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To drink without a drinking vessel in the manner of animals, lap, suck up. Indì ka magób-ob súbung sang mga háyup. Don't drink like an animal. Ginób-ob lang níya ang túbig sa bobón. He just lapped with his tongue the water direct in the water-hole. Ob-obá lang ang túbig, kay walâ kitá sing kalándus. Just put your mouth to the water and drink, as we have no dipper. (see láklak).
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A gratuitous addition in buying and selling large quantities, a baker's dozen, over and above, thrown in, into the bargain, to the good, for good measure, for luck, extra; to grant such an addition or discount. Obóngan mo akó sing isá sa káda napúlò (sa tagnapúlò) ka bílog nga maís. Grant me into the bargain one maize cob in every ten. Nakabakál akó sa íya sing isá ka gatús ka pásong nga humáy kag ginobóngan níya akó sing tagisá ka gántang. I bought from him one hundred bushels of rice and he allowed me one ganta extra for every bushel. Kamí nagabalígyà sa napát-ud gid nga bilí nga walâ sing ayô kag walâ man sing óbong. We sell only at fixed prices without any haggling and without anything thrown in. (see túbung, áman, támba, támban).
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A gratuitous addition in buying and selling large quantities, a baker's dozen, over and above, thrown in, into the bargain, to the good, for good measure, for luck, extra; to grant such an addition or discount. Obóngan mo akó sing isá sa káda napúlò (sa tagnapúlò) ka bílog nga maís. Grant me into the bargain one maize cob in every ten. Nakabakál akó sa íya sing isá ka gatús ka pásong nga humáy kag ginobóngan níya akó sing tagisá ka gántang. I bought from him one hundred bushels of rice and he allowed me one ganta extra for every bushel. Kamí nagabalígyà sa napát-ud gid nga bilí nga walâ sing ayô kag walâ man sing óbong. We sell only at fixed prices without any haggling and without anything thrown in. (see túbung, áman, támba, támban).
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(Sp. obra) Work, labour, job, task; to work, fashion, turn out, labour, make. Obra kamó. Go to work. Set to work. Anó ang ginaóbra mo dirí? What are you doing (engaged in) here? Obrahá sing maáyo kon anó ang ímo olobráhon. Do well whatever you have to do. (see búhat, hímò, pangabúdlay, pangóbra, pamúgon).
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(Sp. obra) Work, labour, job, task; to work, fashion, turn out, labour, make. Obra kamó. Go to work. Set to work. Anó ang ginaóbra mo dirí? What are you doing (engaged in) here? Obrahá sing maáyo kon anó ang ímo olobráhon. Do well whatever you have to do. (see búhat, hímò, pangabúdlay, pangóbra, pamúgon).
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To sing in a drowsy way, sing a lullaby, to hum a melody. Nagaogóyógoy siá. He is humming a tune.
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To sing in a drowsy way, sing a lullaby, to hum a melody. Nagaogóyógoy siá. He is humming a tune.
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To strike deep, enter far, eat into, be far below the surface, particularly applied to a wound or boil. Nagók-ok ang íya hubág. Naok-okán siá sang íya hubág. His ulcer has struck deep (is deep). Nagaók-ok ang hubág sa íya batíis. The ulcer is entering (eating its way) deep into his calf. Metaphorically: Matámad siá magpangabúdlay, ang lúyag lang níya amó ang pagók-ok sing tubâ. He is too lazy to work. What he likes is soaking himself with palm-wine.
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To strike deep, enter far, eat into, be far below the surface, particularly applied to a wound or boil. Nagók-ok ang íya hubág. Naok-okán siá sang íya hubág. His ulcer has struck deep (is deep). Nagaók-ok ang hubág sa íya batíis. The ulcer is entering (eating its way) deep into his calf. Metaphorically: Matámad siá magpangabúdlay, ang lúyag lang níya amó ang pagók-ok sing tubâ. He is too lazy to work. What he likes is soaking himself with palm-wine.
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To rise to the surface, appear, stand forth, emerge, issue, push up, show, come up, sprout, become visible. Nagólbo na ang túbò sang lubí. The first sprout or shoot has now pushed up from the coconut. Walâ pa magólbo ang túbò sang maís nga ginpánggas ko sang may tátlo na ka ádlaw. The corn I planted three days ago has not yet sprouted. Paolbohá ang pabílo sang kínke. Turn up the lamp-wick. Tan-awá ang haló, nga nagaólbo dirá sa bató. Look at the iguana peeping out from among the stones there. Ginapaólbo níya sing diótay ang íya tiíl sa idálum sang hábul. He lets his foot stick out a little (peep out, show, be seen) from underneath the blanket. (see gitíb, gimáw).
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To rise to the surface, appear, stand forth, emerge, issue, push up, show, come up, sprout, become visible. Nagólbo na ang túbò sang lubí. The first sprout or shoot has now pushed up from the coconut. Walâ pa magólbo ang túbò sang maís nga ginpánggas ko sang may tátlo na ka ádlaw. The corn I planted three days ago has not yet sprouted. Paolbohá ang pabílo sang kínke. Turn up the lamp-wick. Tan-awá ang haló, nga nagaólbo dirá sa bató. Look at the iguana peeping out from among the stones there. Ginapaólbo níya sing diótay ang íya tiíl sa idálum sang hábul. He lets his foot stick out a little (peep out, show, be seen) from underneath the blanket. (see gitíb, gimáw).
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Head, head-piece, pate, noddle, brain-box, brain-pan, sconce, upper story, intellect; master, ruler, director, manager. Ginatágò níya ang íya ólo, ápang ang íya íkog nagamurá. He hides his head, but his tail appears. (Literally said of an iguana, but often applied to people who try to hide their doings, but who are found out). Walâ sing útbong kag walâ sing ólo. Neither head nor tail. Maáyo siá sing ólo. He has a good head i.e. he is very intelligent. (see pangólo).
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Head, head-piece, pate, noddle, brain-box, brain-pan, sconce, upper story, intellect; master, ruler, director, manager. Ginatágò níya ang íya ólo, ápang ang íya íkog nagamurá. He hides his head, but his tail appears. (Literally said of an iguana, but often applied to people who try to hide their doings, but who are found out). Walâ sing útbong kag walâ sing ólo. Neither head nor tail. Maáyo siá sing ólo. He has a good head i.e. he is very intelligent. (see pangólo).
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Dim. and Freq. of ómol. Also: to keep, or form a ball of, within one's fist. Omolomóla ang kán-on. Press the rice into a ball within your fist. Omólomóli akó sing bayébáye, kalámay, etc. Give me a fistful of bayébáye, of sugar, etc.
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Dim. and Freq. of ómol. Also: to keep, or form a ball of, within one's fist. Omolomóla ang kán-on. Press the rice into a ball within your fist. Omólomóli akó sing bayébáye, kalámay, etc. Give me a fistful of bayébáye, of sugar, etc.
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To sip, drink, swill, guzzle, absorb, imbibe (from an oblong, rather narrow-necked vessel, as from a pasók, salúd, bottle, etc.). Ong-ongá lang ang tubâ sa pasók, kay walâ kitá sing sukî. Just drink the toddy direct from the bamboo-tube, as we have no cup.