abay [ábay] 1n Male or female wedding attendant; secondary sponsor; bridesmaid, groomsman or bestman (as of personal friends of the bride and groom). (sem. domains: 2.6.1 - Marriage.) 2vi To be a wedding attendant, secondary sponsor, bridesmaid, groomsman or bestman (as of female or male personal friends of the bride and groom). abay Nag-abay sida sa kasay ni Lita. She acted as a secondary sponsor for Lita’s wedding. (sem. domains: 2.6.1 - Marriage.)
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abay-an it ngayan [abáy-an it ngáyan] (comp. of baoy, ngayan₂) id To discredit, dishonor one's name or character; to lose one's good name or reputation. [lit: remove name] nawalan ng pangalan Nabay-an sida it ngayan tong nagpangayaki kag ida asawa. He felt dishonored when his wife committed adultery. (sem. domains: 4.3.2.1 - Despise someone, 3.5.1.8 - Criticize.)
abaya [abáya] 1n Late-comer (as of a nickname for somebody who is always late.) (sem. domains: 8.4.5.3.4 - Delay.) 2adj Late, delayed, postponed, held up, detained. huli Permi sidang abaya magbadar sa iwag. She’s always late in paying for the light. (sem. domains: 8.4.5.3.4 - Delay.) 3vt To delay, keep somebody late. Aabayahon sida nako sa ida trabaho. I will keep her from her work. Naabaya ako it pag-abot dahil nag-istoryahan pa kami it tong ako amiga. I was delayed in arriving because I was still chatting with my friend. sim: hawir₁ 1, ungan-ungan; Syn: atraso 1. (sem. domains: 8.4.5.3.4 - Delay.) der. maabaya
agubay [agúbay] vbt 1To put an arm around the shoulders of somebody when accompanying them (as of showing affection, care and guidance). samahán, sabayán Ging-agubayan ni Tony si Gloria papauli para hagto magpangrayaga. Tony accompanied Gloria going home so he could court her on the way. (sem. domains: 7.2.5 - Accompany, 4.4.4.2 - Show sympathy, support.) 2To support somebody financially, morally and spiritually (as of parents supporting children). (sem. domains: 6.8.3.1 - Give, donate, 3.4.1.4 - Interested.)
angal [ángal] vi To complain; to answer back, retaliate by words or actions. angal, reklamo Maramo kag nag-angal nak mga estudyante tong waya sindra gipabay-a it eksamen. Many students complained when they were not allowed to take the exam. Syn: sabat 1; syn: nguyob 1. (sem. domains: 3.5.1.8.5 - Complain.)
antábay [antábay] v To care for, assist, feed, support somebody (as of making the effort to care for a sick person). (sem. domains: 4.3.4.4 - Altruistic, selfless.)
atraso [atráso] 1n Slow (as of doing anything including paying debts). Syn: abaya 3. (sem. domains: 7.2.1.2.1 - Move slowly.) 2v To loiter, be slow, dilly-dally around. Inglapo si Cris it ida nanay dahil naatraso sa pagpauli nak nag-idamo pa. Cris was belted by his mother because he was loitering when going home because he stayed to play. (sem. domains: 7.2.1.2.1 - Move slowly.)
Aunhon pa kag hilamunon kung minatayey kag kabayo [Aúnhon pa kag hilamúnon kung minatayéy kag kabáyo] (comp. of uno₂, pa...ey, kung, minatay, kabayo) say Give help a person while they are alive because it's too late when they're dead! [lit: what- more -is-there-to-be-done-with the weeds if the horse is- already -dead (and can't eat them anymore)] aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo (sem. domains: 3.5.4.2 - Saying, proverb.)
babay [babáy] exp 1Bye bye; goodbye. (English) PC (sem. domains: 3.5.1.4.4 - Say farewell.) 2To say "bye bye"; to say "goodbye". (English) (sem. domains: 3.5.1.4.4 - Say farewell.)
babaylan [babáylan] n 1A person with spiritual powers who effects healing with traditional medicines. [They make offerings to the ancestors and perform various rituals to remove sickness from families and homes that are always ill. They do similar things before planting, harvesting and building a new house.] (sem. domains: 2.5.7.5 - Traditional medicine.) 2Religious ritual to appease spirits of the land, place; broundbreaking type. (sem. domains: 4.9.4.1 - Sorcery.)
bada [bádà] vt 1To give up, stop doing something. napabayaan, hinayaan Ingpabad-an sida’t ida asawa pag-anak dahil ingnerbyos sida. Her husband ignored her when she gave birth because he was so nervous. Pabad-e yangey sida mag-ininom. You just leave him to drink as long as he wishes. Ingtakaw kag amo manok dahil napabada-an namo it pagkandado kag kulungan. Our chicken was stolen because we neglected to lock the chicken coop. (sem. domains: 4.3.3.3 - Abandon.) 2To be deserted, abandoned by one's spouse or parents. (sem. domains: 4.3.3.3 - Abandon.) 3To miss a vehicle; to be left behind by somebody or something (as of a vehicle being early or somebody being too late to catch it). iniwanan, naiwasan Nagbada sida it pagsigarilyo kag nagkasakitey sida. She stopped smoking when she already got sick. Badaey ikaw gikaydo, busog pa ako. Never mind about cooking, I’m still full. Badaey magrayagan sa suyor! Stop running inside. Nabadaan ako it dyip dahil nagkakatuyog pa. I was left behind (i.e. missed) by the jeep because I was still sleeping. Ingbadaan ako it dyip dahil karugay ako mag-ilis. I was left behind by the jeep because I took so long to dress. (sem. domains: 7.2.4 - Travel, 5.9 - Live, stay.) comp. bada pang , comp. badaey , comp. pabad-ey! , der. pabada
baoy [ba-óy] (dial. var. buoy₁) 1v To get something. kuha Imbaoy nida kag kaldero sa aparador. She removed the pot from the cupboard. (sem. domains: 7.3.3.1 - Take something from somewhere.) 2v To take, remove something from somewhere. (sem. domains: 7.3.3.1 - Take something from somewhere.) 3n A catch of fish. (sem. domains: 6.4.5 - Fishing.) 4v To catch fish (as of getting fish by any method of fishing). (sem. domains: 6.4.5 - Fishing.) 5v To take a course of study, subject; to take, sit for an exam, test; to get, achieve a certain grade, mark in an exam. nakakuha Nakabaoy ako it 96% sa amo eksam. I got a 96% on our exam. (sem. domains: 3.2.2.3 - Evaluate, test, 3.2.2.1 - Study.) 6v To choose, select, hire for a job or certain purpose (as of getting a job). nakuha, natanggap Abang sadya si Arlene dahil nabaoy sida sa trabaho. Arlene is very happy because she was hired. Abay-on kuno kami nak maging ninang sa kasay ninra. They said that they’ll chose us to be sponsors for their wedding. (sem. domains: 6.1.1 - Worker, 3.3.1.2 - Choose.) 7v To remove, fire from a job. (sem. domains: 7.3.3.1 - Take something from somewhere, 6.1.5 - Unemployed, not working.) 8v To get rid of a bad physical sensation; to be cured of a sickness; to have pain, sickness go away (as of resulting in a positive situation). naalis Nabaoy kag ako sagnat it tong buyong. I recovered from my fever because of the medicine. (sem. domains: 2.5.1.1 - Recover from sickness.) 9v To get the point of something; to understand, catch on to what somebody is talking about; to know somebody’s thoughts intuitively; to be inspired by an idea from somebody. nakuha Nagbaoy ako it ideya sa libro. I got the idea from the book. Nabaoy baga nimo kag ida intrimis? Did you get his joke? Nabaoy ni Jesus ka inra isip. Jesus know their thoughts. (sem. domains: 3.2.1.6 - Instinct, 3.2.4 - Understand.) comp. abay-an it ngayan , comp. ingba-oy it Dios , comp. nabaoy ka isip , comp. nabay-an it hingab , comp. nabay-an sida it ngayan , comp. nabay-aney , der. bay-unon₁ , der. bay-unon₂ , der. baya , der. gingbabay-an , der. mansigbaoy , der. pangbaoy
bayaka [bayáka] vbt To be concerned, worried about somebody (usually in an active way by doing something to help somebody). alala Nagkabayaka ako sa mga nagugutom, kada nagpanao ako’t bugas ag sardinas. I was concerned for those hungry ones so I gave out rice and sardines. syn: malasakit. (sem. domains: 3.4.2.4.1 - Worried.) der. pagkabayaka
baybay [báybay] 1n Sand. (sem. domains: 1.2.2.1 - Soil, dirt, 1.3.1.5 - Island, shore.) 2n Beach, shore, shoreline, seashore. (sem. domains: 1.3.1.5 - Island, shore.) 3vi To have a thing get sand in it (as of one's eyes). buhángin Nabaybayan kag ida mata pagrayan it ipo-ipo. He got a piece of sand in his eye when the whirlwind passed by. (sem. domains: 1.3.1.5 - Island, shore, 2.5.3 - Injure.) der. pabaybay , der. pamaybayan
baydo [báydo] vt To exchange, swap, barter one thing with another (as of in physical, financial or spiritual exchanges). palít Nagbayduhan sinra it ticket sa bapor. They exchange tickets for the ship. Nagbaydo ray kag abot it eroplano. The schedule for the airplanes arrival has again changed. Pwede baga nak ibaydo kag isra sa bugas? Can the fish be exchanged for rice? Abayduhan nako it manok kinang imo tiyo. I’ll exchange a chicken for your puppy. Ingbayduhan kag ida rungan it mga ingkanto. Her spirit was exchanged for that of the evil spirits. syn: tagaylo. (sem. domains: 6.8.4.9 - Exchange, trade.) comp. bayduhan kita , der. ibaydo , der. kabaydo
bayon [báyon] 1n The food, money to buy food that is taken on a journey or to school etc. (as of a packed lunch or lunch money). (sem. domains: 5.2.2.2 - Meal.) 2vt To bring food, money to buy food on a journey or when going to school etc.. baunin Mabayon baga kita kung mapa-Manila? Should we bring food along when we go to Manila? Nagbabayon si Cy it mani pag nagtatrabaho. Cy eats peanuts while working. (sem. domains: 5.2.2.2 - Meal.) 3vt Provisions, money for one's future (as of when moving to another place to live work, go to school). (sem. domains: 5.2 - Food, 6.8.1.1 - Own, possess.) 4vt To have provisions, money for one's future (as of when moving to another place to live work, go to school). (sem. domains: 5.2 - Food, 6.8.1.1 - Own, possess.) der. pabayon₁ , der. pabayon₂
bestida [bestída] (der. of besti) 1n Good clothes; best dress; nice, stylish outfit for women (as for going to church or a special event). (sem. domains: 5.3.2 - Women's clothing, 5.3.4 - Clothes for special occasions.) 2v To wear a good dress. bestida, damit Nagbestida yang sida pagabay sa kasay. She just wore a dress when she acted as attendant at a wedding. (sem. domains: 5.3.2 - Women's clothing, 5.3.7 - Wear clothing, 5.3.4 - Clothes for special occasions.)
bigo [bigô] v To fail, let somebody down (as of ending a romance or failing somebody in business). bigo Ingbigo ako nida sa ida promisa. She failed me in her promise. Kabay pang indi nimo ako gibiguon it imo bulig. I hope you won’t fail me with your help. (sem. domains: 3.4.2.1.6 - Upset.) comp. nabigo ruto sa ida nobya , der. kabiguan
bitin₁ [bítin] 1v To hang something from one point (as of Christmas decorations, bunch of bananas or a slaughtered animal). pabiling, bitin, sabit Nagbitin sida it abitan sa suyor. She hang up the baby hammock inside. Ibitin anay nimo kag regalo sa krismas tree. Please hang the gift on the Christmas tree. Ingbitin nida kag manok kada namatay. She hung up the chicken (by its legs) so it died. Ibitin it huwág kag nakabiling nak basket. Hang up the hanging basket by the rattan. Ibitin kag higot it batag. Hang up the bananas by the tie. (sem. domains: 7.3.2.4.1 - Hang.) 2sta (fig) To be curtailed, cut short, left hanging, suspended (as of an activity e.g. sleep, speech or a party). Nahangit ka mga anak dahil nabitin ka inra pabayli. The children were mad because their dance was cut short. (sem. domains: 8.4.6.1.2 - Stop something.) comp. pabitin sa krismas tri , der. bitin₃ , der. bitinan , der. ibitin , der. pabitin
bukoy₃ [búkoy] 1adj Riding, entering, getting something for free (refers to free riders on a jeep or entering the movies for nothing etc.). (colloquial among men) (sem. domains: 6.8.4.3.3 - Free of charge.) 2v To ride, enter, get for free (refers to free riders on a jeep or entering the movies for nothing etc.). (colloquial among men) hindi nagbabayad, malibre nang sakay Mabukoy yang ako isag pabanwa agor wayaey ako it pagpamasahe. I’ll just hitch a free ride to town later so I won’t have to pay the fare. (sem. domains: 6.8.4.3.3 - Free of charge.)
daga [dágà] v To offer a sacrifice of blood (from a killed bird, animal or person) to evil spirits. daga Tawo kag idaga sa tuláy para magtibay. Humans are sacrificed for bridges so that they’ll be strong. Imbabayduhan kag duta it mga hadop sa mga bantay nak mga ingkanto parayan sa pagdaga. Land is exchanged for animals with the guardian spirits by means of sacrificing blood. [A blood sacrifice is made and buried in the hole of the first corner post, pilow which will be put up for a building. The bigger the structure the bigger the sacrifice e.g. a huge bridge takes human sacrifice (virgin), a pier takes an animal (pig, carabao), a house takes a bird (white rooster).] (sem. domains: 4.9.5.5 - Offering, sacrifice.) der. idaga , der. inugpadaga , der. ipadaga , der. manugpadaga , der. padaga , der. pagdaga , der. pagpadaga
