Tboli - English


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betok nawaidiom ofbetok 1.1Crispy, brittle and breakable.
betok tdokidiom ofbetok 1.1Crispy, brittle and breakable.
betulù1nA kind of small round fish.22.1nAnything shaped into the form of a ball.2.2vTo shape into a ball-like shape, especially cooked rice.
betulù klutsubentry ofbetulù 2.1Anything shaped into the form of a ball.
betwol11.1nSwollen lymph gland, usually in the groin.1.2vTo have a swollen lymph gland.cflebotù 1.2ukuk 1.2
betyà1nA stone found inside a pig, fish, bamboo and regarded as a charm. It is said to give protection from arrows and other danger. It causes the owner to prosper in business.synbagang 1.2cfbulung 1.1
bew1nDomestic water buffalo. Shortened form of klembew 'carabao'.cfklembew 1.1Bubalus bubalis.
bewéng1nWattled bulbul.Pycnonotus urostictus.
bey1introgWhat.Bey nahem mógów tek sotu igoem temngón du tey snilam etu?What made you go alone when you know that it's very dangerous there?cfboluy 1.2botedu 1.1
beya1nBushel basket made of rattan, used for carrying root crops.
beyung1nA long-handled axe, for cutting, chopping wood.cfasay 1.1hotuk 1.1
bê1negDon't; no.Déy, hol knoduhem o, béem tô tudà o lem linu.Oh no, have pity on me, don't throw me in the pool.synbóg 1.12vTo dislike, to refuse, motivated by simple disliking.Kesok tuha, baluen ke bê kem ngà, tódô nmò le kul.When it's the parents, even if the children refuse/dislike, they just make (the transaction) anyway.varkbê3vTo be finished or at the end of something, as with classes at the end of the day.Deng ye bê ne kô bè gunù mnagì?Are you finished now at school?Bê, bê, bê, tey hulung mudél ngà ni!My, my, my, this child really talks eloquently!syndeng 1.2
bê syansubentry ofsyan 1.1As long as.
Bé fuy/Bé lem bnessubentry offuy 1.1Great, great grandparents; great, great grandchildren.
bé fùsubentry offù 1.1Great grandparent; great grandchildren; ancestor.
bébék11.1vTo chip a knife.1.2adj(Of knife) chipped blade.Gotu bébék bak badungu lan mà dì tmibó bè tutuk.My bolo is all chipped because uncle struck it on a nail.synkanga 1.2kbéng 1.2
bébél11.1nSore at the corner of the mouth.1.2vTo have sores at the corner of the mouth.
béhé1adjDistorted, slightly askew.Moen ni ke deng gotu béhé baken suku?Why is the blade of my bolo all askew?cfbéhéng 1.2bihong 1.2blosok 1.1kéngél 1sigol 1.2tlabés 1.1
béhéng11.1vTo tilt, slant, slope, lean; for one side to be higher than the other.Deng béhéng yem gunù bolok leged.That house upstream is leaning.1.2adjLeaning, tilted.cfbéhé 1.1bihong 1.2blosok 1.1kéngél 1sigol 1.2tlabés 1.1
Béi moem!idiom ofmò 1.2To do, make; build.
bél1adjTalkative, forceful, persuasive (of speech).Tey bél mudél ngà ni.This child is very talkative.Là kóen gel legen yem knukum sok bél mudél yem tau mogot kukum ne yem tau knukum le.A court case doesn't take very long if the one holding court is forceful (in speech) and the one they are judging is also.cfbtutin 2hséb 1.1sébhséél 1.1seklita 1.1setbong 1.1tbong 2sélék 1.2tif 1.2
bélê1prepWith, to, for, from, among. With the -u pronoun set, it substitutes for bè 'to' when the object of the preposition is a pronoun.Ke wen bemkes hmules, là hyuhen ke wen tau sut béléen.When someone ties the rice charm, it's not good for anyone to come to him.