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To do or say something thoughtlessly, precipitately, on a sudden impulse; to stumble or fall into (carelessly, absent-mindedly). Andam ka, agúd índì ka dirâ matabiláng. Be on your guard or you-will fall into that hole (trap, snare, etc.) there,-you will put your foot in it. Nakatabiláng siá sa paghámbal sing súbung. He spoke like that without thinking. (see hinálì, hinalî, tambiláng, tabinás).

An event, eventuality, occurrence, accident; incident, happening, fact; to happen, occur, come about, take place, befall, betide, fall out, come to pass, get or come upon by chance. Isá inâ ka tabô nga makatitingála. That is (was) a wonderful event. Nakatabô akó kahápon sing maáyo nga sóhot sang ísdà sa ákon bunóan. Yesterday I happened to catch a good lot of fish that entered the pocket of my fish-trap (fish-corral). Natabô nga sang pagabút ko dídto amó gid man ang pagsulúd sang mga buyóng sa bánwa. It fell out that the brigands entered the town just as I arrived. Natabuán akó sang íya kamatáyon. I happened to be present at his death. Natabû ang sulî sang íla ginpaabút. The reverse of what they expected came to pass. (see hanabô, hatabû).

To cover, envelop, clothe, cloak, overspread the surface of one thing with another, make use of any kind of covering in order to shelter, protect or conceal (hide). Tabóni sing dáhon ang tabungós. Cover the tabungós-basket with leaves. Tinabónan níla sing dútà ang mga bató. They covered (overspread) the stones with earth. Itábon iníng hábul sa masakít nga bátà. Cover the sick child with this blanket. Tabóni ang dápat nga tabónan. Conceal what should be concealed. Hide what should not be seen. Amó ang gintábon níla sa íla sakayán. With that (In that way) they hid (concealed, camouflaged) their boat. Indì na matabónan ang íla ginamús. Their pickled fish (Their bad or secret doings) cannot be hid any longer. (see táplak, tágò, tinagô, hinabón).

Flaccid, flabby, soft, applied especially to a stout or fat person that lacks muscular strength. Tabonánà siá sing láwas. His body is flabby. Si Pédro matámbok, ápang tabonánà lang, si Hosé maníwang, ápang líson. Peter is stout, but flabby, Joseph is lean, but muscular. (see mahómok, malúm-ok, lamî, yamî).

To penetrate, go-, pass-, seep-, soak-, flow-, through. Nagtábos ang ulán sa ákon páyong, báyò, etc. The rain went through my umbrella, jacket, etc. Kon magdámol ang ulán magatabós sa ímo kapóte. If the rain is heavy it will soak through your raincoat. Natabosán sing túbig ang íya mga panápton. His clothes were soaked with water. (see tahús).

Flooring or matting of split and flattened-out bamboo, bólò, etc.; to cut, break, split in two, tear, make cuts or incisions with the point of a bolo or the like in sections of split bamboo, bólò, etc. in order to be able to flatten it out; to prepare bamboo, bólò, etc. for balántak-work (weaving). Tadtará (-adá) ang kawáyan. Make cuts with the point of the bolo in the (split) bamboo (and flatten it out). Tadtarí (-adí) akó siníng limá ka nahót nga bólò. Work these five pieces of bólò up into material fit for flooring (partitions, matting, etc.) for me. Ginbutangán níla sing tádtad ang salúg sang íla ermíta. They laid tádtad-matting on the floor of their chapel.

(B) To take a short cut, make a bee-line, walk from one place to another in a straight line, take a straight course over fields, hills, etc. without following the windings of roads or footpaths. Gintáduk na gid ang pagágto rúgto. (Ginláktud níya ang pagkádto dídto). He went there by a short cut. Tadúkon ta lang ang pagpánaw rúgto. (Lakturón ta lang ang paglakát dídto). Just let us walk there in a straight line (keeping or following a straight course). Táduk tána ti panghámbal. (Pát-ud siá sing panghámbal). He speaks to the point. He is straightforward, forthright. (see láktud, latás, tádlong, pát-ud).

A distributive particle. Tagduhá. Two each. Mabáton silá sing tagápat ka pisítas ang ádlaw. They shall each (Each of them shall) receive eighty centavos a day.

To give, bestow, donate, present, dispense, impart, confer, grant, accord, award, assign. Natagáan siá sing kwárta. He was given some money. Tagái siá sing diótay nga humáy. Give him a little rice. (see hátag).

To get ready any kind of weapon for an attack or defense, to take up a position of attack or defence with a gun, sword, dagger, etc. Tagái siá sing lúthang, bólo, dága, etc. Get ready for him with your gun, bolo, dagger, etc. Itágà sa íya ang pusíl. Point your rifle at him. (see táyà).

To offer, pour out, give a drink to. Tagáyi silá sing tubâ, bíno, hinébra, etc. Give them some toddy, wine, gin, etc. Itágay sa íya iníng moskatél. Offer him (pour out for him) this muscatel.

To fly off (away) to a great distance, be struck or beaten off far, as a ball well hit by a bat, or the like. Nagtágbaw ang bóla, kay naígò sing maáyo. The ball flew far, because it was well hit. Patagbawá ang bóla. Strike the ball well. Hit the ball well that it may fly far. (see tabúg).

To sigh, moan, to murmur, rustle, sough, babble, purl, gurgle, brawl, plash (of wind, dry leaves, flowing water, etc.); to chirp, chirrup, twitter, sing (of insects, birds, etc.). (see sághoy, lághoy, panághoy).

To flow down, fall down, trickle, drip, drop down. Nagatágnak ang íya mga lúhà. Her tears are flowing. Nagapatágnak siá sing mapaít kag masulúg nga mga lúhà. She is shedding many bitter tears. (see táktak, dágdag, tululágay, talabirís, túlò, ágay, ílig, tubúd).

Hiding, concealment, privacy, secrecy, clandestineness, stealth; a secret, what is kept secret, etc.; to hide, conceal, secrete, stow away, put away, put by, keep out of sight, abscond. Sa tágò. Clandestinely, surreptitiously, secretly, in secret. Ginhímo níya inâ sa tágò. He did that in secret. Tagóa inâ. Hide it. Conceal it. Put it by. Keep it out of sight. Tinágò níya ang ákon kálò. He hid my hat. Tagói siá sing limá ka páhò. Put aside for him five mangoes. Ipatágò sa íya inâ. Patagóa siá sinâ. Let him put it-away,-in a safe, in a safe place. Order him to hide it, to guard it well, or the like. Nanágò (from the Freq. panágò) siá. He hid (concealed) himself. He was in hiding. (see tinágò, tinagô, tábon, hinabón, palanagoán, likúm, lílong).

Tinkling, jingle, clink, tintinnabulation, vibration, a tremulous sound as produced by the oscillation of musical strings, etc.; to tinkle, jingle, clink, vibrate. Kabatî ikáw sang tágring sang gitára? Did you hear the sound of the guitar? Dílì mo pagpatagringón sing dáyon ang ímo sísta. Don't be always playing your mandolin (guitar, ukulele). Abáw, katágring sináng mga linggánay! Oh the jingling of those bells! How those bells jingle! (see kilíngkilíng, huní, ragíngring, ragíting, tágsing).

Each, every one, every individual. Ang tágsa ka táo. Each man, everybody, every man. Ang tágsa ka baláy napunihán sing matahúm. Every house (All the houses) was (were) beautifully decorated. Ang ginámot sang tágsa ka bánwa--. The contribution of every town--. (see káda, tanán, pulús- all, without exception).

To distribute, divide among a number, deal out, dispense, give or bestow in portions. Itágtag na sa íla ang dólse, ang kwárta, ang humáy, etc. Distribute to them the sweets, the money, the rice, etc. Tagtagí dirí sing sábud, kay walâ na akó sing itánum. Distribute some rice-seedlings here, for I have no more left to plant. Tinagtagán (Gintagtagán) silá níya sing tagpisítas. He gave twenty centavos to each of them. He gave them twenty centavos each. (see hátag, panágtag, huláy, báhin).

Soft, loose, not hard, good for farming (of soil); to be or become soft, etc. Tagúm-a iníng dútà. This soil is soft, is good for farming. Nagtagúm-a na ang ákon talámnan, kay nadáro sing makadámù. The soil of my rice-land is now quite soft, because it has been ploughed over many times. (see hómok, húmok, lúm-ok, yúm-ok, hábok).

Half a day's work, half a day; to work half a day. Nagtagurî lang siá kahápon nga ádlaw. Yesterday he worked only half-time. Taguriá lang. Work only half a day. Tagurií siá. Work half a day for him. Do half a day's work for him. Nagdúgay akó dídto sing tagurî. I stayed (worked) there half a day. (see tungá, sa, ádlaw, utúd, sa, ádlaw).