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*lunudgimb.luꞌnudviST pat ma-.To sink, submerge, capsize, go down (as of boats or ships).vtpat -un.To sink, submerge, capsize (something).Ayaw lunura in bangkaꞌ diꞌ aku maingat lumanguy.Don’t sink the dugout canoe for I don’t know how to swim.Cf.luddang 1
lunuk1.1nSoftness.Subay bihaini in lunuk sin tilam bīhun mu.The softness of the mattress you buy should be like this.adjmalunukSoft, tender.Malunuk na in sapiꞌ.The beef is already tender.Malunuk in buhuk niya.Her hair is soft.vST pat -um-, mag-.To become soft, tender.Lagaa in manuk bat lumunuk.Boil the chicken so it will become tender.ANT.tugas 1Cf.pudjat1.2nWeakness (of the body).vST pat -um-, mang-.To become (physically) weak.Manglunuk kaw sin taud sin hinang.You’ll become weak from the volume of the work.adjmalunuk(Of the body) weak.2adjmalunuk(Of a person) open, receptive, (of a person’s heart [atay]) soft.Malunuk in pagꞌatay sin maas ha manga anak.Parents are softhearted towards their children.vact -um-.(For a person) to become receptive, (for a person’s heart) to soften.Diꞌ lumunuk in atay ku ha tau yan.My heart won’t soften toward that person.ANT.tugas 2Cf.ulung
lunganSesame, a grain with small edible seeds (refers either to the plant or to the seeds).Bī kaw madtu lunga hinangun ku ubat.Go there and buy some sesame. I’ll use it for medicine.vAR ag mag-; ran -an.To add or mix sesame with (something).Liyungahan ku in bangbang.I put sesame seeds on the cake.5: Plants
lungagnA hole, opening.Nalusut siya ha lungag sin lantay.His foot went through a hole in the floor.vAR ag mag-, -um-, mang-; ran -an.To make a hole in (something).Subay lungagan in buliꞌ mital bang pagtanuman sumping.We should make a hole in the bottom of the can when we plant flowers in it.Cf.buslut
lūngannA barrio.Mataud bāy malingkat ha lūngan nila.There are many beautiful houses in their barrio.Cf.kawman
lungbusadv(Of the color of an object) purely, entirely, completely.In badjuꞌ niya lungbus putiꞌ.Her dress is all white.vaux -an.(To pay a debt) entirely, fully.Lungbusan ku bayaran in utang ku ha tapus bulan.I’ll pay my debt fully at the end of the month.
lunggangvag mag-, -um; pat -un.To rock back and forth (as in a rocking chair), move (something) up and down.Magsilawak tuud siya bang ku lunggangun in lilingkuran niya.She really screams if I rock her chair.adj(Of a water pump) operated by up-and-down motion, (of a well) fitted with such a pump.Malihaw in tubig guwaꞌ dayn ha tubig lunggang.The water that comes from a well fitted with a pump operated by up-and-down motion is clear.Cf.liyal 1
*lunghakvact/pat mang-.To become hollow-eyed and haggard, emaciated, or gaunt (as from extreme hunger, overfatigue, or illness).Nanglunghak in bataꞌ sabab kulang in pagkaun.The child became emaciated due to lack of food.Cf.kayug
lunghawadj(Of a person) gawkish, awkward, stupid.In tau lunghaw diꞌ kahinduan.A gawkish person doesn’t take heed of any advice.Cf.dupangbabbal
*lungkadvag mag-, mang-, -um-; pat -un; ran -an.To search (among things in a container or file, turning them over and disarranging them).Lungkarun ta ha baul, kalu yadtu in badjuꞌ mu.Let’s search in the chest, your dress might be there.Cf.lawag 1
*lungkahadvTV ag -um-; goal -un.To move suddenly or rapidly upward or forward (from a sitting or lying position), leap, spring.Limungkahad siya pagdungug niya sin timbak.He leaped up when he heard the shot.
*lungkupvag mag-, mang-, -um-; ran -an.To overpower, subdue, or overwhelm (something).Diꞌ kami mabayaꞌ lungkupan sin manga tau guwaꞌ hulaꞌ.We don’t want to be overpowered by the foreigners.Subay ta diꞌ lungkupan in kapatutan sin pagkahi ta.We should not overpower the authority of our fellowman.SYN.lumpun
lungkuynA round-shaped, slightly crispy snack food made of flour, shrimp and vegetables.Masarap kaunun in lungkuy labi awla bang awn tinuanan niya.Is is delicious to eat shrimp and vegetable especially with its sauce.SYN.ukuy
*lunglungvAR ag mag-, mang-, -um-; ran -an.To wash out (the inside of something, as a bottle).Lunglungi in duruan sin bataꞌ.Wash out the child’s nursing bottle.Cf.hugas 1
lungsadvag mag-, mang-, -um-; pat -un.To tear down, demolish, destroy (something) completely.Liyungsad sin manga sundalu in bāy nila.The soldiers demolished their house.Cf.lubu
lungsinThe disagreeable smell (of fish or blood).Panabun kaw bat maīg in lungsi istaꞌ ha lima mu.Soap up so you’ll get rid of the disagreeable fish smell on your hands.adjmalungsiHaving a disagreeable smell of fish or blood.Malungsi in istaꞌ bawis.The siganus fish has a disagreeable odor.SYN.langsa
lungsitnThe sharpness (of the point of a spear, sword, knife, etc.).In lungsit sin pussuk budjak yan makabugaꞌ.The sharpness of the point of that spear is fearful to look at.adjmalungsit(Of the point of a knife or bladed weapon) very sharp.Malungsit in pussuk sin iskrima ku.The point of my sword is very sharp.Cf.hayt
lungtudvAR ag mag-, -um-, mang-; ran -an.To leap, spring, bounce (at something).Liyungturan siya sin iruꞌ.The dog sprang at him.Cf.*tugpaꞌlumpat
*lungunnA roll (of something).Pilangka-lungun?How many rolls?vag mag-, mang-, -um-; pat -un.To roll (something, as cigarettes or rope).Lunguna in kawat.Roll the wire.nlungunan, paglungunan, lulungunanSomething on which to roll something else.Cf.*lūngulung
lungun-lungunnIntestines.Bang way lungun-lungun ta diꞌ kita mabuhiꞌ.We can’t live without our intestines.SYN.tinai
lunyutadjSoft, flabby.Lunyut na in nangkaꞌ ini.This jackfruit is already soft.viST pat -um-.To become soft.Kauna in kapaya bābā diꞌ pa lumunyut.Eat the papaya before it becomes soft.vtpat -un.To squeeze (something so as to make it soft).Lunyutun ku in suwaꞌ ini.I’ll squeeze this citrus.Cf.lunuk 1.1pudjat
lupa1vtpat -un.To disregard (something), try to forget (something).Ayaw na kaw magsusa, lupahun ku na in utang mu kākuꞌ.Don’t worry, I will disregard your debt to me.Lupaha na in nakalabay.Try to forget the past.vipat ma-; ran ka-…-an.To forget (something).Unu in kiyalupahan mu?What did you forget?Cf.lipat2
lupa2nAppearance, form, figure.Biyaꞌ diin in lupa niya?What is his appearance like (i.e., does he look like)?Hi, in lupa!How ugly!In lupa mu!How ugly you look!Biyaꞌ kaw lupa kamaasan.You look like an old-fashioned person.vact/pat mag-, -um-.To have the appearance of; look like (something).Lumupa kaw maas bang bihān in pagtamung mu.You look like an old person if you dress that way.SYN.dagbus*hangka-lupaderv.vTo look like (someone).*salupaderv.vTo take on (one’s) appearance or form.
lupaꞌnLand, ground, country, earth, soil.Mamī kami lupaꞌ pagpatindugan namuꞌ bāy.We will buy land where we can construct a house.Cf.gumi
*lupadnpaglupadThe act of flying, flight.Way ku kitaꞌ in paglupad sin ariplanu.I didn’t see the flight of the plane.vag mag-, -um-; goal -un.(For birds, aircraft, kites, etc.) to take off, begin flight, fly.Pagjagahan ku lumupad in manga manuk-manuk.I watch the birds to see when they will fly.Lisag pila lumupad in ariplanu?What time will the airplane take off?Diꞌ makalupad in manuk-manuk bang way pikpik.A bird cannot fly without wings.vag mag-…-an.To fly away all together.Magluparan in manga assang bang makabahunus tau.The pigeons will all fly away together when they hear the noise of people.Cf.*palid*palis