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Sifting, a shaking movement like that of a hand-sieve in action; to shake up and down or to and fro like a sieve; to sift, screen, riddle. Ayagá ang upá. Sift out the rice-chaff. Ayagí ang ayágan. Shake the sieve. Iayág akó ánay siníng upá. Please, sift out the chaff for me.

A sieve, (see ayágan, arayágan, ayág).

(B) A sieve. (see alyágan, ayágan, arayágan id. from ayág-to sift).

Dim. and Freq. of ayág. To shake up and down, move to and fro.

A sieve, screen, riddle. (see alyágan, arayágan, aryágan id. and all words derived from ayág).

(B) A sieve. See alyágan id.

Fork, bifurcation, crotch; the tendons, muscles and folds of skin near the crotch of an animal. (see sakáng).

Open, simple, honest, truthful, true, candid, straightforward, veracious, sincere, frank, outspoken, ingenuous, artless, unreserved; kind-hearted, open-hearted. Bunáyag gid siá sing pamatásan. He is very simple-hearted, simple-minded. (see bunáyon).

Visible, manifest, public, open, exposed, perceptible, discernible, apparent; to be or become manifest, etc. Nagdayág na ang baláy, kay gintapás námon ang páhò nga naglipúd ánay. The house is now visible, for we have cut down the mango-tree that hid it before. Dayág inâ. That is clear, manifest, known publicly, apparent.

Open, clear, manifest, obvious, evident, revealed, in public view; without secrecy or concealment. Hayág iní sa ákon. This is clear to me. (see dayág).

To be or become manifest, etc. Nagaháyag na ang ádlaw, kay walâ na sing gál-um. The sun is clearly visible now, as there are no longer any clouds. Ipaháyag mo inâ sa íya. Show that to him. Make that clear to him. Ginpahayágan níya akó sang íya nga katarúngan. He showed me his reason, (made his argument clear to me). Pinahayágan na akó sang kamatuóran siní. The truth of this is now made clear to me. (see hayág).

Interstice, etc. See hághag.

See humbáya id.

Simplicity, guilelessness, honesty, candour, openheartedness. (bunáyag).

Clearness, plainness, distinctness, perspicuity, clarity, lucidity, brightness. Ang kaháyag sang kapáwà. The clearness or brightness of light. Ang kahayág sang íya nga katarúngan--. The lucidity of his argument (reasoning)--. (see háyag, hayág).

Clearness, lucidity, etc. See kaháyag. Also: What is clearly shown or easily understood, intelligible, comprehensible, visible, manifest. Sa siníng dibúho makítà nínyo ang kahayágan sang ákon nga ginsilíng. You can see from this drawing what I mean to say. (see háyag, hayág, kaháyag).

A kind of fishing net. (see pókot, sálap, láya, sápyaw).

Sail, canvas, sheets; to set sail, hoist sails, provide with sails. Layági ang paráw. Hoist the sails on the outrigger. Iláyag iníng hénero. Use this cloth as a sail. Magláyag na kitá. Let us set sails. Linayágan níya ang lórtsa. He fitted out the lorcha with sails. Pinalayágan níya ang sakayán. He had sails provided for the boat.

The back of a knife, sword, bolo, etc.; to use or apply the back of a knife, etc. Layági (palayági) ang karabáw sang ímo binángon. Beat the buffalo with the back of your bolo. (see lapád).

To sail, set out or forge ahead under sail. Nagalayág ang sakayán sa mahínay nga húyup sang hángin. The boat is sailing before the gentle breeze.