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Riddle, conundrum (pakót; see palaktónon, paratkónon). Also: to solve riddles, give each other riddles to solve. Nagapaktánon (nagapinaktánon) silá. They are giving each other riddles to solve, are playing at propounding riddles.

To open, untie, unfasten, solve-, loosen-, undo-, a knot, unbind, unlace. Hubáda (-ára) ang písì. Untie the string. Ginhúbad níya ang pinutús. He opened the parcel. Hubádi akó sang higót sang ákon sapín. Undo my shoe-strings or: unlace my boots. Ihúbad akó ánay sing isá ka binúgkos nga bungálon. Please loosen up a bundle of green fodder. Ihúbad iníng dágum sa hílo nga nagbalíghot. Use this needle to open the knotted thread with. Makahúbad ka siníng paktákon? Can you solve this riddle? (see huád, lubád).

(B) To guess, conjecture, divine, surmise, assume, suppose, believe. Latoá or lát-a kon anó ang binakál ko. Guess what I have bought. Makalatô ka kon anó ang áton tinóla sa panyága? Can you guess what our side-dish will be for dinner? Ginlatô níya ang paratkónon (paktákon) nga ginpalatô ko sa íya. He solved the riddle I had proposed to him for solution. (see pakót, lágpat, mái-om, sát-um).

To open, solve, translate, untie, undo, unbind, disjoin, disconnect, disentangle, loosen knots, etc.; to fade, said of colours. Lubará ang higót. Untie the string. Lubarí akó siníng balíghot-or-ilubád akó ánay siníng balíghot. Please, undo this knot for me. Lubarón mo ináng paktákon, kon makalubád ka (sinâ). Solve that riddle if you can. Ang katarúngan nga ginpaháyag ni Pédro ginlubád gid ni Páblo. The arguments adduced by Peter were refuted by Paul. Nalubarán siá sang iyá nga katarúngan. His reasons or proofs were refuted or gainsaid. Naglubád ang duág sang báyò mo. The colour of your jacket has faded. (see lúbdon, lúbdan-lubarón, lubarán).

A riddle. (see palákton, paktákon).

(B) Riddle. See paktákon.