mamis1nSweetness (as of sugar, honey, fruit).Bong boheꞌ pasuꞌ kulang saka, malaingkan kulang du mamis na.When coffee is lacking sugar, then it’s sweetness is lacking also.2adjSweet.Tud mamis saging tuu.This banana is very sweet.3vTo become sweet.Pamamis gi situ mangga tuu man ituu pag lagaꞌ da.These mangoes will get sweeter than this when they are fully ripe.antpait4adjVariety of orange (fruit).
mammos1adjNeat; orderly; tidy.Tud mammos bilik nu.Your room is very neat.2vTo neatly arrange things; to make things orderly; to put things away in their proper place.Pamammos ku doꞌ patulihan ku.I’m going to neatly arrange things in my bedroom.
mammoꞌcf.baseꞌ 2ngambang11nMoistness; dampness (w.r.t. cloth, clothing or anything that absorbs moisture).Yaꞌ du kalanduꞌ mammoꞌ badjuꞌ tuu.The dampness of this shirt isn’t really excessive.2adjSlightly wet; damp; moist.Masi mammoꞌ pinopoꞌ nu.Your washed clothes are still damp.3vTo become damp or moist.Bong pabiya nu pinopoꞌ nu taꞌ pahayangan sangom, pamammoꞌ sina meꞌ ambun.If you leave your wash on the line at night, it will get damp from the dew.overlapping synonymbaseꞌ 2kambang
mampallamcf.uwaninA kind of slender mango.Puwas na timpu mampallam.The season for slender mangoes is over now.
mampunnThe reason for s.t.Mampun na yaꞌ magkadayahan saꞌ na man aku.The reason he hasn’t become rich isn’t because of me.
mamun1nA kind of cake.Tinagi kaki ku mangan mamun sabap lammaꞌ.My cousin is fond of eating cake because it’s soft.2vTo make a cake.
man11prepFrom; to; through.Bay ko manninggai?From where did you come?Man soy man nu bay maballihan motol nu?To whom did you sell your motorcycle?Lay ya pingka’ man behe lawang naa.He went through that door.2conjuntionThan.Mahãp gi man yaꞌ luu.It’s better than nothing.
man2ptcpIndicates instrument used in doing s.t.Oy man nu bay mmeꞌ pitu?What did you travel on to get here?Oy man nu bay nigad saging naa?What did you hack that banana tree with?
man3Minor entrymmanptcpIndicates location or place. Sometimes can be translated as where.Pag beleng ku, yaꞌ na bay tatammu ku lãn man ku bay pingkaꞌ.When I returned, I couldn’t find the road where I had come from.Ninggai na man bilaan sikuy tuu?Where is the other half of this watermelon?
man-Minor entrymin-prefixUsed with numbers to indicate how many times.
maN-Derivativetumpangroot formtumpangv1To travel as a passenger on any kind of transportation; to tag along or go somewhere with s.o. (often because you either don’t know the way or because you are fearful to go alone).Dari ku mmeꞌ manumpang?Can I accompany you (on your boat or vehicle)?2To ask s.o. if they will take s.o. with them as a passenger in their vehicle, or allow s.o. to tag along because he is afraid or doesn’t know the way.Patumpangun doꞌ ku man si Hamdan sabap yaꞌ luu sukay ku.Ask Dista if he will take me along (in his vehicle) because I don’t have the fare.cf.hõngkasohean2mmeꞌ
mananCinnamon; cinnamon bark.Kaddoan doꞌ ku tanayan man ku nganggigi kuwit mana.Get me a shard so I can rub some cinnamon bark against it (to make powder).Bong bay minsu tundun nu, nnaan nu jaꞌ mana mari siglaꞌ pakappis.If you get a knot on your forehead, just put some cinnamon on it so it will go down quickly.
manabbaoverlapping synonymbanggaasvTo act without any fear of reprisal.Magmanabba na anak nu ni iskul sabap mimon na anak-anak inonse meꞌ na bong yaꞌ binuwanan kindi.Your child is acting without any fear of reprisal because he’s chasing all the children when he isn’t given some candy.overlapping synonymbanggaas
managgahiadvViolently; harshly; irately.Lalla looy managgahi na dak monoꞌ aku sabap kanna na aku bay nangkaw manuk na.That guy almost attacked me violently because he thought I stole his chicken.
managsasynonymjalang-jalangadvSeldom.Mayul managsa pitu pa Sikob.The mayor seldom comes to Sikob.synonymjalang
manakayannA Philippine mahogany tree or its wood.Manakayan kulang hãp man buwat lumaꞌ sabap lammaꞌ.Mahogany isn’t very good for building a house because it’s soft.
mananapnGeneric term for insects, worms, and small creatures such as lizards, rats, snakes, etc.Manuk mangan jinisan mananap.Chickens eat all kinds of insects.
manatapcf.tawakka 2overlapping synonymlappas3stative verbTo be confident.Niyaꞌ ku manatap niti ni titiyan tuu sabap kalanduꞌ dikiꞌ-dikiꞌ.I’m not confident enough to cross this bridge because it’s very small.overlapping synonymlappas3
manawus1Derivativepawusroot formmanawus2pawusverb intransitiveTo end up doing s.t. unintended.Maksud na bay pa K.K. ngandaꞌ-ngandaꞌ jaꞌ, sugaꞌ lay na manawus maglahat ndooy.His purpose in going to Kota Kinabalu was to just visit, but he ended up living there.cf.gallak1pawus
manawus2root formmanawus1pawusvTo end up doing s.t. one originally didn’t intend to do.Ariꞌ nu hangat magtangis-tangisan, sõng hallom lay na manawus.When your younger sibling kept on pretending to cry, after awhile he ended up crying.