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báen1NounBarrier erected across trail, esp. leafy branches.Man-iámag kayós báen.Erect a barrier across the trail.2Active Verb-anTo block, close off a trail.Baénam din pandánan di besáang.Close off the trail used by the pigs.
báew1Active Verb-en, -anTo cool, let cool, as hot broth, cooking pot.Baéwem, así ka ipakán sin manók.Let it cool, then feed it to the chickens.2Active Verbman-i-, -omi-4To cool off some of, a portion of something using a cooling agent.Man-ibáew kas innapóy sin danóm.Cool off some rice in the water.Manbáew kas innapóy.Cool some rice.3Stative verbma-, ma...anTo cool, be cooled off.Mo nabaéwan ya nakáan sanáang na, owásan si sabón.If it (the burn) has cooled and has stopped stinging, wash it with soap.Itab-én sin mantétek ay danóm din botílya ta mabaéwan, así pasóso.Immerse the bottle in cold water so that it cools off, then let (the child) nurse.4Stative verbmai-, mai...anTo cool off, be cooled off, as hot engine, person after exercise.
bagáActive Verbi-, i...anTo ask or tell.speckalíSee alsodámag1dónong 3dop-étpenékpóot1saláysaysol-ísoy-á
bagalláStative verbma-To be unevenly spaced, of kernels on corn cob.Mo maládaw ka ay mangis-ék si maís, mabagallá din lamés na.If you are late to plant corn, its kernels will be unevenly spaced.antdayetdétSee alsoaddawíbetáeydáwas 3takálla 2
bágan1NounIrrigation channel.2Active Verb-enTo channel for irrigation purposes.Siyát bagánen danóm ta adí manlesép sin lóta.One must channel the water so it doesn't sink through the soil.
bagáng1NounNeck, front of neck.2Stative verbmai-To be up to the neck, of water level.
bagawísanNounVariety of red-skinned banana, eaten cooked.specbalát
bágay1AdjectiveCVC-To suit, be suited to a person or thing.Bakén kan bagbágay san émeng mo.Your mustache doesn't suit you.2Active Verbman-, -enTo suit, fit, go withBakén nanbágay san bádom ay nalogilogít, tan baknáng ka.Those filthy clothes of yours weren't befitting, because you are a rich person.Bagáyen din gátas din kapí.Milk goes with coffee.3Stative verbmai-To be proper, fitting, suitable, appropriate.Kipótem san pantalón ta maibágay sin sikík.Taper the pants so they will fit my legs.anteweewéOverlaping Synonymanám4Active Verb-enTo make known that it is the appropriate or expected time for something to happen.Idí wáda da sin dánan, bagbagáyen din móyang ay bomála.While they were on the trail, the baby made it evident that he was going to be born (i.e., labor pains started).
bagbágNounCrosspieces fitted to top of house posts.
bag-én1NounSlave.2Stative verbma-, mai-To be a slave, be enslaved.See alsobáabáliw1ey 4motadsóoblántistolóng 2
bagídayNounLong hair from a horse's tail used to make a noose.See alsoátebbannaít 2ebéngtapán
bagíngeyNounPlants whose roots send out creepers in all directions, noted for the speed with which it spreads (used in a special ceremony following a burial d ring which prayer is made that the survivors will not die out but will spread and multiply).See alsokaliblibóto1salín
bágisActive Verb-enTo eat raw, of fruits and vegetables
bágitActive Verb-om-1To become red, of eyes, as from anger, exhaustion, drunkenness.Binmágit ngay matá na et doy kataynán kamí.Well, his eyes become red, so we left him instantly.
bágiw1NounMoss found on rocks, trees.2Stative verbma...anTo be mossy.See alsoláboylómotlóot
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bágo1NounBody hair.2Stative verbma...anTo have body hair.
bagónganNounOsprey (Pandion haliaetus).spectítit
bagóongNounSalty paste made from anchovies.linksósay
baín1NounShyness, shame, embarrassment.2Adjectivema-Shy, ashamed, embarrassed.3AdjectiveEmbarrassing.ka- + CV (kababbaín)4Active Verbman-, -om-1To be, become shy, embarrassed.5Active Verb-en, -anTo shame someone.bainén is used more frequently of shaming someone indirectly, as by saying bad things about someone to others; bainán is used more frequently of shaming someone directly.6Active Verbi...anTo be ashamed to someone, as out of respect or on account of one's bad deeds.7Active Verbi-To show respect, be ashamed to someone; to be ashamed on account of something, as one's ugliness.Say ibaína din lawlawá ay matá na.What she is ashamed about is her bad eye.Sigurádo ay ibaín das sis-iyá.They will surely show him respect.8Stative verbma...anTo be shamed, made embarrassed.
báisNounTrip line across animal trail which releases a spear when triggered.See alsoátebbagídayballasíbítoebéng 3ótibsaltóktalláod 3tapántipál
baítNounVariety of rice similar to bayág.
bákaNounCow.member of setkamádomónmonpolítipomídovaca
bakágNounTree whose fruit is used as a fish poison.
bakákew1Noun1Traditional name given to month of April.2Bird that migrates from the lowlands in April.spectítit