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umanat1nA message (usually verbal).Patakka ku doꞌ umanat mma’ nu ningkau.I’m delivering your father’s message to you.2vTo send or give a message to s.o.Subay ko mag-umanat pa K.K. pasal anak nu kinawin.You should send a message to Kota Kinabalu concerning your child getting married.Minor entryamanat
umaw1adjMute; dumb.Yaꞌ kam sikahati ka jama umaw bong ko yaꞌ panday ngisalat.You and a mute person won’t understand each other if you don’t know how to use sign language.2vTo become dumb or mute; to make s.o. dumb; to pretend to be dumb.Sõng hallom paumaw sina ko hangat ko mag-umaw-umawan.After awhile you will become dumb from always pretending to be dumb.
umbak-umbak1nA pump (for pumping liquids).Buwatan tabi doꞌ umbak-umbak boheꞌ tuu sabap awod ginayung.Let’s make a pump for this well because it’s difficult to draw water from.2vTo pump (a liquid).Aku bay ngumbak-ngumbakan gasolin tangki looy pa jawom mita.I’m the one who pumped gas from that tank into a can.overlapping synonymgumba
umbuknAdversary; opponent in a game or fight.Yaꞌ luu san disu umbuk si Amos bay kaã niiya sibogod.There wasn’t even one of Amos’ opponents who won against him in wrestling.
umbulnNumber, numeral.Minor entrynumbul
umbut1nThe edible heart at the top of a coconut tree; the core of a banana tree trunk.Umbut saging kaharipan sapiꞌ ku.The core of a banana tree is my cow’s favorite food.2vTo get the edible heart of a coconut tree; (for a cow) to eat the core of a banana tree trunk.Tud tangkas lalla looy ngumbut niyug.That guy is very fast at cutting out the heart of a coconut tree.
umbut-umbutnA cuckoo bird.
umid1adjCareful.Pangandohan ku ya ngindam lilus ku sabap umid du ya.I trust him to borrow my watch because he’s definitely careful.2vTo take good care of s.t.; to prevent s.t. from being harmed or becoming dirty.Subay umiran nu motol ku bong ko ngindam.You should take care of my motorcycle if you borrow it.antbuha-buha 2lampagsambanaꞌsynonymayad 3
ummatnPeople of God (as his created beings); people who belong to a religion.Karomanan Tuhan mimon ummat na subay mmeꞌ ni kahandak na.God wants all his people to follow his will.Kami itu ummat Islam.We are people of Islam.
umpilvTo move s.t. by means of prying up with a lever under it (as a large boulder or fallen tree).Tabangan doꞌ ku ngumpil batu tuu.Help me to move this rock (by using a bar and prying under it).overlapping synonymsuad
umpýꞌadjEighty.Umpýꞌ du niyug uwanan karitun ku.My cart will carry only eighty coconuts.tableduwampýꞌduwang-duwanganhatusanissãlimalimampýꞌnnomnumbulpituꞌ 1pýan libu-pýꞌsapýsiyamtalluwawmpýꞌwawuꞌMinor entrywawmpýꞌ
umu1nAge; life.Dangoy na umu nu?How old are you? (Lit. How much is your age?).Mmooy kasængan nu? Umu nu atawa pilak nu?Which is dearer to your heart? Your life or your money?2stative verbTo reach a certain age.Aku bay nagnaꞌ ngiskul, bohoꞌ ku mag-umu nnom taun.When I started school, when I was only six years old.Derivativepag-umuhansaumu1saumu-umuumuhanroot formpag-umuhansaumu1saumu2saumu-umuumuhan
umuhanadjOlder; old.Umuhan gi ko man aku.You are older than me.Umuhan na mmaꞌ ku.My father is old now.Derivativepag-umuhansaumu1saumu-umuumuroot formpag-umuhansaumu1saumu2saumu-umuumu
unasnA type of seaweed that looks like tall grass.Lay tabakus leꞌ dawun unas kapoy pambot ku.The propeller on my pumpboat got seaweed wrapped around it.
undamnA basin (used mainly for washing clothes).Dangoy undam pinopoꞌ nu?How many basins full of laundry do you have?cf.baldicf.baldi
undang-undangnRule; law; ordinance; regulation.Yaꞌ luu kasõngan ta ayad bong kita tigiꞌ naggaꞌ undang-undang parinta.We won’t have a good future if we’re fond of going against the government’s regulations.overlapping synonymkasaraan
undunResult; outcome.Bong pabiya nu anak nu mag-undan-undan ka lalla looy, yaꞌ luu undu na sarÿ man sikaddoꞌ.If you allow your daughter to always be hanging around with that guy, there won’t be any outcome except for them to elope.
unduk-unduknA sea horse.Unduk-unduk pinakoy meꞌ kasohean man buwat pamutu.A sea horse is used by some as one of the ingredients for making a magic substance (used to get s.o. to submit).
ungkadvTo open s.t. (in order to examine, repair, or get at the contents as a watch, engine, a pot of food or a box with a lid, an envelope to get the letter out, etc.); to become open [pa-].Yaꞌ na la sonse lilus ku. Bong anu ungkarun doꞌ.My watch doesn’t run anymore. If possible open it up (and repair it).Ongoy lay paungkad karilu looy?Why did that pot become open (having the lid off or partially off)?overlapping synonymbukis 2tabuka 2
ungkatvTo teeter-totter (as a boat’s bow and stern rocking on the waves, a teeter-totter, a cow when running, etc.); to play on a teeter-totter (mag--redup--an); to cause s.t. to teeter or wobble (redup. is used for continuously causing s.t. to teeter).Gawa ku mmeꞌ ni bagung tuu sabap mag-ungkat-ungkat.I’m nervous about going along in this boat because it rocks from bow to stern (like a teeter-totter).Kaytan bay ngungkat mundaꞌ bagung ku.A shark lifted up the bow of my little boat.Daa ungkatun undam naa taggahaꞌ tumpa pinopoꞌ ku.Don’t cause that basin to teeter lest my laundry spill out.Derivativeungkat-ungkatanroot formungkat-ungkatan
ungkat-ungkatannA teeter-totter.Buwatan doꞌ anak ta ungkat-ungkatan.Make our children a teeter-totter.cf.linggungoverlapping synonymlenggangDerivativeungkatroot formungkat
ungkupadj(A building) having round walls and a cone-shaped roof.Lumaꞌ ungkup awod pinabuwat.A building with round walls and a cone-shaped roof is difficult to build.
ungsudnA drawer (to a desk, cabinet, etc.). [Ungsud-ungsud is used for a small drawer].Nnaun gunting tuu njawom ungsud lamisahanPut these scissors in the drawer of the table.cf.angkapkantilparadulMinor entryunsud
ungsuynA pipe for smoking; a cigarette holder.Jalangan na ku ngita jama Mapun sigup ka ungsuy.I seldom see Mapun people smoking with a pipe.
ungusnSand.Tud poteꞌ ungus ndooy ni tapiyan Sikob.The sand on Sikob’s beach is very white.Derivativekaungusanungusanroot formkaungusanungusan