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Pierced, destroyed with a pointed instrument (of eyes). Lusók ang íya nga matá. His eye is destroyed (due to having been pierced by a pointed instrument).
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Wide, broad, extensive, expanded, large, vast, ample, spacious, wide-spread; free from narrowness or bigotry; covetous, greedy, avid. Malápad ang íya nga palangúmhan. He has a large farm. Malápad siá sing panghunâhúnà. He is broad-minded, liberal-minded. Malápad siá sing matá. He is covetous, greedy, ambitious. (see lápad, maálway, mahanáhay).
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Something in sight, at hand, something that turns up, ready for use, way of earning a livelihood. Walâ siá sing mát-an kag sáp-an. There is (was) nothing (no means, work, help, etc.) in sight for his need and he has (had) nowhere to go to for shelter or protection. (see matá, palangitán-an, paaliwánsan, dalángpan, aláypan, pangítà).
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From matá. See máthan id.
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Dim. of matá-eye. Also: the thin membrane surrounding maize-kernels near the part attached to the cob; the eye, bud, shoot (of a plant or tuber).
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For matahán from matá. See mát-an id.
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(H) To open (the eyes). Muklatá ang ímo mga matá. Open your eyes. Muklatí siá sang ímo mga matá. Look at him with open eyes. Mamúklat gid kunína ang íla mga matá. After some time they will have their eyes opened i.e. they will understand.
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To warp, bend, distort, contort, buckle, screw, deform, crush, pull out of shape, wrench out of shape, turn or twist out of the regular shape. Pabigongá ang kálò mo, agúd índì masiláwan sang ádlaw ang ímo mga matá. Turn down the brim of your hat, so that your eyes may not be dazzled by the sun. Sín-o ang nagpabigóng siníng sin? Who has bent this sheet of zinc? Ginpabigóng sang ádlaw ang bág-o nga tápì. The new plank was warped by the heat of the sun. (pa, bigóng).
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To turn up one's eyes, so as to show the white of the eyes. Nagapadorós siá sang íya mga matá. He is turning up his eyes. Indì mo pagpadorosón ang ímo mga matá. Don't turn up your eyes. Padorosí siá sang ímo mga matá sa pagpáhug sa íya. Turn up your eyes at him, in order to intimidate him or make him afraid. Nagpadorós lang siá sang íya mga matá kag nabúgtò ang íya ginháwa. He just turned up his eyes and breathed his last. (pa, dorós).
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To be nearly closed or only half-open (of eyes), to see but little, have a dim eyesight. Nagapalamílot ang íya mga matá. His eyes are nearly closed. He sees but little. He can hardly open his eyes.
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Having prominent or protruding eyelids. Palók siá sing matá. He has protruding eyelids. (see parók).
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Freq. of matá-the eye; to wake, awake, etc. Also: Form, shape, colour, of one's eyes; the expression of the eyes. Matalúm ang íya pangmatá. Matalúm siá sing pangmatá. He has sharp eyes. His look is penetrating. Malúya na ang íya pangmatá. His eyesight is now weak. (see pamatá).
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To redden, make red; look at with blood-shot eyes. Ginpapulahán akó níya sang íya mga matá. He looked at me with (turned on me his) angry, blood-shot eyes. (see pulá).
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Caus. of síga-to shine, give light, etc. Ginpasigáhan akó níya sang íya mga matá. He looked at me with shining eyes.
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From pilóng, piróng-to close. Napídngan siá sang íya mga matá. His eyes were closed.
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To stick together, adhere to, be stuck together by some viscous substance. Ang ákon mga túdlò nagapíkat sa tagók sang lángkà. My fingers are stuck or glued together by the juice of the jack-fruit. Nagapíkat ang matá ko sang múrì. My eye is sticky with mucus.