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gokgokvTo shake s.t. in a container.Daa gokgokun katsaꞌ naa taggahaꞌ hansu uliꞌ naa.Don’t shake that bottle (lest that medicine get destroyed).Gokgokan doꞌ galon looy.Shake that container (with water in it in order to clean it out).cf.kimbucf.tugtug1 2overlapping synonymgunggung
golat1nCaptivation.Lungay sina golat nu ni altaꞌ jama bong sukup altaꞌ nu du.You’ll lose your captivation for people’s things if you have sufficient wealth also.2vTo be captivated by s.t.Daa ko golat ni nda jama.Don’t be captivated with a person’s wife.Oy kagolatan nu ni motol me’ looy?What are you captivated about with a motorcycle like that?overlapping synonymiloka--anMinor entrygawlat
golo-golov1To play with a baby (by tickling, kissing, shaking, etc.).Jama naa tinagi nganggolo-golo anak-anak.That person really likes to play with babies.2To scribble.Daa golo-golohan nu katas naa.Don’t scribble on that paper.
gomonvTo leave s.t. in disarray or in a disorderly fashion (esp. w.r.t. clothes or anything made out of cloth).Pag lupus bi magbasket, daa gomonun bi jaꞌ badjuꞌ bi ni look-look taggahaꞌ haluꞌ.When you finish playing basketball, don’t just leave your shirts in a corner otherwise they’ll get smelly.cf.gomoꞌ 2kosok 2
gomoꞌ1adjCrumpled, having creases, wrinkled.Daa ko matuk badjuꞌ gomoꞌ.Don’t wear a wrinkled shirt.2vTo crumple; make creases; wrinkle; wad up.Haluꞌ na badjuꞌ looy bay ginomoꞌ-gomoꞌ meꞌ nu sabap baseꞌ beꞌ songot.That shirt that you wadded up smells bad because it is wet with sweat.cf.gomonkosok 2overlapping synonymkomoꞌ 2kosokMinor entrykomoꞌoverlapping synonymkosok 2
gonggangadjHollow (as the inside of a log, ground that has tunnels or nests in it from animals, etc).Lugiꞌ ku bay malli kayu looy sabap gonggang tangngaꞌ na.I lost money when I bought that log because the center of it was hollow.cf.lowang
gontengvTo hang s.t.Baꞌ-bãꞌ pali-pali, bong ko lumãn sasang uwan pasuꞌ llaw, subay gontengan nu tinga nu dawun libu-libu mari ko takila meꞌ seytan.According to traditional beliefs, if you go walking while it’s raining and the sun is shining, you should hang vine leaves from your ears so you’ll be left alone (lit. recognized) by demons.Soy bay nganggonteng daying ni saam naa?Who hung fish from that girder?Derivativegontenganroot formgontengan
gontengannAnything used for hanging s.t.cf.gowettontonDerivativegontengroot formgonteng
gotom1nFamine.Meka jama bay matay kabobowan leꞌ gotom looy.Many people died from starvation because of that famine.2stative verbTo have a famine.Bay gotom lahat looy sabap yaꞌ bay pingkaꞌ uwan njawom dantaun.That place had a famine because it didn’t rain for one year.Derivativekagotomanroot formkagotomancf.urap 2
gowaꞌnHoney; boiled sugar and water.Baꞌ-bãꞌ kasohean, gowa’ buwani mahap inadjakan llaw-llaw.According to some, honey is good to take into one’s body everyday.
gowetverb intransitiveTo hang s.t. from s.t.; to hang from s.t. [pa-].Alay kabog pagowet ni tungku.Hey there’s a bat over there hanging from a banana tree flower.cf.gontengantonton
gubnul1nGovernor.Soy gubnul ni Tawi-Tawi?Who is the governor of Tawi-Tawi?2vTo serve as a governor.cf.kunsihal
gugus1adjDrained of one’s assets; bankrupt.Lay ya gugus leꞌ anak na makaat jaꞌ pinaiskul.He’s drained of all his assets because of his child always wasting money while going to school.2vTo drain s.o. of all their assets; to bankrupt.Kau jaꞌ tu nganggugus dangoy-dangoy jaꞌ altaꞌ ku.You are the only one who drains however much wealth I have.Daa pagugusun mmaꞌ nu.Don’t bankrupt your father.Derivativemakagugusroot formmakaguguscf.makahawas
guhit1nA line; Marks on s.t., such as scratches; smudges, etc.Nnaan nu guhit tagan man nu ngehet-ngehet.Put a mark where you’re going to saw.2vTo make a line or mark on s.t.Guhitan nu baruti naa boꞌ kehet-kehetun.Put a mark on that board and then saw it.
guhuꞌnA kind of tree.
gulaꞌ-gariꞌnOne’s shameful or sinful past.Daa ya pitnahan nu taggahaꞌ pinõꞌ gulaꞌ-gariꞌ nu meꞌ na.Don’t slander him lest your shameful past be exposed by him.
gulingvTo saute (chopped up vegetables in oil and seasoning. Sometimes fish is added.).Gulingun doꞌ utan naa mari tabi nga lawuk kohap.Saute those vegetables so we’ll have viand with our dinner.cf.landangoverlapping synonymhawuoverlapping synonymhawu
gulis1nA line or mark on s.t. (as the lines on the palm of a person’s hand).Tuhan yaꞌ gãk bong jama mindogahan sukud na ni gulis tangan na.God isn’t happy when a person determines his fate by reading the lines on his hand.2vTo make a line or mark on s.t. (as when marking the length to be cut off a board, setting a boundary, etc.).Nganggulis na ko boꞌ tabi magholin.Draw lines on the ground and then we’ll play marbles.
gulpivTo do s.t. all at one time instead of little by little.Lay ginulpi leꞌ ku býk looy sikamimon.I got/picked up all those books at one time.Soy bay nganggulpi bohas tabi sikaduwa mita pinabusa?Who cooked both cans of our rice all at once?synonymtiggansynonymtiggan 2
gulunA teacher of Islamic studies, religious knowledge, or martial arts.Derivativebagulu1root formbagulu2Minor entryguru
gulung1nA wheel; a rim of a wheel; coil; a roll (of cloth, wire, or anything tightly wound around s.t.).Dangoy gulung tarak nu?How many wheels does your truck have?2vTo roll up; to coil around; to roll over and over (as down a hill).Tud bay tahaꞌ ingkot pagulung ni battis sapiꞌ looy.The rope that coiled around that cow’s feet was really long.Soy bay sohoꞌ nu nganggulung diyandi looy?Who did you have roll up that cloth?Dilaw bay maggulung-gulung kaki ku tumalilid man taꞌ punu.Yesterday my cousin happened to roll down over and over from the top of a mountain.
gumanoun; adjectiveRubber.Indaman doꞌ ku tumpaꞌ guma nu.Loan me your rubber shoes.
gumamelanA hibiscus flower.
gumba1nA pump.2vTo pump (air, water, etc.).Bong kappis tayl nu, ongoy yaꞌ gumbahan nu?If your tire’s flat, why don’t you pump it up?3nA bomb.4vTo bomb.Ilooy man Jipun bay ã sabap yaꞌ tatatas da hangat ginumbahan meꞌ Milikan.The reason the Japanese lost was because they couldn’t endure always getting bombed by Americans.overlapping synonymumbak-umbak 2
gumgumvTo rinse out one’s mouth; to gargle.Gumgum kam mari yaꞌ haluꞌ behe bi.Rinse out your mouth so your mouth doesn’t smell.Gumguman laha’ sina ko.You are rinsing your mouth with blood (said to s.o. whose mouth is bleeding a great deal).