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mandabaꞌstative verbTo be quick (to speak filthy or insulting words). [One’s mouth is always the subject].quick to speak filthy thingsDaa mandabaꞌ behe nu bong luu jama ni lumaꞌ ta.Don’t be quick to use filthy or insulting words when people are in our house.
mandakopnAn armspan measurement of the circumference of a large object (as a log or tree). This is done by putting the arms around the object with the hands touching.Lay ku nammu batang tallu mandakop.I found a log three armspans in circumference.
mandanganadjVery large (w.r.t. a bull or billy goat).Batnaa sapiꞌ mandangan maghagaꞌ na ga duwampuꞌ-duwa libu.Now a large bull costs about twenty-two thousand pesos.
mandasiyangnA starling.Mandasiyang ngintallo ni niyug bungguꞌ.Starlings lay eggs in coconut trees that have no branches.
mande1nThe smell of blood (as from butchered animals).Kosoan nu sangkãn naa mari lakka mande na.Wash off that cutting board so the odor of blood will be gone.2adjHaving a smell of blood (as from butchering cows, goats, or chickens).Maglantaw jaꞌ kita magbitsala sabap mande ku.Let’s just talk together from a distance because I smell like blood.overlapping synonymlangsioverlapping synonymlangsi 2
mandi nahasnA ritual bathing in order to do away with bad luck or accidents.root formkapandihanmandi tawbatpandipandihanCompoundmandi tawbatpandi
mandi tawbatnA ritual bathing as a sign of having repented.root formkapandihanmandi nahaspandipandihanCompoundmandi nahaspandi
mandul1nA foreman.Lay ku kinalasuhan meꞌ mandul looy sabap lay magsãꞌ pabuwatan ku.That foreman was angry at me because I made a mistake.2vTo act in the capacity of a foreman.Daa ko magmandul bong yaꞌ luu masayu nu.Don’t act like a foreman when you don’t know anything.overlapping synonympastuloverlapping synonympastul
mandung1nShade. [This can be used interchangeably with “kamandungan”].Ndooy kam kuli-kuli njawom mandung.Play over there in the shade.2adjShady.Ndooy tabi ngumput sabap mandung.Let’s weed over there because it’s shady.Derivativekamandunganroot formkamandungancf.lingu1synonymkalindungan
mang-ãpvTo enter one’s mind; to assume.Niyaꞌ san ku bay mang-ãp ga iya disu mastal.It never even entered my mind that he was a teacher.synonymhimangkan
mang-mang1nThe act of asking God to judge or punish (whichever one of the accused or accuser) is wrong in a dispute.Bong sambut nu mang-mang ku, bayaran ku manuk nu san saꞌ aku bay nangkaw.If you will accept my asking God to punish the one who has done wrong, I will pay for your chicken even though I’m not the one who stole it.2v(For an accused person or the accuser) to ask God to punish the wrong party in a dispute.Lay magmang-mang ga jama looy sabap ya’ mangaku ilooy ma bay tinanggap nangkaw simsim.Those people asked God to punish whichever one of them is wrong because the one who was accused of stealing a ring wouldn’t admit it.
mangalinA kind of fish.
mangalibnDusk, the period immediately following sunset.Nantik na ko palitaan sabap magrib na lahat.Light a lamp because it’s dusk now.cf.lindomsynonymmagrib 2
manganvTo eat s.t.; consume s.t.Mangan kita ni lumaꞌ da mintu.Let’s eat at their house later.Derivativemangananroot formmanganan
manganan1nUtensils for eating such as spoons, glasses, plates, etc.Kosoan doꞌ manganan looy.Wash those dishes.2vTo have a picnic.Mangan-mangan kitabi pa Toboꞌ-Toboꞌ.Let’s have a picnic at Toboꞌ-Toboꞌ.3vTo bite into s.t. (as sandpaper into wood); to grab or brake (as brake shoes); to produce pressure (as a pump with a good rubber gasket inside; to cut (as a lawnmower, scissors).Yaꞌ mangan brek motol ku.My motorcycle brake doesn’t grab.Derivativemanganroot formmangan
mangeꞌ1nUrine.Tud passing mangeꞌ anak-anak looy.That child’s urine has a very foul urine smell.2vTo urinate.Daa ko pasilung nnaa maha ko tamangean ku.Don’t go under there lest I happen to urinate on you.Daa pamangean nu ariꞌ nu.Don’t urinate on your younger sibling.Derivativepamangeanroot formpamangean
mangganCommon mango or its tree.Kelasan doꞌ ku mangga.Slice me a mango.
manggivTo invite single girls to attend a wedding or dance.
manggisnA mangosteen tree or its fruit.Manggis managsa tomoꞌ ni Mapun.Mangosteens seldom grow in Mapun.
manggoyinterrogativeWhat is (actor) doing? [Actor focus].Manggoy ko pa Tanaꞌ Makket?What are you going to Tanaꞌ Makket for?
mangirat1nLightning.Tud bay dantaꞌ dabuhiꞌ lahat meꞌ mangirat.The place was really bright last night from the lightning.2verb intransitiveFor lightning to flash. [Lahat which means place always follows mangirat to get this meaning].Tamýd bong mangirat na lahat, pasunuꞌ guntu.Sometimes when lightning is flashing, thunder follows.
mangkakverb intransitiveTo expand (due to absorbing a liquid or spoiling).Mangkak na sumpatoy babaw looy njawom tagaꞌ.That dead rat in the well is expanding now.Hallom boꞌ nu lingantu bong putu bay kakan nu sabap mangkak njawom battong nu.It’ll be a long time before you are hungry if you eat steamed cassava because it expands in your stomach.
mangkinadvThe more.Mangkin ku kalasuhan nu mangkin ko kaasean ku.The more you are angry at me the more I love you.
mangkoadjAlmost ripe (esp. w.r.t. fruit that grows on trees).Bong luu ga sakayi pituꞌ mura na tahak mangga tuu sabap mangko na.In about one week these mangoes might be ripe because they are almost ripe now.synonymkãssynonymkãs
mangkuꞌ-mangkuꞌnYoung bonito/tuna fish.Mangkuꞌ-mangkuꞌ mahap tinapaanan.Young tuna fish are good roasted/smoked.