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Light, clearness, brightness, illumination; to light, shed light upon, shine, give brightness or clearness, illuminate, enlighten. Ang sugâ nagaíwag sang hulút. The lamp gives light to the room. Iwági ang íya pagpanáug sing kandílà. Light him down with a candle. Kabáy pa nga iwágan sang Mahál nga Diós ang áton madulúm nga panumdúman. May God enlighten our dull understanding. Sa íwag sang kínki. In the light (gleam, glow, glare) of the lamp. Sa íwag sang Pagtóo--. By the light of Faith--. (see sánag).
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Light, clearness, brightness, illumination; to light, shed light upon, shine, give brightness or clearness, illuminate, enlighten. Ang sugâ nagaíwag sang hulút. The lamp gives light to the room. Iwági ang íya pagpanáug sing kandílà. Light him down with a candle. Kabáy pa nga iwágan sang Mahál nga Diós ang áton madulúm nga panumdúman. May God enlighten our dull understanding. Sa íwag sang kínki. In the light (gleam, glow, glare) of the lamp. Sa íwag sang Pagtóo--. By the light of Faith--. (see sánag).
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(B) The tail (proper) of birds. Makaúyon ka sang iwí sang manók? Do you like to eat the tail of a chicken? (see ísol).
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(B) The tail (proper) of birds. Makaúyon ka sang iwí sang manók? Do you like to eat the tail of a chicken? (see ísol).
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(H) Personal pronoun, often used for ikáw-you (singular). Sín-o ka balá? Who are you? Diín ka makádto? Where are you going to? Ginbayáran ka na níya sang íya útang sa ímo? Has he paid you what he owed you?
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(H) To reach, make a long arm, stretch one's arm to get hold of something. Kab-otá ang kálò sa salabítan. Take down the hat from the peg. Walâ siá makakáb-ot sang estámpa, kay matáas. He could not reach and take down the picture, for it was too high. Ikáb-ot akó ánay sang ákon báyò sa lánsang sang díngding. Please reach me down my jacket from the nail in the partition. (see dáb-ot, dáwhat).
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To be excited, frightened, disturbed, uneasy; to talk or speak excitedly, be noisy, shout, clamour, vociferate. Nagakabâkábà ang mga táo, kay may bálò. The people are uneasy, for there is an alarming report. Nagkinabâkábà ang mga táo sang pagkasúnug sang baláy ni Fuláno. The people were frightened or excited, when N.N.'s house burned down.
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To encroach upon, usurp, appropriate, seize, take possession of. Indì mo pagkabánon ang ákon dútà. Don't encroach upon my ground. Ginkában níya ang ákon dútà sa pagísol níya sang kodál sing isá ka dupá. He seized my land by setting the fence back two yards. (see sabán, sakám, sáklam, lámlam, hámham).
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Guess, opinion, calculation. Kabantâbantáan sang kahinguyángan. Estimate or calculation of expenses. Budget. (see bántà).
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An exclamation denoting a wish or longing. Would to God! Oh, that it were so! Kabáy pa, nga kaloóyan kitá sang Mahál nga Diós! May God have mercy on us! Básì pa lang nga maumpawán ang masakít; kabáy pa! Perhaps the sick person may yet recover; may it be so! Kabáy pa! Amen! Pangabáy-to wish, desire. N.B. "kabáy" at times also has the meaning of "perhaps, perchance, may be" e.g. Indì kabáy siá magabút? Perhaps he will not come?
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(Sp. caber) To win and take the stake, be entitled to get, grasp. Kabíha lang ang tanán. Just take all. Ginkábi níya ang isá ka tungâ sang patád. He won and took half the stake. Kabíhi siá sing duhá ka dakû sang patád. Two centavos from the stake go to him. Ikábi akó ánay sing tátlo ka sentimós. Hand over to me three centavos from the stake. (see kúhà, buúl, káka, bútong).
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To consider, hold or take for, look upon as--. Kabígon mo lang nga duhá iníng ápat ka páhò, kay magamáy. Just count these four mangoes as if they were only two, for they are so small. Sa madámù nga mga salákyan ginakábig ang duhá ka bátà nga isá lang ka pasahéro. On many vehicles two children are reckoned as only one passenger. Ang napúlò ka sógò sang Diós ginakábig (nakábig) nga duhá nga amó iní: "Higugmaón mo ang Diós labí sa ngatanán kag ang ímo isigkatáo súbung sa ímo nga kaugalíngon". The ten commandments of God are contained in (or are equal to) these two: "Love God above all things, and thy neighbour as thyself". (see bílang).
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To hang, dangle, be suspended. Ang bátà nagakábit sa sangá sang káhoy-or-ang sangá sang káhoy ginakabítan sang bátà. The boy is hanging from the branch of the tree.
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To eat away piece by piece, to undermine, wash away, take off, especially said of water. Ginkábkab sang subâ ang ámon dútà. The river washed away our land. May katalágman nga kabkabón sang subâ iníng umá kon magabút ang bahâ. There is danger of this field being undermined and carried off by the river, when the flood comes. (see áb-ab).
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To cling to, encircle, twine round, twist around, depend upon. Ang bátà nagakabúd sa íya nga ilóy. The child clings to its mother. Ang mán-og nagakabúd sa káhoy. The snake is coiled (is coiling itself) around the tree. Pakábdi (pakaburí) ang atóp sing kalabása. Let some squash-plants cover the roof. Ang kodál nakaburán sing madámù nga balágon. The fence is entwined with many creepers. Ang atubángan sang íla baláy ginpakábdan (ginpakaburán) níla sing kadénadeamór. The front of their house (Their porch) they had covered with cadena de amor-vines. (see kápkap, pangalápkap, sabúd, kámbad, kámbid, kámbod, sálbid).
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A smarting pain. Kabúsug sang kinádtan sang iwííwi! Oh, the pain of the scorpion's sting!
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A kind of peas much cultivated for their nourishing qualities. The kadiós-peas are called "matámáta sang kágang", when they are just young and very tender, "kalánsan or nagakalánsan na", when they are full and ripe, "láyo", when they are very hard and dry and difficult to boil.