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An insertion; a stripe or streak, something put in between; to stripe or streak, to put in between. Ang pugáwa nga maitúm bal-otí sing madalág. Put some yellow stripes into the black woof. Bal-otón mo ang pulá, putî, kag dalág sa ímo paghabúl. Weave into the cloth at regular intervals red, white and yellow stripes. Ibál-ot ang itúm sa putî. Put black streaks into the white cloth or put in alternate stripes of black and white. (see gúray sámay).
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(H) To twist or double threads, especially threads of different colour. Bilíka ang bunáng nga maputî kag mapulá. Twist the white and the red yarn together. Bilíki akó sing bunáng nga maputî kag maitúm nga hústo sa isá ka báyò. Double white and black yarn sufficient for a jacket for me. Binílik nga báyò. A jacket made of doubled threads in various colours. (bírik id.).
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Faded, having lost its colour. Nagbúdhaw sa támà nga búnak ang íya báyò nga maitúm. On account of too much washing his black jacket faded. Binúdhaw na ang íya sáya nga mapulá sádto. Her skirt that was red before has now faded.
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A dark cloud, shadow; phantom, anything the presence of which intimidates or inspires fear; to pursue, follow or be present at (ready to take sides or interfere), dispirit, discourage, daunt, check. Walâ silá makamáy-om nga sa malayô nagapaháyag na ang maitúm nga dámpug sang kalisúd. They could not guess that in the distance a dark cloud of impending trouble was appearing. Nagdámpug siá sa íla nga pagsúay, pakigáway, etc. He was present (and acted as a check) on their quarrelling, fighting, etc. Dampugí silá. Go after them. Pursue them. Be present at their meeting (in order to daunt them, interfere if necessary, etc.). (see gál-um, pangánod, túgpa, támbong, lagás, páhug).
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Brindled, brinded, brown-and-black spotted, with patches of brown intermingled with patches of a darker colour; to be or become brown-and-black spotted. Naggábhay galî ang báboy nga sádto maitúm. So, the pig that formerly was black has become brown-and-black.
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(H) Face, facial expression, mien, visage, countenance; aspect; cheek; audacity, temerity, shame. Ang íya guyá maitúm. His face is black. Kon magkádlaw siá ang duhá níya ka písngi nagapakítà sang magtímbang nga yupúk sang íya guyá nga makawiwíli tulúkon. When she smiles her two cheeks dimple in a way pleasant to look upon. Si Fuláno may guyá sa pagbutángbútang sa íya sa likód kag waláy guyá sa pagutís sa íya sa atubángan. N.N. has the face to slander him behind his back and is not ashamed to flatter him in his presence. (see pangguyáhon, nawóng, uyahón, guyahón).
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Dark-coloured, brown, blackish, of the colour of ripe (brown) beans. Hurágon siá sing pamánit. He is dark-skinned, swarthy. (see mailóm, maitúm, kayumánggì).
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A prefix of very wide use in the formation of abstract and collective nouns as well as of an exclamatory superlative which nearly corresponds in meaning to the English "How--!" e.g. álam-kaálam (wisdom, learning); písan-kapísan (diligence, application); píntas-kapíntas (cruelty); ángot-kaangtánan (connection); lábut-kalabtánan (participation, implication); uyáng-kahinguyángan (outlay, expenditure); bátà-kabatáan (childhood; children); baláy-kabalayán (houses, collection of houses); támad-katámad sa ímo! How lazy you are! Dásig-kadásig siníng kabáyo! How swiftly this horse runs! gáhud, galúng-kagáhud kag kagalúng sináng mga bátà! Oh, the noisiness and boisterousness of those children! lisúd-ay, kalisúd! Oh, what a heavy cross! After superlative adverbs like lakás, lám-ag, dúro, masyádo, támà, túman, etc. "ka" is either prefixed to the adjectives or takes the place of ma-, e.g. Dalók-greedy. Lakás kadalók. Very greedy. Layâ-dry. Masyádo kalayâ. Very dry. Maitúm-black. Lám-ag kaitúm. Very black. Madálum-deep. Dúro kadálum. Very deep. Matámbok-fat. Támà katámbok. Very fat. Dakû-large. Túman kadakû. Very large, etc.
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Cicada, cicala; grass hopper, cricket. Ang kíkik nga maitúm nagahuní sa gáb-i, ang maputî sa ikapúlò ka táknà sa ága, ang borók sa kaagáhon. The black cicada chirps at night, the white one at ten o'clock in the morning and the speckled one early in the morning.
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Dark, black (of boots, etc.); dark green, luscious (of leaves, etc.); to be black, luscious, etc. Ang humáy nagalágtom na, kay naulanán. The rice is growing well now (is dark green), for it has had rain. Nalagtomán akó siníng mga tanúm. These plants look luscious to me, appear to me to be in a very flourishing condition. Kon magbakál ka sing panápton nga maitúm, pilíon mo ang malágtom, índì ang mabúdhaw. If you buy black clothes, choose very black ones and not such as are a rusty black. (see dulúm, itúm).
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Dark, swarthy, dusky, dun, brown, blackish. (see maitúm, kayománggì, alimbúyug, ilóm).
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Rough, difficult of passage; not easy to swallow. Masápnot ang kán-on nga maitúm, labí na gid, kon walâ sing tinóla. Black rice is difficult to swallow, especially, if there is no side-dish with sauce. Masápnot iníng dálan sa paggúyud, sing kawáyan. This road is difficult to get through when hauling bamboo. (sápnot).
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To be or become black, dark, etc. See nitónitó. (see maitúm, itúm, ilúm, mailúm, mangitóngitó).
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An upper garment, a garment worn over another; to put on an additional garment. Magóslob ka lang sang bág-o mo nga delárgo-or-ióslob lang ang bág-o mo nga delárgo. Just put on your new pair of trousers over the ones you have on. Ginoslobán níya ang maitúm nga delárgo sing maputî. He put on a pair of white trousers over the black ones.
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An upper garment, a garment worn over another; to put on an additional garment. Magóslob ka lang sang bág-o mo nga delárgo-or-ióslob lang ang bág-o mo nga delárgo. Just put on your new pair of trousers over the ones you have on. Ginoslobán níya ang maitúm nga delárgo sing maputî. He put on a pair of white trousers over the black ones.
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To belch forth, spirt out, spit out, emit jets of. Ang amó nga bolkán kon kaisá nagapúlway sing maitúm kag madámol nga asó sa íya bábà. That volcano at times belches forth (vomits, spews) dark and dense smoke from the crater. (see úlway).
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Fit, proper, suitable, adapted, apt, pertinent, idoneous, apposite, harmonious, deft; indefinite, double-edged, cutting both ways, ambiguous. Ang duág nga líla saliagúm, kay ángay sa maputî kag ángay man sa maitúm. Lilac (colour) is apposite, for it goes well with white and also with black. Si Fuláno saliagúm, kay maálam magpangúma kag maálam man magpamánwa. N.N. is a deft man, for he knows how to till the soil as well as how to take part in the administrative affairs of the town.