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(H) A particle implying a possibility, hope, wish or desire for the future and regret for the past: Would, should, maybe, perhaps, peradventure, likely; it would be, it were, would to God that, let us hope; it would have been, might have been, etc. Maáyo kúntà kon-. It were well if--. Maumpawán pa man siá kúntà. He may recover yet; let us hope that he will recover. Maáyo kúntà kon amó inâ, ápang--. Dápat kúntà nga amó inâ, ápang--Would to God it were so, but--. Ay, matahúm gid kúntà kon ímo nabúhat inâ sádto ánay, ápang ánhon mo karón, kay walâ mo pagbuháta? Oh, it would have been so nice if you had done that in the past, but what can you do now, as you have not done it then? Malúyag akó kúntà magtámbong dídto. I would like to be present there. (see kuntánì, úntà, untánì, ráad, dáad).
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To be or get light or bright, to shine, brighten (intransitive). Nagapáwà na ang ádlaw. The sun is shining bright now. Napawáan kitá sang Pagtóo. We are (were) enlightened by faith. Ang kapáwa nga dáyon magpáwa úntà sa íla. May the eternal light shine upon them. (see síga, sánag, íwag, bánag, banáag, sílak).
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See úntà. Untánì maáyo gid kon--. It would be very good if--. It were well if--.
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See úntà. Untánì maáyo gid kon--. It would be very good if--. It were well if--.
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To wheeze, be short of breath. Kon mamuérsa ka sa paghákwat siníng bató, magaagúnta ka. If you exert yourself much in lifting this stone, you will gasp for breath.
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To do something slowly, step by step, in several stages or in successive parties. Nagaluntagón ang ámon paglakát. We walked quite slowly or our party broke up on the march into several bands.
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(Sp. apuntar) To aim at, to point out; to baste, tack, sew provisionally with long stitches. Apuntahá gid ánay kag tahión. Make a basting first and then sew. Figuratively: Ginaapuntahán siá sang ános. He is in the first stage of consumption.
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To baste, tack, to sew by hand with wide stitches previous to sewing by machine. Apuntahá ánay kag makinahón. Baste first and then machine. (see halóthot).
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See búngkol. Buntalá-bungkolá.
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A kind of grass whose fibre is used for hat-making, etc. Kálò nga búntal. A hat made of the fibre of buntal-grass.
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A place or side of a thing open to blows, thrusts, waves, etc. Ang buntalán sang subâ. The bank or side of a river where the current is swiftest. Ang buntalán sang sakayán. The side of a boat beaten against by the waves. The weather-side opposite the lee-side. (see búntal).
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(Sp. junta) Meeting, board; to hold a meeting. Naghúnta silá. They held a meeting. Ang húnta probinsyál. The Provincial Board. Húnta sang komérsyo. Board of Trade. (see típon, tinipóntípon, hubónhúbon, kasapulán, puodnánon, hubón, sang, palatikángan).
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etc. From kunút-to crease, wrinkle, fold, plait.