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Objects 14.13 Table
| kamanyan | Incense. |
| korona | A crown. |
| kumalaˈ | A fabulous precious stone. |
| kuppiya | A skull cap. |
| kursiˈ | A throne; elaborate chair. |
| kurus1 | Cross, the symbol of Christian religion. |
| juba | Long-sleeved shirt-type gown (worn by men for worship); robe, gown. |
| lihal | A stand for a Qur)an. |
| limbag 2 | Statue or image (of a hero or saint). |
| luku | White garment (worn by women for worship). |
| maligey | A decorated structure (esp. for the celebration of a graduation from the studies in the Qur)an). |
| manik 1 | A charm (esp. for invulnerability). |
| manik 2 (manik-manik) | Beads (made of any material); a charm (the power of which is being played down). |
| musā | Prayer mat. |
| nunuk | Balete tree, strangler fig. |
| parang muhusal | Cogon grass in the afterworld. |
| pattaˈ | Picture, photograph. |
| sambit (sambitanr) | Instrument for divining (usually a rope). |
| santu | Image or statue of a saint; a saint. |
| sudjara | A prayer rug; a cloth spread out for worshiping. |
| sulban | A white turban (sometimes with a pattern, worn by men; originally only by a hadjiˈ). |
| tasbi | A string of beads (used as an aid to memory in praying); prayer beads; rosary. |
| teli-teliyan | Decorations (made of coconut leaflets for the Mawulud celebration). |
| tugtug (tugtugan) | Container for burning incense, a censer. |
Offenders and offences 17.2 Table
| binasa | To kill; having intention to kill; to inflict pain. |
| kīs1 | Offence, trespass, wrongdoing committed against someone |
| duse 1 | Sin, trespass, fault. |
| hilap | To touch a woman (said of a man). |
| jina | To commit adultery or fornication. |
| langkat | To break into a house (in order to steal). |
| langgal3 1 | To do something that is prohibited; to break (laws, rules, regulations). |
| mundu | Bandit, outlaw. |
| sekkel | To choke someone with hands; to strangle someone |
| sessel1 | To encroach on someone else)s land, take little by little someone else)s land. |
| suknaˈ | A curse. |
| tangkew 1 | To steal something |
Offerings, gifts, tithes 14.9 Table
| baktiˈ | A gift (to a person with supernatural knowledge). |
| bēbbed | Green rice roasted. |
| kulubaˈ | A sacrifice (of a chicken at the time of death in lieu of a goat). |
| kuluban | An offering, a sacrifice. |
| dulang | A molded mound of rice on a platter. |
| hekika | A sacrifice. |
| lamas | Offering to the spirits, usually rice and eggs. |
| pediya | A gift (to ensure an answer to a request). |
| pitlaˈ | Yearly contribution to the imam, (one)s parents-in-law or to one)s midwife). |
| salawat | An offering (at the end of the month of fasting). |
| sarakka | Alms, alms gift; possessions of a deceased person given to someone |
| sāwat | An offering (at the end of the month of Ramadan, and on the 10th or 12th day of the month of Julhadjiˈ). |
| tukud | Payment (monetary or in kind for performing an incantation nawal, teaching someone to use an incantation, or giving herbal medicine); payment of a brideprice. |
ohapCompareAdjectives and verbs used in connection with sickness 12.12 Table1verbSubject N-, mag-To yawnKinaruˈ ku hangkan hep ku luwal magohap.I am tired; that's why I am always yawning.Bang kew ngohap daˈa kew paharap si saweˈnu.Don't face your companions if you yawn.2nounYawn.Maki tekka ohapkun bang niyaˈ bahanku.My yawning comes when I have something to do.
ohatComparekulamut2variant oflamutInternal body parts 11.2 TableVein (blood); any blood vessel; tendons and sinews; fibers (like in a stringy mango).Paguwaˈ ohat tangankun bang ku maghinang.The veins in my hands come out when I work.Bakat ku bu niyaˈ putuk ohat.I was cut and a blood vessel was severed.Gaˈi ne usaˈ kapalunen peggeˈ bakas bakat bu niyaˈ putuk ohat.He no longer can move his thumb, because it was wounded and a tendonwas severed.Gey hāp kinakan mangga inin peggeˈ ekka ohatne.This mango isn't good because it has many fibers.
ohot2ComparetangkaoyonanParts of the plant 9.2 TableThe empty head (of rice without kernels as after threshing)Bang ubus ne diˈikannu paleyin, lakasanun meˈ ohotnen.When you have finished threshing the rice, throw theempty heads away.Luwal saˈ ohot paleykun, ubus ne kakan maye.Only the empty heads of my rice (are left); therice birds have eaten it all.
okoˈ-okoˈCompareteheˈ-teheˈtayumOther sea creatures 4.6 TableCommon sea urchinSūng kite nebba, magokoˈ-okoˈ kite.Let us go to get low tide food items; let's look for seaurchins.class Echinoidea
oletComparesemmut būiyasCaterpillars 2.5.2 TableGrub, maggot, caterpillar; larvae (of flies, butterflies,and beetles)Niyaˈ olet mangan dawen jambangankun.There is a caterpillar eating the leaves of my plants.Ekka olet nangkaˈ inin peggeˈ buhuk.There are many maggots in this jackfruit because it isrotten.
olomComparetuluspuwipulBuilding materials 19.4 TableParts of houses 19.2 TableAn upright post; house post; legs of table, bed or chairSiyam olom lumaˈkun.My house has nine posts.Subey kayu tuwas hinang olomin.It ought to be hard wood for making posts.Langkew olom lamisahanin.The legs of the table are long.
olosvariantōs2Comparetadjunglampin1mantapaldaItems of clothing 23.1 TableTubular skirt, sarong (type of skirt); cover to sleep under, blanketTahaˈ olos inin.This sarong is long.Oloskun bang ku tuli manta.My tubular skirt (serves as) blanket when I sleep.olos palantupcompoundHandwoven, striped, knee-length skirt, worn by women over the traditional trousers in older times.olos kusta budjangcompoundA very large, checked sarong, traditionally handwovenon an unusually broad loom, and used at weddings to coverthe bride on the eve of the wedding.olos inalamancompound1nHandwoven skirt with a smallish square pattern, may beshort or long. (If it is long two pieces are joined.)2vTo wear or put on a sarong; to wrap (cloth like a sarong); to cover something (with a sarong)Olosanun nakanak iyan duk manta.Wrap that child with a blanket.Magolos kew duk gaˈi kew kahaggutan.Put a tubular skirt on so that you won't be cold.Sine ngōsan akuhin?Who covered me with a sarong?
olos inalamancompound ofolos1noun2verbTo wear or put on a sarong; to wrap (cloth like a sarong); to cover something (with a sarong)Olosanun nakanak iyan duk manta.Wrap that child with a blanket.Magolos kew duk gaˈi kew kahaggutan.Put a tubular skirt on so that you won't be cold.Sine ngōsan akuhin?Who covered me with a sarong?
Omens 14.11 Table
| āmat | Foreknowledge (acquired through omens) |
| kulis | Lines (in the palm of the hand). |
| saˈat | Omen (waited for). |
| sangguniˈ | An omen. |
| sengguniˈ | An omen (good or bad, unsolicited).1 |
ongasComparesoˈokHair 11.7 TableTo be bald (on top of the head), to have a receding hairlineOngas aˈa iyan.That person is bald.Ngeˈongas iye kuweˈitu.He is becoming bald now.
ongeˈFor something to be loose, shaky (capable of being shaken back and forth)Ongeˈ ne impennen.His tooth is loose.magongeˈ-ongeˈcomplex form1To rock back and forthMagongeˈ-ongeˈ nakanakin.The child rocks back and forth.Magongeˈ-ongeˈ kayuhin peggeˈ tihup beliyuhin.The tree rocks back and forth because the wind is blowing.2To rock, move, shake, or wiggle something back and forthNiyaˈ ngongeˈ olomin.Someone moved the post back and forth.Magongeˈ olom aˈa miyaˈan.That person is shaking the post.Ongeˈne impennen.He is wiggling his tooth.
onggolCompareembeˈembelVerbs used in connection with seeing 33.1 TableSubject pa-, mag-#-an (repet.)To come only partially into view (as a person on stairs,a snake coming out of a hole), peep or peek from concealmentNiyaˈ sawe kiteku paˈonggol amban dem lowang.I saw a snake come partially into view from its hole.Mellek iyan gaˈi paluwas amban dem lowangne magˈonggolan hadja.That rat doesn't come out of his hole, he only keeps peeping out ofit.
onotComparehigtalbalutbigtalSubject N-, mag-; Object +/-#-anTo pull somethingOnotun lemisahan iyan tudju pī si poˈon dinding.Pull that table over towards the wall.Onotanun ne tēguriˈnun, iyuˈ ne kohap.Pull in that kite; it is already afternoon.Niyaˈ ngonot oloskun dibuhiˈ.Something pulled my skirt last night.Peddiˈ tangankun magonot buweyin.My hands hurt from pulling the rattan.Antonymluntudsōngad
operaCompareTreatment 12.11 TableSubject N- [perform], mag-To operate, do a surgical procedure; to be operated on, to have surgery doneBakas iye magopera.He was operated on, or he did a surgical procedure.Doktol miyaˈan bakas ngopera aˈa betteng.That doctor operated on the pregnant woman.Inopera kellongnen peggeˈ binugen.Her neck was operated on because she had a goiter.
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