Tboli - English


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bolu11.1nWidow or widower.1.2vTo be a widow or widower.
Boluyen de?idiom ofboluy 1.2To name something or someone; to be renown for something.
bong1nJambolan plum tree and its fruit.Syzygium cumini.2nStomach.Són moen hegilu, mon le wen des lem bongen.He's continually writhing. They say he has pain in his stomach.3varhbongkbong3.1adj(Of size or volume) big, large.Yó gunun alì mebtes libun ke bong weken.The reason a woman is very expensive is if her hair is big (long and thick).Ke gel mnóng kdaw alì le móyô smolok ne tey gel bong guta le.During dry season they really like to fish (at night) with a light, and they always catch a large amount.Ominen yó mton yem linu bong.Then it was that he saw the big pool.Ke mtem yem logi, eles mit silà balù là bongen mò gna huluhen du.When a man burns (his field), he brings some corn along for his first planting, even if it's not big (large amount).3.2vTo increase, make something bigger.
Bong Blutut1pnA character in traditional stories (lit. Big Stomach).
bong botidiom ofbong 3.2To increase, make something bigger.
Bong Busaw1pnA spirit character in traditional stories (lit. Big Spirit).
bong butidiom ofbong 3.2To increase, make something bigger.
Bong Engegidiom ofengeg 1.2To murmur, mumble.
bong gelidiom ofbong 3.2To increase, make something bigger.
bong lobidiom oflob 1.2Well taken care of.
Bong Lot1pnA spirit character appearing in Big Spirit traditional stories (lit. Big Tracks).
bong sóbówidiom ofsóbów 1.2To make soup.
Bong tifakidiom oftifak 1.2To cut into chunks or hunks.
bongol1adj(Of water) stagnant, stale, having stood for a long time in a clay pot or bamboo water container.cfbail 1.1bali 1.1kuné 1.2umol 1.1
Bongu1pnName of a river and a place.
bonok1vMurder; to kill a person with something.Boluy bonoken du?What did he kill him with?bonok yó kem Tboli teganay boho. Yó hanak le tembilang, bak tukô, hedut ne luub.Formerly the Tboli used bow and arrow to kill. The arrows they used are sharp pointed, short and poison-tipped.
bonol1nA kind of small fish, brown, white-bellied, scaly, very tasty but spoils easily.
bonu11.1vTo deteriorate, rot, decay from being wet.cfluna 1.11.2adjDeteriorated, decayed, as wood or bamboo that is rotten and moldy from being wet often.Là kóen hyu bè yem igam fandan ke alì tnéél ngà, mahil bonu.It's not good if the mat is frequently wet by the child, it is easily rotten.synlunu 1.3cfbolok 1.3ledak 1.2totol 1.2
bonu nawaidiom ofbonu 1.2Deteriorated, decayed, as wood or bamboo that is rotten and moldy from being wet often.
boo mnélidiom ofboo 1.3Odorous.