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To dig. Kalíha (kálya) ang dútà. Dig up the ground. Kalíhi (kályi) ang halígi. Dig up the ground around the post. Ikáli akó ánay sing kamóti. Please dig up for me some sweet potatoes.
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To dig, to dig out, make holes in the ground with any pointed instrument, as a báhì, tagád, sadól, etc. Bakhayá ang dútà, banáyan, etc. Dig the earth, dig out the banáyan-root, etc. Bakhayí akó sing banáyan. Dig out a banáyan-root for me. Iníng tagád ibákhay mo sa dútà. Use this iron-pointed dibble to dig up the earth with. (see káli, sadól, tubúng).
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To widen by digging, to dig away earth, etc. Bangbangán mo ang lúblub, agúd magsángkad ang dálan. Widen the hollow or narrow passage by digging, in order that the road may become broader. Ginbangbangán níla ang búhò, kay makitíd. They widened the hole in the ground, for it was too narrow. Ibángbang iníng tagád sa pángpang sang subâ. Make use of this iron-pointed dibble to dig away the earth from the river-bank. Ipabángbang iníng búhò. Get this hole widened. Ang mga kaminéro nagabángbang sang bakólod sa higád sang dálan. The road-menders are digging away the side of the hill near the road. (see bákhay, káli).
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See káli.
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Hole, cavity, grave, sepulchre; to excavate, dig-, scoop-, out earth, etc. Akó ang makáli, ikáw ang makótkot. I will do the digging and you will take out the earth. Imo kotkotón ang binayó sa lusóng, kay ákon pagatáphan. Scoop out the pounded rice from the mortar, for I am going to sift it. Kotkotá ang balás sa búhò. Take out the sand from the hole. (see káli, búhò, lulúbngan).
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Fifth.
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Fifth.
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Discordance, dissonance, flatness (of sounds, voices, music, etc.). (libágon).
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Occupation, task, business, work, preoccupation preventing one from attending to something else. May kalibángan pa akó. I have still some work to do-or-I am still occupied or busy. (see libáng).
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(B) The youngest (a younger) brother or sister; the last or youngest child of a family. Si Pédro amó ang íya anák nga kalibáynan. Peter is her youngest child. (see libáyon, kamanghóran, mánghud).
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Confusion, dizziness, perplexity, giddiness, vertigo. (libúg).
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See kalibúg. Also: Mixture as between Visayans and Negritos, Visayans and Europeans, etc.; Mestizo, half-breed, hybrid. Ang mga bumulúthò nga tumándok nagpakigáway sa mga bumulúthò nga katsílà kag kalibugán. The native students fought against the Spanish and half-caste students.
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World, earth, visible creation, universe; the world as opposed to moral and spiritual forces; reason, intelligence. Walâ na siá sing kalibútan. He is unconscious. (Literally: "There is no world for him"). Walâ siá sing kalibútan. He knows nothing. May kalibútan pa siá. He is still conscious. Ang lángit kag ang kalibútan. Heaven and earth. Dirí sa ibábaw siníng kalibútan--. Here on the face of the earth--. Ang kalibútan kag ang íya sinâ nga kadayáwan umalági man lang. The world and its vanities are but passing. (líbut).
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How is it possible to know, etc. See pamál-i, panghimál-i.
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Worldly, earthly, materialistic, sensuous, sensual. Ang mga táo nga kalibutánon. The worldly minded. Kalípay nga kalibutánon. Worldly or sensual pleasures.
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See kalíg-on. Also: Security, bond, bail, anything that makes for stability or freedom from danger and apprehension.