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Ripeness, maturity; mature, quite or fully ripe; to ripen, mature, be fully ripe, quite ripe (of fruit-stones, seeds, kernels, fruits with thick husks or pods, as nuts, peas, beans, etc., but not of mangoes, bananas, plums, etc.). Nagláyo na ang kamúnsil. The kamúnsil-seed has now become quite ripe. Manuláon ka na lang siníng mga balátong, índì mo pagpalayóhon. Gather these beans now, do not let them ripen (on the plant). (see gúlang, lútò).

(H) Remoteness, farness, great distance; to be remote, far off, distant, far away, far from. Naglayô sa simbáhan ang bág-o námon nga baláy, kay ginpatíndog námon sa umá. Our new home is far from the church, for we have built it on the farm. Nalayoán akó siníng minuró. This village appears to me to be far off. Layô ang Manílà, ápang layô pa gid ang Amérika. Manila is far away, but America is much farther still. (see malayô, kalayoón, pahilayô, etc.).

To be far, distant, etc. See hilayô, layô.

(H) To be or go far away, travel far. Nagpahilayô siá sa ákon. He went far away from me. Indì ka magpahilayô. Don't go far. Ipahilayô mo sa ímo mga bátà ang maláut nga mga balasahón. Remove far from your children bad reading matter. Ipahilayô mo siá sa ímo baláy. Send him far away from your home. Nagahilayóay ang íla bánwa. Their home-towns are far away one from the other. (see layô).

A kind of peas much cultivated for their nourishing qualities. The kadiós-peas are called "matámáta sang kágang", when they are just young and very tender, "kalánsan or nagakalánsan na", when they are full and ripe, "láyo", when they are very hard and dry and difficult to boil.

(H) Remoteness, distance, farness. (see layô).

Very ripe and full (of rice, corn, etc.); old, mature; to be very ripe, etc. Lángking na ang maís, humáy, etc. The corn, rice, etc. is quite ripe. Nalangkingán akó siníng tuíg sang ákon maís kag humáy. My corn and rice were this year very good, very ripe and full. Kulihút na ang pagpánggas sing maís, kay malapít na ang tingúlan kag dílì na maglángking. It is now too late to plant corn, for the rainy season is near and it will not become ripe and full. Metaphorically; Lángking nga táo. A clever, experienced, wise man. (see gúlang, tigúlang, láyo, sampáton, tínggas, etc.).

(H) Dim. and Freq. of layô.

(H) Far, far away, far off, a great or long way off, remote, far distant. (see layô).

(B) Far, far away, very distant, a long way off, remote; to be far away, etc. Ang Amérika nayók-náyok gid. America is very far away. Yádtong búkid nayóknáyok sa Ilóngílong. That mountain is a long way from Iloilo. Ang mga bánwa nga nanayóknáyok sa amínhan--. The towns situated in the far North (far to the North)--. (see manayóknáyok, layô, malayô).

(H) To let or make go far away, remove to a great distance; to go far away, retire, recede, withdraw to a far (safe) distance. Palayô (Magpalayô) ka dirí. Go (far) away from here. Palayoá (Ipalayô) siá sa ákon. Send him far away from me. Oh Ginóo, ipahilayô (ipalayô) mo sa ákon ang tanán nga mga kalalát-an. Oh Lord, remove far from me all evils. Nagpalayô siá sa dútà nga íya nataóhan. He went far away from his birthplace (from the place of his birth). (see layô, pahilayô).

(H) Material for building a house, building material. (see baláy, baláyan, balayán, balaláyan, balayón, tagbalayón).

(H) A pestle, especially one for a small mortar like almirés. (bayó; baráyo id.; see hál-o-the large pestle for pounding-rice).

(H) The fruit-stalk of the coconut-palm, betelnut, etc. (see barayóbay id.).

Domestic, domesticated, accustomed to live in a house, applied to domestic animals like cats, dogs, poultry, etc. Applied to persons it means one who is much attached to the house, living nearly always within and going out but rarely, home-loving, stay-at-home. (baláy).

A tree valued for the timber it yields.

Also: the drumstick tree.

(H) Cloth fit, suitable, or specially chosen, for making jackets or outer dresses. (báyò).

(H) Pl. form of dáyon. Nagdaláyon silá sa ákon baláy. They stayed at my home. Also adjective: Continuous, constant, persevering; always. Daláyon gid lang nagagáhud iníng mga bátà. These children are always so noisy. (dáyon).

(H) Residence, house, inn, hostel, hostelry, lodging-house, hotel, lodgings, any place where one can stay or remain for sometime. (see dáyon).