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angsaꞌnGoose.Jaman ku anak-anak tawu ku ni angsaꞌ sabap tahaꞌ kallong na.When I was a child I was afraid of geese because their necks are long.
angut1nA demand; an aspiration; s.t. sought after; s.t. that s.o. wants (that is difficult to give).Oy angut nu niyaku?What do you want from me?2vTo demand s.t.; to seek after s.t.; to aspire to be s.t.Bong kam ngangut sÿn sapý milyun man ku ngalakkat anak ku, yaꞌ luu dapat ku.If you are demanding ten million pesos from me to ransom my child, I don’t have any chance of doing it.Daa na ko ngangut magmayul bong kulang pilak nu.Don’t aspire to be mayor if you are lacking money.
anibstative verbTo be alert; watchful (against danger).Daa kam maglanan maha kam siyal, sabap anib lahat batnaa.Don’t go roaming around lest you meet with harm, because the place is on alert right now.cf.bahaya 2
anibungnA black palm tree. The trunk is slit in strips and used for flooring.Batnaa yaꞌ na usu anibung man buwat lakapan.Nowadays black palm is no longer commonly used for making flooring strips.
anit1verb intransitiveTo peel off.2vTo peel, pull or strip s.t. off; to begin to peel off [N-]; to peel off by force [pa-].Anitan doꞌ kuwit manuk tuu.Strip the skin off this chicken.Minor entrylanit1
anjangvTo respond in like manner (usually in s.t. that is unprofitable).Bong bay anjangan na lalla looy ma bay masparan iya, lay na sila kapagsisuntuk dilaw.If he would have responded in like manner with that guy who shouted angrily at him, they would have gotten into a fist fight yesterday.cf.pakutuꞌoverlapping synonymbeꞌ-bæꞌ
anjibi1nDye; coloring.2vTo dye s.t.Anjibi ku doꞌ badjuꞌ na ka anjibi akket.I’m going to dye his shirt with red dye.Minor entrynjibi
anok-anokvTo do s.t. lightly (as fueling a fire, raining, etc.).Subay inanok-anok meꞌ nu ngapihan kinakan nu mari yaꞌ sallaꞌ.You should fuel the fire lightly under your rice so it doesn’t burn.Anok-anokun api bangbãng nu.Fuel the fire under your pastries lightly.Nganok-nganok uwan naa.That rain is falling lightly.antlaba-labaantlaba-laba 1
anomvTo weave s.t.Meka danda pandoy nganom tipo ni Mapun.Many women in Mapun know how to weave mats.Derivativeanomanroot formanomancf.sukuboverlapping synonymhablun
anomannA weaving; the way one weaves.Tud mahap anoman tipo tuu.The weaving of this mat is very nice.cf.hablunhõkDerivativeanomroot formanom
ansel1nAnswer.2vTo answer.Ongoy yaꞌ taanselan nu tilaw ku?Why can’t you answer my question?
antalaan1nSpace between the earth and sky.Bay ku ngupiꞌ dabuhiꞌ lumãn ni antalaan.I dreamed last night that I was walking above the ground.2v(Expression) to be lifted up into the atmosphere. This is said when a person is feeling unusually great or experiencing great joy.Katandaꞌ kagãk ku dilaw meꞌ lassa lay ku inantalaan.I was so happy yesterday I felt like I was lifted up into the atmosphere.
antalaꞌ2prepBetween (one or the other as when choosing).Pagpenean ku ni antalaꞌ lumaꞌ looy ka luma’ tuu man ku ballang.I’m choosing between that house and this house for me to have a celebration party.
antalaꞌ1vTo put off or delay granting s.o.’s desire.Yaꞌ bina mahap ngantalaꞌ jama lingantu.It’s not good to put off a person who is hungry.Daa na antalaun bi meꞌ bi mõꞌ jama yaꞌ dusahan.Don’t delay in releasing a person that hasn’t done anything wrong.
antiknAn antique.
antilnPus in one’s ear.Tud haluꞌ antil anak-anak naa.That pus in that child’s ear really smells bad.Derivativeantilaninantilroot formantilaninantil
antilanadjHaving pus in one’s ears.Derivativeantilinantilroot formantilinantil
anting-antingnAn earring that hangs or dangles from the ear.Ninggai man nu bay malli anting-anting nu?Where did you buy your earrings?overlapping synonymsumbongoverlapping synonymsambongsombongsumbong
antup1verb intransitiveTo float; be afloat.Mmaꞌ ku bay nammu tangki paantup ni dilawut.My father found a water tank floating in the sea.2vTo cause s.t. to float.Bong yaꞌ tabuwat boonan nu taꞌ bagung naa, paantupun jaꞌ ilooy kasohean.If all your cargo can’t fit in that boat, cause the rest to float.cf.tongkad3vTo surface, bulge, or stick out (as one’s veins, freckles, a welt, etc.).Paantup huwat lalla looy bong bahau bay ngalabas.That man’s veins bulge out when he has just finished cutting down brush.cf.pilampungcf.atungtongkaran
anuinterjLet me think (expression used when one is trying to find the right words to say).Derivativepag-anu1root formpag-anu1
anyayavTo gain s.t. for oneself at another’s expense.Saꞌ ga bina oy anyayahan nu ku. Pus nu ngutang ni lumaꞌ jama, aku na baw patimpahan nu.It can’t mean anything other than you are gaining s.t. at my expense. After you go into debt at one person’s house, then you shift the blame for the debt on me.overlapping synonympuhingaꞌoverlapping synonympamuhinga’
ap-ãpvTo disappoint s.o. (usually by not keeping one’s word or meeting s.o.’s expectation).Bay jaꞌ ku pag-ap-ãpan nu binuwanan badjuꞌ.You just disappointed me by failing to give me a shirt.Derivativekaap-ãpanroot formkaap-ãpan
apabilaadvWhenever; if; when (primarily used as the “if” part of an if-then sentence when warning).Apabila ko ngalangga saraꞌ, mastiꞌ tajÿl jaꞌ ko.If you break a law, then for sure you’ll go to jail.overlapping synonymbila1bongMinor entrybila1
apam1nA pancake with or without grated coconut included.2vTo make pancakes.Tud pandoy nda ku ngapam.My wife really knows how to make pancakes.
api1nFire.Daa kam kuli-kulihan api taggahaꞌ tutung lumaꞌ tabi.Don’t play with fire lest our house get burned.2vTo put fire under s.t. (as when cooking or drying coconuts).Oy man nu ngapihan kinakan nu bong yaꞌ luu papaw nu?What are you going to use for cooking your rice if you don’t have any charcoal?Derivativeapi-apiroot formapi-api