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An insistent request, solicitation, petition; to importune, to ask earnestly, to solicit, petition, request. Alungayá inâ sa kay nánay. Ask mother for it. Alungayá sa kay nánay mo ang súbong sinâ nga hampangánan. Ask your mother for a plaything like that. Ialungáy mo akó sa kay tátay nga tugútan níya akó sa pagkádto sa Ilóngílong. Please ask father for me to let me go to Iloilo. Inalungayán níla akó siníng mga páhò. They kept asking me for some of these mangoes. Ginalungayán níya si tátay túbtub nga nakadángat siá sang íya ginahándum. He begged hard of father till he obtained his wish. (see ahâ, pangáyò).

An importunate beggar, one who is always asking for some special favours, privileges, etc.; burdensome, troublesome. (see alungáy).

To hang or droop loosely, to fall or break down in a heap, to sink or drop to the ground in great weakness. Nagalungáyngay siá nga daw mapatáy. She sank to the floor as if about to die. Walâ níya pagluatí ang pagbálbal sa íya kon walâ siá magalungáyngay kag magpaalumátay sa salúg. He would not have desisted from giving him more blows, if he had not dropped to the floor and pretended to be dead.

(B) To cast an admiring look upon, ogle, look sideways admiringly at something. Anó ang ginalungáy mo sa íya? Wherefore are you looking at him so admiringly?