Search result(s) - tágum

Indigo plant, indigo, indigo blue. (see anyíl).

Dye; to dye, stain, colour, steep in colour (particularly in indigo blue). (see lúgum).

See tagúm-a-soft, loose, etc.

Soft, loose, not hard, good for farming (of soil); to be or become soft, etc. Tagúm-a iníng dútà. This soil is soft, is good for farming. Nagtagúm-a na ang ákon talámnan, kay nadáro sing makadámù. The soil of my rice-land is now quite soft, because it has been ploughed over many times. (see hómok, húmok, lúm-ok, yúm-ok, hábok).

(B) What is to be-, should be-, steeped in tágum (indigo).

A dark or blackish dye, dark-hued colouring matter; to soak or steep in such a dye, to tinge or imbue with a dark colour. Ang túbì nga íla ginainúm daw sa walâ sing tínà, kay maputî silá sing pamánit. The water they drink seems to contain no black colouring matter, for they are white of skin. (see tinínà, tágum, lúgum, etc.).

Fog, mist, cloud; darkness. (see ámbon, alopóop, gál-um, pangánod, dámpug).

On the point-, on the threshold-, of death, near or approaching death, in a dying condition. Tagumatáyon (Nagatagumatáyon) na siá. He is in a dying condition. He will soon die. (see patáy, matáy, kamatáyon, himatayón).

Fog, mist, vapour, cloud; to be foggy, misty, etc. (see ámbon, alopóop, gál-um, pangánod).

(Sp. ayuda, ayudar) Help, aid, succour, assistance; enema, clyster; to help, assist; to administer an enema. Ayudahí siá. Help him. Ginaayudahán níya ang tagumatáyon. She is assisting the dying person (by saying the prayers for the dying, etc.). Notice the accent in the following: Ayudáhi siá. Administer him an enema. (see búlig, tábang, agubáy, kalíya, labatíba).

(Sp. grave) Grave, serious, dangerous, mortal, fatal, deadly, critical. Ang masakít grábe na. The sick person-is now seriously ill,-is in danger of death. (see sugúng, mabúg-at, tagumatáyon).

Dead, killed, deceased, demised, departed, defunct, lifeless, said of any living organism; gone out, stopped, not functioning (of lamps, fire, clocks, machines, etc.); to cause death, to kill, put to death, take (a man's) life, slay, murder, slaughter, massacre, do or make away with, put an end to, despatch. Dúgay na nga patáy siá. He is dead a long time. He died long ago. Patáy na ang kaláyo. The fire has gone out. Patáy na ang motór. The motor does not go (is not working) any more. Pátya siá. Kill him. Indì ka magpatáy. Thou shalt not kill. Sín-o ang nagpatáy sa íya? Who killed him? Pátya ang sugâ. Put out the lamp (light). Napatáy siá nga walâ na maabúti sang manugbúlung. He died before the doctor (physician) could reach him. Pinatáy (Ginpatáy) siá sang mga buyóng. He was murdered (killed) by the robbers. Yanáng baláy napátyan sing makaduhá sa sulúd sang isá ka búlan. Within a month two persons died in that house. Ipatáy akó ánay siníng haló. Please kill this iguana for me. (see kamátay, matáy, kamatáyon, tagumatáyon, himatayón, panginmatáy, minatáy, húy-od, múy-od, músduk, paalumátay, namátyan).

To hover between life and death, be on the point of dying. Ginasawâsawaán na si Fuláno. N.N. is at present hovering between life and death. (see tagumatáyon).

The last gasp, death agony, death-rattle; to breathe one's last, be in the last (death) agony, be gasping one's last, be at the last gasp, to agonize, heave one's last sigh. Nagatingâ na siá. He is now breathing his last. He is in the throes (pangs) of death. (see tagumatáyon).