Tboli - English


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btol nawaidiom ofbtol 1.2Straight.fromtol
btoti1nGray wagtail.Nim btoti ni, wen nwiten klatas gu bè bong tonok.This wagtail here, she brought with her a paper from the big earth.Motacilla cinerea.
btul11.1vTo cock, set a bow ready for use; open up an umbrella.1.2adj(Of bow and arrow) strong and perfect.Tey btul yem bohohem.Your bow is very strong and perfect.antlefés 1.1
btulung1nGizzard.
btutin1nPink-bellied imperial pigeon.Ducula poliocephala poliocephala.2adjTalkative, garrulous; complaining, fault-finding, nagging; gossiping.synséwél 1.1cfbél 1.1hséb 1.1fromsébhséél 1.1seklita 1.1setbong 1.1fromtbong 2sélék 1.2tif 1.2
btù1vTo burst open, break; to explode; to pry open, as a can.Anì monem, udì duen gunun là btù blututen kun Iwas, ne tódô matay bè yó.Contrary to what was expected, Monkey's abdomen almost burst, and he just died there.cfbgang 2
btù mataidiom ofmata 1.1Eye.
bu111.1nA fish trap, somewhat cone-shaped, made of bamboo in such a way that what goes into it cannot get back out. It also has a charm (blangan).1.2vTo use this fish trap.cfsalaf 1.2
bu2idiom ofbu1 1.2To use this fish trap.
bud1advAgain, more.Lewu butengen he omin le bud mauy du.In two days time they will visit it again.
bud budidiom ofbud 1.1Again, more.
budas1vTo fade.Budas yem kgal maung ke alì hendawem bè nóng kdaw.That denim shirt will fade if it's dried in the hot sun.cfbó 1.2
buduk11.1nCradle cap; sores on a child's head.1.2vTo have cradle cap.
budù1adj(Of meat) dry on the outside but soft and smelly inside; spoiled.
bueg1vTo be irritable; of a child, crying and irritable.Tey bueg nawa te du sok kmulón là gwà te.We are irritable when it rains because we can't go outside.synbulóy 1.1kleyek 1.1libug 1.2
buel1vTo choke on food because it is dry and doesn't have enough liquid.Ke sok le meeng yó kem tau duhen ke buel le bè yem kken le yó, hyu ke wen él eles homong kay le anì wen ninum le.It is good to serve water (with the food) so that people have something to drink when they are thirsty or if they choke on their food.cfbeklen 1.1gebesuk 1.1skon 1.1snilen 1.1
bugal1vTo split open; to split something round apart and break it into small pieces; to split a chunk of wood into firewood; to find out hidden sin, spread out to public view; to pulverize a hard mass/powdered substance that has hardened by keeping it a long time.Tek udì gunun là matay lanen bugal bè sotu tau.She almost died when she was found with another man.2advFrightfully.Bugal nóngóngu/langatu naw e ton tey ulal mifal lan.I screamed frightfully when I saw a big snake crossing the path.
buguk1adjSpoiled, as eggs; addled, rotten.
buhê1vTo remain; to survive, as in a fight.Laen dù buhê bélê le.None of them survived.
buhì1nAn herbal medicine that is used for snake bites or other poisonous bites and for vomiting caused from eating something poisonous. It is used topically as well as a drink.
bukay11.1nThe color white.1.2adjWhite.Semyumé, yem deng nbuten bukay kuliten, ne deng nbuten mgel snéen.The mature stage (of corn) is when its husk begins to be white, and it begins to be hard.anthitem 1.2
bukay mataidiom ofbukay 1.2White.
buken11.1nAn infestation of a pest existing in sugarcane marked by tiny holes.Là hyu koko ye tódô hlò buken yó kem noko.It's not a good (time) for you to eat sugarcane; it is all infested (full of worm holes).Tey kamà kem noko tódô hlò buken.What a waste those sugarcanes, they are infested (filled with worms).1.2vTo have many scars, as from sores; marks caused by insects, as in wood; to be infested having tiny holes (of sugarcane).