúlò ka mángmang. They received ten pesos each.

Age, oldness. Pilá ka túig ang kagulangón mo? What is your age? How old are you? (see katigulangón-senility, old age).

(Sp. cantidad) Quantity, amount, sum. (see pilá, kapíd-an).

Number, quantity, amount, an undetermined aggregate of individuals, that may be either few or many. (see pilá-how many).

(Sp. carga, cargar) Burden, load; to load, burden; to transfer, enter. Iníng kárga lakás kabúg-at sa ákon. This burden is too heavy for me. Ikárga iní sa ímo áwto. Put this in your auto. Ikárga akó ánay siní sa ímo karósa. Please put this on your cart. Pilá ang hinákay kon kargahán ko ang ímo káro sing napúlò ka pásong nga humáy? How much will the freight be, if I put ten bushels of rice on your cart? Ikárga sa libro ináng mga binunyagán. Transfer to the register the names of those baptized. Dílì mo siá pagkargahán sináng sáko, kay támà kabúg-at sa íya. Don't burden him with that sack, for it is much too heavy for him. Nalúnud ang sakayán, kay kinargahán sing támà. The boat sank, because it was overloaded. (see lúlan).

To wager, bet, stake, lay, lay a wager, make a bet, put one's money on. Kasahí siá sing duhá ka mángmang. Bet him two pesos. Pilá ang ikasá mo sa íya? What is your wager with him?-or-How much did you bet him? (see kási).

To bet, lay, lay a wager, put one's money on, wager, stake. See kasá id. Kasíhi siá sing pilô. Bet him double the amount. Pilá ang ikási mo? How much is (was) your wager? (see patád, tayâ).

To live independently, have a household of one's own, live together with others. Pilá kamó nga nagakataó sa ínyo baláy? How many are you living together in your house? (see táo).

To wound, tear, scratch, lacerate. (see pílas, píla, gádras, karós, bákris).

Need, lack, want, indispensability, necessity; to have need of, stand in need of, be necessary, require, entail, call for. Anó ang kinahánglan mo? What do you want?-or-what is it you need? Kinahánglan gid nga magkádto ka dídto. You must go there-or-it is necessary for you to go there. Pilá ka butáng ang kinahánglan sa ...? How many things are required for...? Kon magkinanánglan ka sing kwárta--If you need some money--.

(Sp. consagrar) To consecrate. Konsagrahí iníng mga pórmas. Consecrate these hosts. Pilá ka pórmas ang nakonsagrahán kaína sang ága? How many hosts were consecrated this morning?

(Sp. cuanto) How much. (see pilá).

(H) A saw; to saw, cut with a saw. Lagaría ang káhoy. Saw the wood. Lagaríi akó sing pilá ka tápì. Saw a few planks for me. Ginlagarían níla sing káhoy ang idálum sang baláy. They sawed wood on the ground-floor of the house. Ilagárì akó ánay siníng káhoy. Please saw this wood for me.

A roll of cloth containing usually five yards. Pilá ka lágo ang binakál mo? How many five-yard rolls of cloth have you bought?

To tear asunder, tear off, separate, take away, pull apart, strip off fibres or the like. Laknitá ang pakláng sang burí. Tear the stalk of the buri-leaf into fibres. Laknití akó sing pilá ka pakláng. Tear a few stalks into fibres for me. Iláknit akó siníng pakláng. Please tear this stalk into fibre for me.

(B) Stale, vapid, spoilt; rotten, smelling bad, nauseating (of fruits, foodstuffs, water, etc.); to be or become stale, etc. Naglán-o ang túbig sa palanggána, kay pilá na ka ádlaw kag walâ mo pagilísi. The water in the wash-basin has become foul, for you have not changed it for some days. Nalan-ohán akó siníng búyò, lubí, tabákò, pagkáon, etc. These búyò-leaves, coconuts, this tobacco, food, etc. seem bad to me. Ang túbig sa sulúd sang botílya nga ginabutangán sing búlak magalán-o sa dílì madúgay. The water in the bottle in which you put some flowers will before long smell bad.

(B) A bruise, weal, contusion; to bruise, cause a contusion or weal. Nalanús ang akón kamót, kay nakasúnggò sa bató. My hand got bruised because I knocked it against a stone. Indì mo paglanusón ang íya bútkon. Don't bruise his arm. Nalanusán akó sing pilá ka sipî nga ságing sa bakág. Several clusters of my bananas got bruised in the basket. (see hánog, hanóg, lanóg).

Made up in a string or cord, corded, by the cord or string. Nakabakál akó sing tabákò nga linúbid. I bought some tobacco by the cord. Bákli akó sing pilá ka tabákò nga linúbid. Buy me some corded or stringed tobacco leaves (for chewing). (see lúbid).

(B) To pass, go by, lapse, elapse, expire. Nakalubás na kútub sádto ang pilá ka túig. Several years have passed since then. Sín-o ang naglubás? Who was it that passed by? Nalúbsan níya akó. He passed me by. Indì mo paglúbsan ang ámon baláy, kóndì maghápit ka gid kon magkádto ka dídto sa ámon dapít. Do not pass by our house, but call on us without fail, if you come to our place. Palúbsa siá. Let him pass. (see ági, lígad).

Utterance, pronunciation, enunciation; syllable; to utter, pronounce, speak, say, emit, enunciate, give utterance to. Isá ka mítlang. One syllable. Magmítlang ka sing pilá ka tinagâ. Imítlang mo (mitlangón mo) ang pilá ka tinagâ. Pronounce (say) a few words. Imítlang mo ang ímo nga katuyoán. Give utterance to your thought, plan or intention. Mitlangí kamí sang ímo inugpaháyag. Speak to us of what you have to tell (reveal). Ang mga katsílà índì makamítlang sing maáyo sang tigbató nga "h". The Spaniards are unable to pronounce well the letter "h". (see bungát, tikáb, púlong, silíng, koón, dágil).