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abiso1archarchaic1.1nPublic notice; announcement.1.2viTo announce something publicly; to disseminate news; to inform, let people know about something.Nagabiso tang Kapitan ong barangay nga ong damal may komabot ang doktor.The Barangay Captain announced the news to the barangay that a doctor is arriving tomorrow.ov. syn.anonsio 1.2bando 1.1patako 1
abito1nA long sash, worn like a belt.
aboat111.1nLength.May paod ono ang kiminabot. Telekan ta tang kāboat na.They say some nipa palm shingles have arrived. Let's go see how long they are (lit. their length).Monopa kāboat tang potolon tani ong ayo?How much length will I cut off here from the wood?1.2nThe lengthwise direction of something.Gereten mo tang abel ong kāboatan na belag ta ong kala-bangan na.Cut the cloth along its length, not across the width.1.3adjLong.Ang kalioliot ang binakal na ay māboat ong yen.The pants she bought are long on me.Antdipot 11.4vtTo lengthen something, make something long; to cause or allow something to become, grow long.Agpāboateno ra tang boao mandian.I'm letting my hair grow long now.Balampa aloyana tang Dios ang pāboaten na pa tang kaboi mo.May God bless you and make your life long.rel. wrd.māboat 1.1Pāboaten mo tang apen mo.1say.
aboat21nArea uphill a little way, away from the beach or main road.Ang balay nira ay don ong aboat. Their house is uphill there a little way. ov. syn.takat 2.3
abog-abog1vtFor a chicken to lay her eggs scattered around, here and there, not in the nest.Ang mano mga aggabog-abogon na tang ki-yoy na, anda enged ay maboto.If a chicken is laying its eggs scattered all around, none of them will hatch.ov. syn.watak-watak 12Figuratively, for a young man to scatter his sperm all around by being promiscuous.Indi ra mabdet tenged asing soltiros pa inabog-abog na ra.He can't get his wife pregnant because when he was a young man he already scattered his sperm all around. rel. wrd.sarak 1.2
abogado1nLawyer; attorney.Sinopay kinomit mong abogado para ong kaso mo?Who did you get as a lawyer for your case?
abokado1nAvocado.Masabor tang abokado mga remeken oman samporan ta asokar may gatas.Avocadoes are delicious when they are mashed and then mixed with sugar and milk.
abol11.1adjDull, as of a blade.Baiden mo kay tang gedo, doro rag kābol. Please sharpen my bolo, it is already very dull. 1.2vtTo make a blade dull by misusing it.Indi kay abolon mo tang gonsingo!Please don't make my scissors dull! Antmatarem 1rel. wrd.mabol 1.1
aboloy11.1nFood or money donated or given to a family who has just lost their house or lost a loved one.1.2vtTo donate, give money or food to the bereaved; to use something as a gift to the bereaved.Tomabango ra lamang ang magobra, anday māboloyo.I'll just help with the work since I don't have anything to give to the bereaved. syndolo1 1.2rel. wrd.bolontad 1tabang 1
a-bonunspec. var.ga-bon1vstatTo have an asthmatic attack.Pirmiang pandelep, animan sia mandian ga-bona si.You are always out swimming, that's why you're having an asthmatic attack again.India ra kay magkayam tang kosi, sia a-bona si.Please don't play with the cat, if you do you will have another asthma attack. rel. wrd.angang 1apo 2.2kapoy 1
abonadoder. ofabono2The person who is responsible to make up the difference that is lacking in cost or payment.
abondavar.abonansia1adjAbundant; plentiful; a person who is generous, who gives to others abundantly.Ong timpo mandian dorog kābonda tang ponsi.During this season bananas are very abundant. Abonda tang taw ang asia, indi matakong magispot.That person is generous, he doesn't know how to be stingy.Antispot 1korang 1ov. syn.bastanti 1.1eben-eben 1.1konsoilo 1.1sagsag 1.1Antmakiki 1.1ngilin 1.2rel. wrd.koripot 1.2pagosto 1
abono11nFertilizer.
abono21vtTo add money in order to make up the difference in what is still lacking; to pay a person's debt with the understanding that they will pay you back later; to use an amount of money against a debt in order to reduce it.Yo ra lamang tang magabono mga may korang ong pekel mo ong ni Dodoy.I'll be the one to make up the difference if what you are sending to Dodoy is lacking.Ang otango ong tsianggi abonoan mo kang lagi, bayadano ka mga may koartao da.Please pay my debt at the small variety store now, and I'll pay you for it when I have the money.Yabono mo kay nani ong otango ong nio.Use this against my debt to you.abonadoder.nSi Maria pirming galogi ong tinda nang pabanglo, animan pirmi tanandiang abonado. Maria is always losing money with the perfume she sells, so she's always the one making up the difference in the payments.Mga may korang tang koartang agboyotan tang tisoriro, abonado tanandia.If the money being held by the treasurer is less than it should be, he's the one responsible to make up the difference.
abosador1nTroublemaker.Ang taw ang abosador pirming gaita ta kasoay na.A trouble maker always meets his enemy.ov. syn.barombado 1.1
aboso11.1viTo create a disturbance, often using insulting language or cursing.India magaboso tarin ong iskoilan tenged may klasi.Don't create a disturbance here at the school because there is a class in session.ov. syn.gamo 1.3kabos 1.21.2vi., vtTo take advantage of someone; to abuse someone's trust or kindness.Nagaboso ra tanandia ong pagtakaw tang koartao tenged ong sobrang pagtaligo ong nandia.He took advantage by stealing my money because I had too much trust in him.ov. syn.samantala 1.1ov. syn.barombado 1.2lepet 1.1
abri11.1vtTo open something, such as a door, window, bottle, container, etc.Inabrian na tang talamban para manōrong tanandia.He opened the window in order to look out.Antsada 1.2sirado 1.1ov. syn.boka 1bo-kad 1.11.2statOpen, left open.Mga kaldaw gābrian tang portan tang simban.During the day the door of the church is left open. 1.3statOpen.Onopa, mga labi abirto tang talamban mi?At night are your windows open? Antsirado 1.1ov. syn.abirto 1.1synboka 1.1
abri tang kalima11adjGenerous (lit. open handed).
abri tang kalima2id. ofkalimaGenerous (lit. open handed).
abridor1nCan or bottle opener.
Abril1prop. nApril.
absoilto1viFor a person or their case to be absolved or acquitted of guilt in a court of law.Ang kaso nang namatay nābsoilto ra.His murder case has been acquitted.
adal11.1vi., vtTo attend, go to school or college; to study a specific course; to learn something.Pagsinti si Ana tenged indi mapagadal. Ana is feeling bad because she won't be able to go to college.Pagadalo pa lamang pagbitala ta Agutaynen.I'm still just learning to speak Agutaynen.Onopay adalan mo don ong Manila?What will you study there in Manila?Midio anday nādalan na ong maistra na.It seems he hasn't learned anything from his teacher.1.2vtTo support a student financially in school or college.Mga anday magpādal ong nio, anday doma mangoma ra lamang.If there's no one to support you in school, that's it, you will just have to farm.ov. syn.alalay 11.3nClasses to attend; a lesson learned from something.Anday adal mo mandian?Don't you have any classes to attend today?Ang palimbawa ay tatang istoria ig may adal ang makomit ta atan.A parable is a story and it has a lesson that we can get from it.rel. wrd.liksion 1.2toldok2 1.2rel. wrd.liksion 1.2sigam 1.1toldok2 1.2
adalemadalémunspec. var.ma-lem11.1adjDeep.Mga adalem tang talsi, masabor ang mandelep.When the ocean is deep, it's refreshing to go swimming.Ang wi ang aggalian nira ay doro kadalem. The well they are digging is very deep. Antdibabaw2 1.11.2nDepth.1.3viTo go down deep, to the bottom.Mga māyag tang bolan, indi agpalaod tang manigyan tenged agpādalem tang mga yan.When the moon is bright, fishermen don't go out to sea because the fish go down to the bottom. Antpata-paw1.4viTo stay underwater holding one's breath.Pa-leman tanira don ong adalem.They are seeing who can stay underwater the longest.1.5adjTo be able to stay underwater for a long time, holding one's breath.Ang molang na ka ma-lem tenged maosay ang magepeng.That child is able to stay underwater for a long time because he is skilled in diving. 1.6vtTo make a hole deep.Pādalemen mo tang alian mong galoang tang kasilias para maboay ang gamiten.Make the large hole you are digging for your outhouse deep so it can be used for a long time.1.7n., locAt the bottom of something; under, underneath something.Ang mga asokar ang binakalo asia ong adalem tang karton.The sugar I bought is there at the bottom of the box.Tinaloko tang koartao ong adalem tang moalao.I hid my money underneath my pillow.Antdibabaw1 1ta-paw 1.1ov. syn.idalem 1.1kadadálmander.nOng ari pa gampir tang kadadalman tang talsi?Where is the deepest part of the ocean?