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To hold on to, cling to, clutch, grip, grasp, fasten upon, seize-, get-, lay-, take-, catch-, lay fast-, take firm-, hold of, keep oneself up by. Ginabayán níya ang kawáyan. He took hold of the bamboo. Gabayí ang kawáyan, agúd índì ka malumús. Keep yourself up by the bamboo, lest you drown. Gabayán mo sing maáyo ang alobaybayán, agúd índì ka mahúlug sa hágdan. Grasp the handrail well, lest you should fall down the ladder. Gabáy ka sa káhoy nga nagalutáw, agúd índì ka malumús. Cling to the floating piece of wood, lest you should drown. (see kapút, kápyot, úyat).
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Freq. of úyat-to hold, grasp, etc. Nahúlug siá, kay walâ siá mangúyat (magpangúyat) sa gabayán sang hágdan. He fell down the stairs because he did not hold fast to the handrail.
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See huyágpà-slightly inclined, sloping, etc.
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Sleepiness, drowsiness, tiredness; condition of one who sleeps long,-awakes or rises late. (see púyat).
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Hanging down loosely or in folds and wrinkles as the skin of old or very lean folks. See layát id. Luyát na ang íya pánit or nagaluyát na ang íya pánit. His skin is hanging down in folds.
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Dim. of luyát. Nagaluyátyat ang pánit sa íya bútkon. The skin is forming wrinkles on his arm. Also: To lie down or settle comfortably (as a child in the arms of its mother, etc.). (see lungáyngay).
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See mahuyágpà-low, etc.
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See pasaburát.
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To be or make drowsy, sleepy, to sleep long, lie in bed till late in the morning (day) on account of lack of sleep during the previous night. Nagmatá na si Kwán?-Walâ pa, napúyat siá tungúd sang báyle kagáb-i. Has N.N. risen from sleep?-No, not yet, he needs much sleep on account of last night's dance. Ginapúyat siá, karón, kay nagab-ihán siá magpaúlì kagáb-i. He feels very sleepy now, because last night he came home late (at a late hour). Napúyat siá tungúd sang belasyón kagáb-i. He rose late this morning on account of last night's wake.
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