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To sneak, to take away by stealth, filch, purloin, appropriate secretly. Sín-o ang nagkulámi sang ákon líbro? Who took away my book? Kinulámi níya ang ákon kálò, bastón, etc. He took away my hat, stick, etc. Kulamíha lang iníng páyong. Just take this umbrella. Ginkulamíhan akó níya sang ákon báyò. He took away (appropriated) my jacket. (see kúhà).
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(Sp. lavar) To wash clothes; to beat, strike, slash, drub, lash, whack, wallop. Maglabá ka sang naúg. Wash the garment. Lábhi (labahí) sing maáyo ang ákon mga ulús. Wash my clothes well. Ilabá akó ánay sang ákon báyò, kay may kadtoán akó. Kindly wash my jacket for me, for I have to go out. Ari na dirí ang linábhan mo. Your wash or laundry is here. May lalábhan ikáw? Have you any clothes to be washed? Ginlabahán akó níya sang íya bastón sa likód. He struck me on the back with his stick. Labahí ang kabáyo sang látigo. Lash the horse with the whip. (see búnak, búnal, bálbal, bákol, etc.).
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Weal, wale, mark (of a whip or the like); a streak, stripe (of two threads or fibres); to streak, stripe, mark with stripes. Ilabúd sa kabáyo ang látigo. Labudí (-urí) ang kabáyo sang látigo. Give the horse the whip. May labúd ang íya nga písngi. There is a weal on his cheek. Búnal nga waáy labúd. A whipping without weals, i.e. a severe scolding, adverse criticism, etc. Ang sámay sang ákon patádyong isá gid lang ka labúd nga sedalína, ápang ang íya sang patádyong ni mánang duhá gid ka púlò ka labúd nga sedalína. The stripes in my skirt consist of only two silk threads, but those in the skirt of my eldest sister consist of forty silk threads. Butangí ang ákon báyò sing duhá ka labúd nga mapulá. Put two red stripes into my jacket. (see lábhag, lábtik, sámay, guráy).
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Slowness; slow; to do slowly, leisurely, one by one, at intervals, with interruptions or pauses. Bagtingá sing lágdà-or-lagdaá ang bágting. Ring the bells slowly, not continuously, with some interval between each stroke or peal. Lagdaí ang minatáy sing bágting. Ring the bells slowly (toll the bell) for the dead person. Lagdaí ang báyò sing búnak kag ugáling tahión mo. First wash the jacket carefully and then sew it. (see lágway, hínay).
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Brightness of white colour; very white, dazzling white, candent; to be or become dazzling white, etc. Naglágtì na ang íya nga báyò. Her dress has become dazzling white. Nalagtián akó sang íya nga bestído. Her frock appeared to me dazzling white. Lágtì gid ang delárgo níya. His trousers are perfectly white. (see putî).
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Different, not the same, altered, changed; to become different, to alter, vary, change. Naglaín na ang duág sang íya báyò. The colour of his jacket has changed. Lainón mo ang ímo batásan. Change your manners or habits. Ginlaín níya ang íya baláy, sulát, etc. He changed his house, letter, etc. He made some changes or alterations in his house, letter, etc. Lainí akó sing baláy. Build a different house for me (i.e. one that is not an imitation or likeness of another). (see túhay).
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(H) To bespatter, besprinkle, cast upon. Nalám-os akó sang lalaó. I got bespattered with mud. Sín-o ang naglám-os sang ímo guyá? Who bespattered your face? Linam-osán níya ang ákon báyò sing ápog. He sprinkled lime on my jacket. Indì mo pagilám-os sa íya iníng kapáyas nga dunút. Don't throw this rotten papaw at him. (see ásik, ásang, wisík).
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To swing, dangle or hang down loosely. Nagalawítwit ang íya nga báyò, kay nagísì. His jacket is hanging loose, for it is torn. (see kawáykawáy, kabítkábit).
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To flutter, flap, be shaken to and fro by the wind, as clothes on a line or the like. Ang íya panápton nagalayáb sa hángin. His clothes are fluttering in the wind. Ginalayáb sang hángin ang íya báyò. His jacket is being fluttered by the wind. (see úyog, hulág-húlag).
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Dim. and Freq. of layáb. To stir, shake, sway, flutter, flap. Nagalayábláyab sa hángin ang mga linábhan sa sabláyan. The wash on the line is flapping in the breeze. Báyò nga layábláyab. A dress that is too wide, sits very loosely. (see karápà).
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To tear, rend, rive, rip, slit, make a hole in clothes, etc. Naláyhab ang ákon báyò, kay nasang-atán sang dúgi. My jacket was torn, because it was caught in the thorns. Ginláyhab níya ang ákon báyò, kay ginhawíran níya sang nagadalágan akó. He ripped up my jacket, for he took hold of it whilst I was running. (see gísì, rítrit, rábrab, rátrat, gíhay).
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A shirt-collar, the hole or opening for the neck in a garment; to make a shirt-collar. Nagalíab siá sang ákon báyò or ginaliában níya ang ákon báyò. She is making a collar for my jacket. Ilíab iníng gúnting. Use this pair of scissors to cut out the collar. Liábi ang íya nga báyò sing halúg. Make a loose collar for her dress. (see kolyár).
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To protrude, project, stick out, hang out, stand out a little. Ang íya kamiséta nagalidít sa idálum sang íya báyò. His shirt protrudes a little from under his jacket.
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(H) To complete the pounding of rice (leaving very little rice unhusked), pound rice thoroughly. Nakalíg-as na akó sing isá ka lusóng. I have now pounded thoroughly one mortarful of rice. Lig-así akó sing duhá ka gántang nga humáy. Pound two gantas of rice very well for me. Ginlig-asán akó níya sing tátlo ka lusóng. He pounded for me three mortarfuls of rice. Líg-as na-or-nalíg-as na. The rice is now pounded. The pounding of the rice is finished. (see gómà, dásdas, bayó).
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(B) To turn down a hem or border, fold, double, tuck up, take a tuck in. Liliní akó sang ákon báyò. Fold up my jacket for me. Liliná ang mantél. Fold the table-cloth. Ililín akó ánay siníng papél. Please fold this paper for me. (see pilô).
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The armhole, the circular cut in a garment where the sleeve is attached; to make the armhole. Sangkará ang líong sang ákon báyò. Widen the armhole of my jacket. Ginpasángkad (Gintambihán) níya ang ákon gutúk nga pakô náyon sa ílok kag pinadakû níya ang líong. She widened (let out) my tight sleeve near the armpit and enlarged the armhole.
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Awry, bent, inclined to one side; to be awry, etc. Nagaluáy ang íya báyò, kamisón, etc. Her upper garment, her shirt, etc. is all awry or hanging down on one side (exposing part of the shoulder). Indì mo pagpaluayón ang kimóno mo. Don't wear your waist awry or twisted to one side (thereby displaying too much of the skin on one side of the neck).