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Selfish, stingy, etc. See akíd.

Also: Selfish, close-fisted, stingy; to be or become stingy, etc. (see ímot, dalók, hákug, makiíya, akút).

A bundle or package tied together with a string, especially applied to rice corded or roped in the field, a sheaf. (One gákut is equal to one tabungós or, discounting the ears, to about one bushel of threshed rice); to tie, bind, fasten with a string or rope, to rope or cord, to sheaf. Gakúti ang humáy sa tabungós. Bind the rice in the tabungós-basket. Igákut akó sang bínhì nga humáy. Please sheaf the seed-rice. Gakúti akó sing humáy nga bilinhíon. Bind a bundle of seed-rice for me. Igákut iníng písì sa pinutús. Tie the parcel with this string. (see putús, baláhos, higót).

Rope, cable, mooring (cables and anchors). (see gákut).

Cartage, carriage, conveyance, portage, porterage, freight; to carry, cart, ship, transport, bear, convey, fetch, bring, take, in successive loads. Hakúta iníng mga bató sa baláy. Cart these stones to the house. Sín-o ang magahákut sang ímo humáy? Who will bring in your rice? Hakúti akó siníng mga napúlò ka pásong nga humáy sa ákon tambóbo. Carry these ten bushels of rice to my granary. Diín silá?-Nagahákut silá sing káhoy nga halalígyon sang ákon baláy. Where are they?-They are hauling in the wood for the posts of my house. Ihákut ko iníng karabáw sa humáy. I'll use this buffalo to fetch the rice. Ihákut akó siníng túmpok nga kawáyan sa ákon umá, kay himóon ko nga kamálig. Kindly transport this pile of bamboo to my field, for I am going to build a hut with it. (see dalá, dúl-ung).

See makutíkutí.

Bustling, stirring, hustling, pushing, a busybody; curious, prying, inquisitive. (see kutíkutí).

A circular arrangement around a common axis as the steps of a winding staircase; arranged in such fashion; to arrange in a circle around a common centre. Alíbalíba ang paghaníg sang kólon. Arrange the leaves in a circle, when you line the bottom of the rice-kettle. Alíbalíbi sing mga dáhon sang burí ang tabungós, kon maggákut ka sang humáy nga bilinhíon. Close the tabungós-basket with burí-leaves arranged in a circle, when you tie up the rice to be preserved as seed-grain.

To rope, cord, bind. See gákut id.

To string or bind together, fasten one to another. Ginákit nga kawáyan. Bamboos fastened together. Gakíta ang mga kawáyan nga pulúnton, kay ipaánod ko sa subâ. String together the bamboos for the fishtrap, for I am going to float them down river. (see gákid, gáid, gákut, higót, etc.).

String, band, rope, cord, thong, line, guy; to tie, bind, fasten with a string, lash, string, rope. Igóos mo iníng kalát sa tuód. Tie this rope to the stump. Goósi sing písì ang gákut nga humáy. Bind the bundle of rice. Goósa ang kalát. Fasten the rope. Igóos akó sang pinutús. Kindly tie up the parcel for me with string. Makalámbut ka balá sa paggóos sang pugáwa sa úkbong sang búgsok? Can you reach high enough to bind the cross-piece to the top of the paling? Naglóslos ang góos. The rope got loose. (see higót).

To cackle; cackling. Ang mungâ nagakuták. The hen is cackling. (see kurukutúk-to cluck).

To get loose, shake, lack firmness, wobble. Nagakútal ang ákon ngípon-or-kutál ang ákon ngípon. My tooth is loose. (see hútal).

Film, cream, skin, etc. on the surface of a liquid; film, cataract on the eye; to become filmy or form a film. Iníng gátas my kútap. This milk has a film of cream. Ginakutápan ang íya matá sing maputî. His eye is affected with a white cataract. (see kúlap, bítlig).

Bustle, hustle; to bustle, hustle, be active (in performing the duties of a household). Dáyon gid lang may ginakúti siá sa baláy. She is always bustling about something in the house.

Dim. and Freq. of kúti. Anó ang ginakutíkutí mo? What are you so busy about? What are you doing?

To draw, pull, tear at (as cats); to practise on, play with annoying perseverance any stringed musical instrument. Pírme gid lang siá nagakutíngkúting sang piáno, gitára, biolín, etc. He is constantly hammering away at the piano, playing the guitar, violin, etc.

To increase, add, augment, swell; be crowded, packed, squeezed together. Nagakútò lang ang mga táo sa simbáhan. The people in church are becoming crowded, (are ever increasing in numbers). Nagkútò pa siá gánì sa paghámbal. He added to what he had said-or-he still continued talking. (see dúgang, kótò).