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purba₂ [púrba] 11.1vi To try; attempt. Nagpurba ako magdrayb it dyip. I tried to drive a jeep. 1.2vt To try; attempt. subok Ingpurbahan namo it yuto kag mayagkit. We tried to cook the sticky rice. 22.1vt To test try something with somebody; to test somebody to find out their character, ability or limits. Apapurbahan nako sa mga tawo kag ako translation kung tamaey. I will test my translation with people to see if its correct. Apurbahan it nanay it palayas it ida anak agor mahadlok magliwat. The mother will try the running off of her child to scare him into not repeating it. Ingpurbahan si Job it Ginoo kung hariin kutob kag ida pagsalig sa Ginoo Job was tried by God to see the extent of his faith.

naghuyat it lagay [naghúyat it lagáy] (comp. of huyat, lagay) v Took, required, expected a bribe (as of an expression for active solicitation). [lit: waited-for a bribe] hintay nang lagay Karamong pulis sa Maynila nak naghuhuyat it lagay para indi ninrag rakpon kag nakasalang mga drayber. There are many policeman in Manila who take bribes so that the drivers who do something wrong won’t be arrested. (sem. domains: 6.8.9.5 - Bribe, 7.2.7.3 - Wait.)

kumpas₁ [kúmpas] v To wave something about in any direction. Waya naintindihi it tong drayber kag kumpas it tong konduktor kada nabangga sinra. The driver didn’t understand that conductor’s waving something so they crashed. (sem. domains: 3.5.6.2 - Point at.)

drayber [dráyber] (der. of drayb) n Driver of a car, truck or bus. tsuper (sem. domains: 7.2.4.1.1 - Vehicle, 6.1.1.1 - Expert.)

drayb [drayb] v To drive a car, truck or bus. (sem. domains: 7.2.4.1.1 - Vehicle, 6.6 - Occupation.) der. drayber