ambow 1n Any kind of rodent, from the largest woodchuck like marmot to various kinds of rats and mice. Ka dii to baloy no ambow, konò ogtatabunan su diò baloy oghimu to salag dan. The rodent which lives here in the house does not make a mound [living quarters] because they make a nest in the house. [A rabbit is also called an ambow because it is recognized as a rodent as is the takubung "marmot" which is similar to the woodchuck.] spec: takubung. 2deriv n The game “rat”. Ka mgo batò koy pad, ogpaligli-agoy koy dongan no ogkagian noy to, “Oghimu ki to ambow-ambow no ogtigbason noy to bolad noy ka bakalawan to duma noy.” When we were still children, we played with each other long ago and we said, “Let's make make-believe rats, and so we will strike the upper arms of our companions.” [The children form groups and take turns striking the other's upper arms. The welt formed is called an ambow “rat” which they say ran up the person's arm and will get in their armpit.] 2.1v To play the make-believe game “rat”. Ko ogkatigbas on no ogkotul on ka laplap, no ian on ka ambow no namanoik to bolad din. Sikan ka og-ambow-ambow. When we strike and then a welt forms on the skin, and that has become the rat which climbed up his arm. That is the rat [game].
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gatow v 1To protrude above the surface of something such as a shark’s fin protrudes from the water or as veins protrude from the skin. Ko oggasa-an ka otow, oggatow ka pangkul din. When a person becomes emaciated, the side of his hip bone protrudes. see: kotul 4. 2A person who has many veins which protrude above the skin. Ka otow no gatawan, ogkito-on ka ugat to bolad din su oggatow on. Ogkotul. As for the person who has many visible veins, his veins can be seen because they protrude.
hibukhibuk v To move about as unborn piglets, squirm as worms or writhe as live fish in a pail. Ka babuy no ogkaboros, ogpakotulkotul ka gotok din su oghibukhibuk ka mgo bakotin. As for a pig which is pregnant, her stomach alternately bulges [in different places] as the [unborn] piglets move about. Ogmoon-ing ka oghibukhibuk no mgo alibutod. There are many grubs which are squirming. Dio to mirkaru, nighibukhibuk ka mgo pantat no insabuk diò to lata no palanggana. In the market the catfish who were placed in the metal basin were writhing. see: bolodbolod; see fr.: guliguli 2.
kobut 1vs To puff up or regain shape as a mattress, cushion, or chewing gum after having been squashed. Ka kutsion, ogkobut. Ko ogpinnu-uan nu, ogkapipi di ko og-awò ka, ogkotul. Sikan ka ogkobut. A [chair] cushion regains shape. If you sit on it, it is squashed down but if you get off of it becomes rounded. That is [the meaning of the word] ogkobut. see: kotul 1. 2v To wrinkle as one’s forehead when one is worried or angry. Ko du-on ogsugù di konò ogbabali, ogpakobut ka bukod din. If someone commands someone else but he won’t obey, he will wrinkle his forhead. see: korò 2.
kotul 1n Lump or bump on body or ground. Du-on kotul to bolad ni Tatà. Tatà has a lump on her arm. see fr.: kobut 1. 2v become raised Ogkotul ka ulu to batò no oggoram to opuy. The head of a child with a blind boil becomes raised. 3v bumpy; hilly Ka tanò, nangotulkotul su moon-ing bubungan. The earth is bumpy because it has many mountains. 4v protrude Ka boi no ogkaboros, ogkotul on ka gotok din. The woman who is pregnant, her stomach protrudes. see fr.: gatow 1. 5vs Rounded, as a basketful. 6Hilly ground.
tanò n 1Earth, ground, the world. Ogkukutkut ka asu su og-abalangon din ka ambow diò to lungag to tanò. The dog is digging because he is after the rat in the hole in the ground Mgo agpot ki rò kai to tanò. We are just temporary residents here on the earth. Ka tanò, nangotulkotul su moon-ing bubungan. The earth is bumpy because it has many mountains. Ka otow, no-otow kai to tanò. As for people, [they] are born ihere in the world (lit. on the earth). see fr.: kalibutan. 2a piece of land, as property Nig-agow ka ba-ad no tanò ku. Someone took away a portion of my land. Ko warò tanò dan, mgo agpot sikandan. If they don't have property (lit. land) [then] they are aliens. 3soil Ka sikan no agot-ot no tanò, malalab woy mammikot. Oghimuon no mgo kuron. Agot-ot soil is red and gooey. It is used to make clay pots.
