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kalángagStative verbma...anHaving gaps, places where rocks do not fit tightly together, of rock walls.Is-ét mo tan nay nakalangágan.Do it properly because here now are places where the rocks do not fit tightly together.
kalánglang1NounNeighboring sitio, town, region; neighbor.Kalánglang Dominglos si Fianza.Fianza is Dominglos' neighbor.2Active Verbman-To be neighboring, adjoining each other.Mankalánglang di dowáy bay-ó mo nansinag-én da.Two places are neighboring if they are close to each other.See alsokailliántokmáng
kalapakápNounSmall house lizard.
kalapáwNounRoofed bus loading platform.See alsobaéganbangsálkallaánglaktángpatnáy
kalapkápActive Verb-om-1, -anTo climb, spread, as vines, climbing beans, certain grasses.See alsoakíp 2kalábkebáskiyáng 3paskádpaskítsakyábsalogsógtíkid 2
kalási1NounVariety, kind.Ad-adóy kalásin di loktó.There are many kinds of sweet potato.2Active Verbman...in-To be of various kinds.See alsobekénkal-ín2kálsigkasín2kolíntasláksig 2lásin 3mátonpásig2sían 2tekén 2clase
kálatActive Verbi-To distribute, scatter in various places, as guests in various homes, tasks in various locations.Naikálat bónag da.Their possessions are scattered in various places.Inkálat ko din sayóti ta owáy di gomábay.I placed the sayóti in various places so they would just grow on their own.Adí ka kod ikálat, itópog mo.Please don't scatter them, pile them together.SynonymwálasSee alsobáta 2betáng2 2bíngaybówadol-ín 2dótokkap-éngtódingwakíwakwálas 2watwát
kálawNounWoven bamboo cage for temporary confinement of birds or chickens.See alsobokí1kagábankobónganobóng
kálay1Active Verb-enTo leave behind, i.e., in the rear.Kaláyem din makmakapoy.Leave behind the weak.2Stative verbma-To be left behind; to be late, as in keeping an appointment.Nakálayak íman tan bakénak mabíkas.I was understandably left behind because I am not strong.See alsobay-ándosáysenéng 2soblátaynán
kalbítActive Verb-enTo pull the trigger, of a gun, not a speargun.See alsolosálospaltóg
kalbítanNounTrigger.
kalbóoyNounVariety of sweet potato with white skin and flesh, considered a favorite;specloktó
kálbot1NounDuffle.2Active Verb-enTo put in a duffle, sack, or carton.3Active Verbi-To use for a container, as above.
kaléb1NounLid, as of coffin, box, suitcase.2Active Verb-an, i-To put a lid on.See alsoap-ápep-épkópop 2kótob 2lakóbolemám 2nakkamáómomópopsakóbo 2
kalebbengánNounRight, authority.Magáy kalebbengám ay mangipálit siná.You have no authority to prohibit this.
kalenkén1Stative verbma-To be wrinkled, as skin of old person, poorly-fitting clothes, carelessly made bed.linkkonésSee alsoekótgelgél2Active Verb-enTo erode, create furrows in something; less severe than kal-ód.Kinalenkén ánggoy din éwang.The floodwater only eroded it.
kaleskésActive Verb-enTo pull up, as trouser legs or long dress when wading stream.Kaleskesém din pantalón mo.Pull up your pant legs.
kaletkétActive Verbman-To make a loud squeaking or scraping sound, as squeaky hinges, fingernails being drawn across a blackboard.This root denotes a sound that is louder than kiyét. It may or may not send chills up the spine.linkkáliskiyét
kalí1NounSpeech, language, word, voice, bird or animal call.2Active Verb-om-1,3, man-To speak, say.Gominék ka kod ta sak-én di komalí.Kindly be quiet so that I will be the one to speak.3Active Verb-anTo call someone.4Active Verb-enTo talk about something.Intóy kalién di dad-át mo?What is your story talking about?5Active Verbi-To say something; sometimes used in the sense of promising something.Adí ka man-ágag ay mangikalí.Don't hurry in saying it.for questioning or verifying, see bagáSee alsodengédopóitlíngkánakawánileswángngalátpolsítotenéng 2téwengtolílik
káliActive Verb-enTo harvest a root crop, as potatoes, peanuts, taking all the fruit from a given plant.for other methods of harvesting, see áni
kaliblibóto1NounType of orchid noted for the long time it takes to wither, even when uprooted; used in a special ceremony after a burial during which prayer is made that the survivors will not die out but will spread and multiply.See alsobagíngeysalín
kaliblibóto2NounQueen ant.See alsobebéweskotónlákeytiyéngan
kalim-óyot1Active Verbmang-To cover, grow over another plant, as a vine.Say mangalim-óyot sin dáit na ay móla.That's what covers over its fellow plants.2Stative verbma...anTo be grown over.Nakalim-oyótan din lángka.The jackfruit is grown over.See alsosáebsálinseé 2
kal-ín1Active Verb1-enTo stir, turn over, mix, as cement, meat frying in pan.Kal-ínem san patpatók.Turn over that meat.2i-To stir with something.Omá kas káiw ta say ikal-ín mo.Get a stick in order to stir with it.See alsoballíkog 2bayanggódawkiwésliwéslóko2
kal-ín2Active Verb-enTo separate, as one item from another.Kal-ínem din lángpin sin galéy tan naitapí.Separate the diapers from the blankets because they are mixed in.See alsobekénkalási 2kálsigkasín2kolíntasláksig 2lásin 3mátonpásig2sían 2tekén 2