na1 particle
following the first word of the predicate. 1 now
[so-and-so] is the case by now, will be the case by a certain point of
time. Ang ákung kinamagulángan sayis anyus
na, My eldest son is six years old now. 1a
with commands and exhortations: [do] now! Mag-agwáda na ta ug túbig, Let us fetch water
now. Lakaw na, Go on now! ayaw
— stop [do]ing! enough! Ayaw na!
Dílì na ku muusab! Stop! I won’t do it again.
1b adtu, ari — ku, mi
good-bye. Adtu na ku, Ma, Good-bye now, Mom. 1c ása, diin, háin —
where is [subject] now? Háin na kahà si
Bíbut? Where can Bebot be now? 1d unsa — 1d1 how are you now? Unsa na, Ping? Ganíha ka ra? How are you, Ping? Have
you been here long? 1d2 how did it go? Unsa na ag ímung iksámin? How was your exam?
1d3 what is it this time? Unsa na, kapi
gihápun? What is it this time? Coffee again? unsa -ng urása what time is it now? 1e túa — answer given when
called: coming! (Lit. He is gone.) ‘Pidung,
dálì.’—‘Túa na!’
‘Pete, come here.’—‘Coming!’ 2 other phrases with na:
see the first word of the phrase. 3 — lang, lámang see
lamang. 4 — man particle correcting oneself when one has
misspoken. Pidru! A Pidru na
man, Husi! Pedro! I don’t mean Pedro. José! Bútù na man. Bútu diay, I don’t
mean vagina, I mean votes. tagad ka — man
don’t worry about it. Adá, tagad ka na man
ánang mga tabì, Nonsense. Don’t worry about
that gossip. 5 — pud, sad, sab
5a again. Nía na pud ang
sabaan, Here comes that loud-mouth again! 5b in
turn. Si Tunyu na pud ang miluslus sa
bisiklíta, This time Tonio was the one who broke the
bicycle.
na2 particle preceding a sentence.
1 all right, I give assent. Na,
ímu na tung ákung kabáyù, All right,
you can have that horse of mine. 1a particle terminating a conversation: well, all right.
Na, adtu na lang ku, Well, I’ll be going now.
1b before exhortations or commands to
begin as action: well, O.K. Let’s get on with it and [do].
Na, adtu na lang mi, All right, we’ll be going
now. 2 particle preceding a statement
that concludes a conversation: well, all right, I give up. Na, ikaw ray mahibalu ánà, Well, it’s all
up to you. 2a in narrations: now
anyway, that’s the way it was. Na, mau tu nga ang
amahan ug anak kaúban sa klási, Well, the situation
was that the father and the son were in class together. 2b word expressing exasperation or helplessness in coping with
a situation. Na, dì na man giyud muhílum
ning batáa uy, My, the baby is not going to stop crying.
3 — — expression
comforting s.o. who has hard feelings. Na, na,
hílum na, Now, now! Stop crying!
na3 word following an apodosis
('then' clause) which precedes the protasis, giving the
tone of a veiled threat. Dì ta man núun ka
paubanun sa sini na, ug magpadugaydúgay kag ílis,
Well, if you take so long to get dressed, I’m not going to take
you along to the movies.
nà see kanà1.
na- see ma-1.
náa = anáa.
naáka n expression of mild
displeasure at s.o. with a note of affection. Ag
naáka! Muamin ra nákù kay mangáyù ug
singku! You little devil! You are only kissing my hand because you
are asking for a nickel.
na-an see -an1.
nába = unsa
ba (dialectal).
nabal see bási.
nában n husband
(slang).
nabdus = mabdus.
nabigar v 1
[A; c] navigate, sail. 2 [a12] cover distance in
sailing. Nabigarun (nabigahun) ang Pasipiku sa usa ka
búlan, The Pacific can be navigated in one month. 3 [A] roam around. Unsa bay singaríhan ninyug nabigar magabíi?
What do you roam around at night for?
nabu = anabu. [697]
náda n nothing, naught.
Walà siya hatági ug swildu sa íyang
trabáhu. Náda lang ang tanan níyang
kahágù, She wasn’t paid for her work. All her
efforts amounted to nothing. walay — 1 no good, inferior. Way náda ning
klasíha kay baratuhun, This kind is no good because it is
cheap. 2 nothing, of no importance. Dì ka mutagad nákù kay wà man kuy
náda nímu, You don’t notice me because I am
nothing to you. 3 good for nothing. Wà kay náda pagkabanáha ka kay
palahúbug ka, You’re a good-for-nothing husband
because you’re a drunkard. v [c1] make s.t. insignificant, go for naught. Ginadáhan ka lang ning ákung trabáhu nga
dakung panahun ang naúsik ku niíni? You just dismiss
this work as nothing when I’ve spent so much time on it? Unsa? Dì ku nímu suhúlan? Nadáhun
(ináda) lang nímu ang ákung kabudlay? You
won’t pay me? You mean you’re going to make all my efforts
go for naught?
nadtu = ngadtu (dialectal).
nag- durative active verbal affix, past.
see mag-.
naga- alternative form for nag- in meanings 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 4. see
mag-.
nága n narra, a
large forest tree yielding a hard, red wood, highly prized for
furniture-making: Pterocarpus indicus.
v [a12] make s.t. of
narra.
nagiknik n light and continuous
rain. Magbuntag ning ulána kay nagiknik, This
rain will last the whole night because it is light and continuous.
v [B456; b4] for
rain to fall slowly but continuously.
nagmù = námù, kanámù
(dialectal).
nagnag v [A; b6] in preparing a field for planting, separate lumps
of earth from roots and break them up. Ang mga
bátà munagnag sa daruhan, The children will break up
the lumps of earth in the field.
nagumnum a having a nutty flavor.
v [B; a2] get a
nutty flavor. Butangi ug mani arun managumnum ang
bingka, Put peanuts into the rice cake so that it will get a nutty
flavor.
nagutnut a miserly.
Nagutnut (nagutnútan) kaáyung
tawhána. Mugastu lang ug diyis pára káun
káda adlaw, That man is such a miser. He spends only ten
centavos a day for his meals. v [B12] become miserly. -an = nagutnut.
nagwas n ankle-length petticoat.
Nindut ug tíras ang íyang nagwas, Her
petticoat has a beautiful lace-edging. v [A1; a] wear, obtain a nagwas.
náhù = nákù (dialectal).
see aku.
nahut n leavings from the abaca
stem after the fibers have been stripped off. walay
— penniless, extremely poor. Ayaw
pangáyù nákù kay wà kuy nahut,
Don’t ask me for anything because I’m penniless. v [b6] be considered poor.
Giwaynahutan ka uruy nákù nga anak ug
mag-uúma, You consider me a nothing just because I’m
the son of a farmer. paka- v
[A13; a12] pretend to be, treat as
penniless.
náit (from dáit) v [c3] be contiguous to each other. Ang
ámung mga parsíla nagnáit, Our lots are
contiguous. ka- n the adjacent one.
Sa kanáit nga lawak bátì
kaáyu siya, He can be heard clearly in the adjacent
room.
nak-áwut v 1 [AP; a] knock out in
boxing. Ginak-áwut ku níya sa usa lang ka
sumbag, He knocked me out with just one blow. 2
[B126] get knocked out from drinks,
fatigue, drugs. Nanak-áwut giyud ku human sa
ákung trabáhu, I was knocked out after my work.
n knockout.
nakdáwun v [AN; a12b3(1)] knock down in fighting. Si Prísir pa giyuy baksir nga nakanakdáwun
(nakapanakdáwun) ni Tsubálu, Frazier is the only
boxer up to now who has been able to knock Chuvalo down. n knockdown in boxing.
nakig- past volitional active of bases with
pakig-. see pakig- and makig-.
nakinnákin v 1 [A; c1]
let the feet swing back and forth. Ayawg
nakinnakína (inakinnákin) ang ímung tiil kay
matay-ug ang lamísa, Don’t swing your feet back and
forth because the table will shake. 2 [A; b5] do s.t. with ease (from the notion that
letting the feet dangle is a manifestation of ease). Kasayun sa iksámin à, ákù man lang
ginakinnakínan (ginakinnákin), How easy the test was!
I just breezed through it.
naknak v 1
[AC; c1] knock s.t. lightly against
s.t. else. Kinsay nakanaknak niíning básu
nga nabalanáan man? Who knocked this glass against s.t. to
make it crack? 2 [B]
for fish to be plentiful and spread over a wide area (so called because
the fish are attracted by a banging sound—Cf.
dagukduk).
Nagnaknak ang mga tugnus karun maung daghang
nanlampara, There’s millions of anchovy fry around, so
everybody is out catching them. a for a school of fish to be so
plentiful they are easy to catch.
nákù see aku.
*nalam, *nálam hi- =
higálam. see
*gálam.
namarku n 1
Namarco, acronym on the abbreviation of National Marketing Corporation,
a now-defunct organization set up to stabilize food prices. 2 commodity sold by [698]the Namarco under
its brand name.
nambir v [A; b] put a number on. Kun nakanambir na mu,
sugdan na nátù ang tis, When you have numbered your
papers, we will begin the test. n number put on s.t.
baydi — a slow in doing
things, as if counting the steps. Baydi nambir
bayà níyang maglakaw, You sure take long when you
walk. v [A1; c1] do
things very slowly. Ug baydi nambírun (ibaydi
nambir) ang líhuk dì mahuman ang trabáhu, We
can’t finish the work if we don’t move. — wan a 1 one’s
favorite friend or sweetheart. Nadúgay ang
íyang trátu. Niági pa tingáli sa nambir
wan, Her boy friend is late. He probably passed by to see his
number one girl friend. 2 the one who is the best.
Ikay nambir wan sa klási, You’re the
best in the class.
námù see kami.
namuk n mosquito. v [a4] 1 be
bothered by mosquitoes. 2 be kept waiting too long.
Pagkadúgay nímu mag-ílis, namukun
man lang tag paábut, You sure take long to change. I have
been kept waiting till mosquitoes have eaten me up.
nan1 1 = dan. 2 in
narrations, particle preceding a statement that is off the subject but
important for the course of the story. Nan, kadtu si
Antunyu, palainan ta lang, ákù tung ámu, Now,
this Antonio, to change the subject, was my employer.
nan2 = ug, 1 (dialectal).
nana meaningless syllables used in humming out a
tune.
nána n title
for a related female: 1 for grandparents or women of
an older generation. 2 for one’s elder sister.
v [A; a12] call s.o.
nána.
nánà n pus.
v [b4] be filled
with pus. (→) v [A] give off pus. Munanà
nang ímung hubag, Your wound will exude pus. hi- v
[A; b] take out pus. panghi- v
[A2] remove the pus from one’s
wound. Ambi tung dágum kay
manghinánà ku, Hand me that needle because I’ll
remove the pus from my wound.
nának n sleep personified
(literary). Si Nának nga maluluy-un mauy nakaluwas
sa bátà, Merciful sleep saved the child. sabakan ni — n sleep personified
(literary). Ang kagabhíun nahinánuk sa
sabakan ni Nának, The night slept soundly in Nának’s womb.
nanam a for prepared foods to
contain s.t. to make them unusually tasty. Nanam ang
bibingka kay gibutangag itlug, The rice cake is delicious because
it has an egg in it. v [B2] be, cause to be tasty. Ang
mantíkà sa bábuy makananam (makapananam) sa
pán, Lard will make bread tasty.
nánang n term of address
or reference for one’s mother or grandmother.
nánaw v [A; a2b2] 1 gaze over a wide area.
Ginánaw sa mamumulung ang mga nawung sa
nanambúngay, The speaker looked at the faces of the
audience. 2 scan an area to look for s.t. Minánaw siya sa dágat pamásin nga
dúnay mga isdà, He scanned the sea in hopes of
finding fish.
nánay n mother. Háin man si Nánay mu? Where is your mother?
v 1 [A;
a12] call s.o. mother. Nanáyun lang ka
nákù kay sáma ka sa inahan nákù,
I’ll call you Mother because you are like a mother to me.
2 [B1256] become a
mother. (→) voc. short form:
nay.
nang see manang.
nangkà n jackfruit, a
medium-sized tree cultivated for its large spiny fruit, which may reach
70 lbs. and is eaten unripe cooked and raw when ripe. The seeds are
eaten as a vegetable, roasted or boiled: Artocarpus heterophyllus. nahulugan
ug — for a face to have smallpox scars (lit. a jackfruit fell
on it). v [A13; b6]
cook s.t. with unripe jackfruit. Nangkaan
nátù ning bulad, Let’s cook the dried fish with
jackfruit.
nangnang v [B] be badly infected and festering (more severe infection
than ngasngas). Ug magbulad ka,
munangnang (manangnang) giyud nang hubag mu, If you keep staying in
the sun your inflammation will worsen and fester.
nanhi = nganhi (dialectal).
naniw = laniw.
nánu1 = ngánu, unsa (dialectal).
nánu2 n =
nána
(male).
nánuy a soft and sweet,
melodious. Nánuy nga sunáta sa tipanu,
The soft and sweet melody of the flute.
napkin n sanitary napkin, table
napkin. v [A1; a]
use a sanitary or table napkin.
napta n horoscope.
naptalína n naphthalene.
v [b6] put
naphthalene.
napù n fertile, flat
land.
napúlù = púlù.
nára = nága.
naranghíta n a variety of
small orange.
narkutiku n narcotic.
nars n nurse. v
[B156] become, work as a nurse.
Adtu ku magnars sa kabukíran diin way mga
duktǔr, I’ll work as a nurse in a rural place where
there are no doctors. -is n nurses
(plural). -ing n nursing course.
nasiyunalismu n nationalism.
nasiyunalista n name of a
political party, or a member thereof. v [B156] become a [699]Nacionalista.
nasnas v 1
[B] for a wound, tear to enlarge,
spreading little by little, and growing worse and worse. Munasnas (manasnas) ang ímung samad kun mukáun kag
parat, Your wound will grow worse if you eat salty foods. Nagkanasnas na ang gisì sa karsúnis, The tear
of the trousers is getting larger and larger. 2
[B12; b6] wear off and become thin,
weak, and about to be torn. Nanasnas ang samput sa
karsúnis sa síging liningkud, The seat of his
trousers got worn out from constant sitting.
naspu (from Tagalog púnas) v [A; b6(1)] wipe oneself with a wet towel or face cloth
(slang). Dì na lang ku mugúli kay nakanaspu
na ku, I will not take a bath because I have already wiped myself
with a wet towel.
násud n nation. v [B1256] become a nation.
Pag-abut sa mga Katsílà wà pa ta
manásud, When the Spaniards came we were not a nation yet.
maki-nun a nationalistic. Kasagárang makinasudnun mga antiamirikan, Most of the
nationalists are anti-American. -nun a national. Si Risal mau ang átung
nasudnung bayáni, Rizal is our national hero. kanasúran n group of nations.
Tinípung Kanasúran, United Nations.
nasyunalisar v [A; a12] nationalize, put under government
control.
nátad (for lanátad) n 1 yard of
a house or building. Gitamnan ug mga búlak ang
nátad (nataran) sa ílang balay, There are flowers
planted in the yard of their house. 2 sphere of work
or activity. Sa nátad sa pulitika giila siyang
ikspirtu, He is considered an expert in the field of politics.
nataran = nátad.
nati n young of a
pasture animal, calf or kid.
natibidad n nativity of Jesus
Christ.
nat kawuntid see kawuntid.
nátù see kita.
natuk n powdery starch of any
sort that has been obtained by soaking the source in water and letting
it settle. v 1 [A; c1] make starch this way. 2
[A; b6] mix natuk
into s.t.
nátun = nátù (dialectal).
see kita.
natural a 1 normal, natural. Dúnay trátu ang
ímung anak. Natural kanà, Your daughter has a
sweetheart. That’s normal. 2 short
form: tural of course. Natural
muhátag ku kay mahal ka nákù, Of course,
I’ll give you some because you’re dear to me. n person’s real character. Nagpaayuáyu siya apan bantayi kun mugulà ang
íyang natural, He is pretending to be nice, but watch out
when his real character comes out. v [A23] for one’s real nature to come out.
†
naturalísa n 1 the natural thing to do. Naturalísa sa
táwung mamakak basta dílì sakpan, It’s
only natural for people to lie if no one ever catches them. 1a inborn characteristics or behavior especial to one.
Ang íyang naturalísang mangil-ad mulutaw
giyud, His disagreeable character will sooner or later show itself.
2 whitish fluid secreted by women. Ang
babáying naughan sa naturalísa nagkaluspad, The woman
who failed to secrete white blood corpuscles was getting pallid.
2a menstruation. Dalága ka na
inig-abut sa ímung naturalísa, You’ll be a
full-grown girl when you have had your first menstruation.
naturalya n menstruation.
*náug ka-
v 1 [A3SB;
ac] climb, bring down; go, bring out of a house; get off, unload
from a vehicle. Nanáug (nikanáug) ang
mananggíti gíkan sa lubi, The toddy gatherer climbed
down from the coconut. Ang kuliktǔr ray
mukanáug ánà, The bus conductor will unload
it. Kanaúga ra ang silya sa sílung, Go
get the chairs downstairs. Ayaw ikanáug ang
bátà kay nag-ulan, Don’t bring the child
downstairs because it is raining. 2 [A23] resign, abdicate. Nanáug
ang hárì sa trúnu arun pagpangasáwa,
The king abdicated the throne in order to marry. pa-
v [A; c6] 1 hand down a decision. Ang hukum nga
ipakanáug sa maghuhúkum dílì na mausab,
The decision the judge hands down is irrevocable. 2
pass, promulgate a law. kalanaugun a
situated below a certain level. Ang balay kalanaugun pa
gíkan sa karsáda, The house needs to be reached by
descending a way from the road.
naugnaug = nuugnuug2.
nawása n 1 acronym for the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority.
2 plain drinking water (humorous slang). Wà man tay ikapalit ug supdringk, mag-agwanta lang tag
nawása, We don’t have any money for soft drinks, so
we’ll just have to put up with plain water. —
dyus n (lit. Nawasa juice) drinking water from the
tap (humorous slang).
náwi n strip of rattan.
v [A; a] cut rattan
into strips. Dagkung buuk sa uway ang ámung
nawíhun, We cut big stems of rattan into strips. nawihan n a device for cutting rattan into
strips.
nawnaw v [A; c] put s.t. in a liquid and swish it around.
Munawnaw ka áring patis? Will you dunk it in
this sauce? Inawnaw ang sinabnan sa túbig,
Swish the soapy clothes around in the water. hi-
v 1 [A;
a] rinse. Hinawnáwi ang mga plátu
arun matíluk [700]ang sabun, Rinse
the plates to remove the soap. 2 [AN; c6] have an expensive meal as a change from the
usual. Muhinawnaw (manghinawnaw) kug inasal ug
maswilduhan ku, I will have roast pig when I get my salary.
panghi- v [A2] rinse oneself off. Parat ang
ímung pánit kay wà ka manghinawnaw, Your skin
is salty because you didn’t rinse yourself.
nawug n 1 fine
sediment that settles at the bottom of a container. 2
youngest child in the family (humorous).
nawung n 1 face. 2 giving the impression of being.
Nawung ka man ug búang, You seem to be crazy!
2a k.o. s.t. Nagkalainláing
nawung ang galáhan sa karnabal, There were various kinds of
amusements at the carnival. 3 the right side of s.t.
Nawung sa panaptun, The obverse side of the cloth.
3a — sa dágat, lángit the surface of the sea,
the face of the sky. Nagbusing-ut ang nawung sa
lángit, The skies are somber. 4 nerve,
shamelessness. Dúna ka pa uruy nawung, nu,
mangáyu human sa ímung nabúhat, You sure have
a lot of nerve, don’t you, to ask for s.t. from me after what you
did. 4a — [gen.] the nerve of [gen.]. Nawung nímu
à! Some nerve you’ve got! 5 other phrases: duhay — unfaithful in
love (two faces). — ug kwarta,
sápì greedy. Húgaw ang gubyirnu
kay ang mga upisyális nawung ug kwarta, The government is
corrupt because the officials are greedy. hílas
nang — nímu derisive interjection showing disbelief.
Nanugílun man kang gisugut kang Tirya.
Hílas nang nawung mu! You told everyone that Terya accepted
you. You don’t look like it! see also
bagà,
bug-at.
v 1 [a12] hit in the face. Ákung nawngun
arun mablak-ay, I’ll hit him in the face so he’ll get a
black eye. 2 [A; b5]
tell bluntly. Ginawung (ginawngan) ku siyag sulti nga
wà siyay batásan, I told him bluntly that he had no
manners. 2a [C] come
face to face with s.o. to settle s.t. Magkasábut
tingáli mu ug magnáwung mu, Maybe you’ll see
eye to eye if you confront each other. 3 [a12] sew or iron with the obverse side up.
-anay v [C] = nawung, v2a. -an a good-looking. nawungnáwung v [A1; a12] obtain, be consisting of various kinds. Makanawungnáwung ka sa útan ug náay daghang
utanun, You can have all different kinds of vegetables to eat if we
have lots of vegetables. ka- v
[B1456] be of various kinds. Magkanawungnáwung ang tambal nga gidápat sa
masakitun, All sorts of medicines were given to the patient.
này short for kanày.
nayanáya v [A; c1] take sorrows easily. Ikaw
na lay maantígu munayanáya sa ímung kaguul,
Try to dispel your gloom.
nayintináyin a moronic,
simple-minded (from the notion that a simple-minded person is somewhat
lacking [kulangkulang] and 99 is slightly lacking to
make 100).
nayitklab n night club. v [A13; a12] make, make into
a night club. -ing v [A1; c6] go night clubbing. n
action of going to night clubs.
nayitlítir n night letter
telegram. v [c6]
send a night letter.
nayits ab kulumbus n Knights of
Columbus.
nayitskul n night school.
v [A13] attend night
school. Magnayitskul lang ku kay trabáhu man ku
maadlaw, I’ll just attend night school because I work
days.
naylun n nylon.
náyun (from dayun)
a adjacent, in line with. Ang
ákung balay náa náyun ra sa mirkádu, My
house is just adjacent to the market. v [A13; c1] straight-lined. Walà giyuy purma ang íyang láwas.
Nagnáyun lang, Her figure is without curves. It’s just
formed straight way down. Nayúnun (ináyun)
ku lang pagtábas ning ímung bistída,
I’ll cut your dress straight down.
NBI see inbíay.
NDB see indíbi.
ng 1 short form for ni1 and
kang1. 2 short form for
nga.
nga grammatical marker. short forms: ng after vowels, n, ʔ; zero after consonants. 1
following preposed gen. Íya kung
gilípay, He made me happy. Ang íyang
payag, His hut. 2 following demonstratives and
interrogatives. Taw-an kanang kahúya, That
tree is inhabited by spirits. Unsang adláwa
run? What day is it today? 3 between members of a
two-headed endocentric construction. Nindut nga
sinínà, A beautiful dress. Plawtang
kawáyan, A bamboo flute. Usa ka húngut
nga tubà, A coconut shell full of palm toddy. Ang ákung gihulaman nga bulpin, The ball point pen
that I borrowed. Gihilásan ku nga
namátì sa íyang hambug, I was disgusted
listening to his boasts. 4 preceding a
clause: that. Nahadluk siya nga mapugus
pagminyù sa Insik, She feared that she would be forced to
marry the Chinaman. Huhungíhung nga daghan kag
babáyi, Rumors that you have many mistresses. 4a when [such-and-such] a thing is the case. Unsáun man nímu pagpanghimakak nga náa may
nakakità? How can you deny it when so many people saw it?
5 linker between a word that expresses manner or mode
and a [701]verb that follows it. Siya gustung magpárì, He wants to be a priest.
Maáyu siyang mubinisayà, He speaks
Visayan well. Mahímù ka nang mulakaw,
You may leave. 6 preceding the goal of a verb which
refers to the same thing as the subject of the verb. Gipílì siyang prisidinti, He was chosen
president. Nagpabílin silang malipáyun,
They remained happy. 7 daghan
— there are, were many. Sus, kadaghang
táwu, My! How crowded it is! 8 [noun] nga [noun] the very [noun] itself.
Si Biguy nga Biguy mihukum gánì sa ingun,
ikaw pa! Biguy himself (great as he is) thought so—how could
you say otherwise!
ngà = ingà.
ngáab v
[A; b6] cry loudly. Kanang batáa mungáab dáyun kun dì
tagáan sa gustu, That child yells right away when he is not
given what he wants. n loud crying.
ngáan = ngay-an, dialectal for diay.
ngā́b = ngálab.
ngába = unsa
ba, ngánu ba
(dialectal).
ngábil n 1 lips. 2 brim of a container. Pun-a ang bangà hangtud sa ngábil, Fill the jar
up to the brim. v [A;
b6] put a brim to a container.
ngabngab v 1
[AB; c1] for the wound or an opening
to become big or wide. Mingabngab ang íyang samad
kay wà tambáli, His wound grew big because he did not
have it treated. Ang kalihuk níyang matúlug
mauy nakangabngab (nakapangabngab) sa gisì sa
muskitíru, The tear in the mosquito net grew because he kept
moving in his sleep. 2 [A;
b3c] shoot off one’s mouth, say things that are
nonsensical and that one doesn’t know anything about. Nagngabngab ka lang sa ímung pagdúda sa mga butang
nga wà nímu makítà, You are shooting
off your mouth doubting things you haven’t even seen. Dì nímu ángayng ingabngab ang íyang
pagkatáwu, You should not gossip about his real character.
a gaping, wide open.
ngadtu going to over there (far from
speaker and hearer). Gíkan dinhi mupaingun siya
ngadtu sa píkas, From here he goes to the other side.
v = adtu. — nganhi v [A; a2] go back and forth.
Nigusyanti siya maung magngadtu nganhi sa
Manílà, He is a businessman, so he goes back and
forth to Manila. pasi- v
[A3] be on way to, headed for
(literary). Daw pagalantawan ku nga nagpasingadtu ikaw sa
dakung kapildíhan, I can see that you are heading for a
great failure. ngadtungadtu in the long run. Kun naglísud ka karun, sa ngadtungadtu makakat-un ka
ra, If you find it hard this time, you’ll learn how to after
a while.
ngalab = ngáab.
ngálab n
dividing line between the sea and the shore at lowest tide. Daghang batu ug kinhasun sa ngálab, There are plenty
of stones and sea shells at the edge of the shoreline. pa-(→) v [A] to go to the edge of the shoreline. Nagpangalab sila búsà naabtan sila sa
taúbun, They went to the edge of the shoreline so the tide
caught up with them.
ngálan n
name. sa — 1 in the name of,
on account of. Sa ngálan sa átung
panaghigalaay buhátun ku kanà, I’ll do that for
the sake of our friendship. 2 concerning. Sa ngálan sa ímung gugma dílì na aku
mamínaw pa niánà, As far as your love is
concerned, I don’t want to hear any more about it. — nga being, as. Ngálan nga
managsúun ángay untang magpinasayluay, Being
brothers, we ought to forgive each other. Ngálan
nga mauy nagpadakù nákù may katungud siyang
mangáyù, Being the one who raised me, he has the
right to ask me for favors. v [A; c] 1 call, give a name. Ginganlan siyag baklà kay báyut kaáyu,
She calls him ‘quebo’ because he is a fairy. Dyunyur ang ingálan sa bátà, Call the
child Junior. 2 mention, enumerate. Makangálan kug bayinti ka langgam, I can name twenty
kinds of birds. hi- = ngálan, v.
ngalngal v
[A; c1] make thoughtless, extravagant
demands. Ningalngal ang mga ginikánan sa
babáyi ug mga pangáyù, The girl’s
parents made such fabulous demands for their daughter’s hand.
Gustu kag iskútir? Nagngalngal ka lang! You
want a scooter? You’re making an unreasonable request! Bisag unsa lay ímung ngalngálun (ingalngal),
You demand whatever comes to your head.
ngámig (from kámig) a cold, lacking in heat.
Ngámig na ang sabaw, The soup is already cold.
v [B2S3P; a12P] be,
become cold. Mangámig ang minatay, The corpse
will get cold.
ngan (from dungan) and
(dialectal).
ngā́n = ngálan.
nganga, ngánga v
[A; c1] open the mouth. Mingánga siyag dakù pinakítà ang
lingagngag, He opened his mouth wide showing the back of his mouth.
(←) v [A13] be unable to speak, usually out of not knowing what
to say. Nagngánga lang ku adtung ílang
giisturyáhan. Pulus man tu báhin sa sáyans, I
stood there like a dummy while they talked about science. (→) v [B36] for things that have edges to gape. Minganga (nanganga) ang samad nga dakù, The wound
gaped [702]wide. Nagnganga ang
malíta kay punù ra, The suitcase is open because
it’s too full. n amount s.t. gapes.
ngàngà a
stuttering. Maáyu kaáyung musuwat nang
tawhána apan ngàngà kaáyung musulti,
That man writes well but he stammers terribly when he talks. v [B; c1] stutter. Mungàngà nà siya ug makuyawan, He
stutters when he is scared.
ngangha v
[B1256; b3(1)] be open-mouthed with
sudden surprise. Nangangha (nahingangha, nahangangha) aku
sa nutisya, I was left open-mouthed by the news. hi-/ha- = ngangha.
nganhà going there (near hearer). Muanhà ku nganhà karun dáyun, I’ll
go there right away. v = anhà. pasi-
v [A3] be on the way
there.
nganhi here (near speaker and hearer).
Anhi nganhi ku mulingkud, I will sit over here.
ngadtu — see ngadtu. v =
anhi. pasi- v [A3] be on the way here. Nagpasinganhi
sila, They are on their way here.
ngánì = gánì.
ngánu 1 why?
Ngánung nangutána ka? Why are you
asking? 2 what is the matter with, what has happened
to? Nagmugtuk man ka. Ngánu ka? You are
sulking. What’s the matter with you? 3 — ug who cares? Ngánug
mabálì nà? Who cares if that breaks? Ngánu ba uruy ug mahagbung ku sa bár, basta
dì mabúang, Who cares if I fail the bar, as long as I
don’t go crazy.
ngari to, towards me (nearer me than to you).
Ngari lingkud sa wala, Sit over here on my left.
pasi- v [A3] be on the way here.
ngasngas1 v
[B] for wounds to fester. Ang pasáyan mauy nakangasngas (nakapangasngas) sa
ákung mga katulkatul, The shrimps caused my eczema to
fester.
ngasngas2 v
[A; a] damage by scraping. Kinsay nagngasngas sa tapalúdu? Who scraped the
fender? Nangasngas ang ákung síku
pagkadagmà nákù, My elbow got scraped when I
fell. n abrasion, scratches. ka-
v [A13] be covered
with abrasions.
ngatanan n all (Biblical).
[adj.] sa — very [adj.].
Nakakità kug barkung dakù kaáyu sa
ngatanan, I saw a very big boat.
ngatngat v [A3P; a12] separate two or more things clinging to each
other. Kinsay nagngatngat sa duha ka nagsinumbagay?
Who separated the two people who were fighting? Ngatngáta ang babáying migakus sa namatay
níyang bána, Try to get the woman to let go of her
dead husband.
ngawngaw1 v
[A; b3] cry loudly. Ang
bátà nagngawngaw kay gigútum, The child cried
hard because he was hungry.
ngawngaw2 = ngalngal.
ngayà (from mungayà) a cheerful in appearance or
feelings. Ngayà siyang pagkatáwu, He is
a cheerful person. v [B;
b3(1)] cheerful. Nagngayà ang ílang
mga hitsúra kay Pasku, Their faces are cheerful because
it’s Christmas.
ngí word of derision used by children,
equivalent in meaning to sticking out the tongue (which has the same
nuance as sticking out the tongue in the States). Ngí! Manghátag ba gud ku níyu? Nma, do
you think I’d give you any?
ngíaw1 a lonely
and deserted. Ngíaw kaáyu ang
kulisíyum kun way gámit, The coliseum is very lonely
and deserted when it is not in use. v [B; b6] deserted, lonely. Mungíaw
(mangíaw) ang kadalánan basta kaadláwun, The
streets become deserted in the morning.
ngíaw2 v
[A; b6] laugh in a mocking way.
Dílì maáyung mungíaw sa mga
dipiktu sa átung isig ka táwu, It is wrong to laugh
at a person’s defects.
ngibingibi n edge of a precipice,
tall structure, or deep ravine.
ngidlis a a
sharp, high-pitched sound, as of the screeching of brakes. Ang kuku nga mahakarwas sa hugasan ngidlis kaáyung
pamináwun, If you scratch your nails against the galvanized
iron of the sink, you will make a screeching sound.
ngidngid = nidnid.
ngigngig a be fatty, greasy.
Ngigngig kaáyu ang ímung bíkung
hinímù, The sticky rice you made is very greasy.
v [B; c1] be, become
greasy.
ngihit = nihit.
ngil-ad a bad, ugly, evil.
Ngil-ad ug dungug ang usa ka hustis, A night club
hostess has a bad reputation. v [B; ac5] become bad. Nangil-ad ang
íyang dagway kay napásù sa asidu, Her face
became ugly because it was burned with acid. Sukad ta
maminyù nagkangil-ad ang ímung kinaíya, Ever
since we got married your disposition has been getting worse. Gingil-ad ku pagsabut ang maáyu níyang
túyù, I construed her good intentions the wrong way.
Ngil-aran aku sa ímung pagpakaúlaw
níya, I consider it bad the way you embarrass her.
ngilbit a part of material near
the edges or ends. Ngilbit ra pagkalansang ang tabla
maung milutak, The wood was nailed too close to the edge so it
cracked. v [A13;
c1P] attach to, put s.t. down on top of the edge of s.t.
Kun ngilbítun (ingilbit, ipangilbit) paghikut
[703]ang tukun muhiplus lang ang
písì, If you tie the pole near its end the rope will
just slip off.
ngili a causing a chilling
sensation in the spine (said of worms, snakes, and the like). Ngili kaáyu hikápun nang wati, It is
spine-chilling to touch a worm. v [b4] have a chilling sensation. Gingilihan kung nangúhà sa mga lintà sa
ákung batíis, I had a chilly sensation taking the
leeches from my leg.
ngilit n edge. Milingkud siya sa ngilit sa katri, He sat at the edge of the
bed. v [C1P] put
s.t. at the edge. Nangilit nákug butang sa
lamísa ang básu maung nahúlug, I put the glass
at the edge of the table, so it fell. Ayawg ingilit
(ngilita) pagháwid kay mahiplus, Don’t hold it at the
edge because it might slip out of your hands. pa-
v [A3] go to the
edge. Ayaw ug pangilit sa pangpang kay mahúlug
ka, Don’t stay at the edge of the cliff. You might fall.
ngílit v 1 [A2; b(1)] grin. Pwirti siyang nakangílit sa pagkakità níya
kanákù sa layù, How he grinned at me upon
seeing me at a distance. 2 [A3] bare the teeth in anger. Ayaw
pagdûul sa magngílit nga irù, Don’t go
near a dog that has bared teeth.
ngilngig a 1
gruesome, stirring revulsion. Ngilngig tan-áwun
ang naligsan, The man who was run over by a truck was a gruesome
sight. 2 terribly good. 2a very
skillful. Ngilngig siya musista, He is very skillful
in playing the guitar. 2b big shot, prominent.
Ngilngig siya run. Tag-íya nag láging,
He is a big shot now. He owns a logging concession. 2c
excellent. Ngilngig kaáyu siyag trabáhu,
Nilibu ang swildu, He has an excellent job. He has a salary in four
figures. 3 greasy, fatty. Ang
mantikáun nga kalan-un ngilngig kan-un, Food with lots of
fat is greasy. v [B12;
b6] 1 be, become horrible. 2
be excellent, skillful. 3 make greasy. Ayaw ngilngíga paglútù, Don’t cook
it with too much fat.
ngilu a setting the teeth on
edge, causing the spine to tingle (said of eating sour things, shrill
noises, having teeth filed). Ayaw kagísa nang
puthaw kay ngilu kaáyu pamináwun, Don’t scratch
that metal because it makes my spine tingle to hear it. v [B; b4] have a tingling
sensation in teeth. Mingilu (nangilu) ang ákung
ngípun ug kináug hilawng mangga, It set my teeth on
edge to eat unripe mangoes.
ngílu a yellow
color (humorous).
ngípun n 1 teeth. 2 teeth of saws, gears, and the
like. (→) v [A; b4] for a baby to cut teeth. Magdautdáut ang bátà basta magngipun na,
A child tends to be sickly if it is cutting its teeth. ngipnan a 1 having
serrations or teeth. 2 litter born with teeth.
ngísi v 1
[A2S; c1] grin. Nagngisi man ka mu rag gihadlà sa anghil, You’re
grinning as if an angel were titillating you. 2
[B12S456] be slit, lacerated.
Ipatahì sa duktǔr kanang nagngisi
nímung samad, Have a doctor sew up that gaping wound.
n grin. ngisingisi n name given to various things that cause one to screw up his
face: 1 k.o. small fish with poisonous spines.
2 other sea creatures which exude poisonous matter.
3 young head lice (kuyamad).
4 k.o. skin infection characterized by intense itching
and scattered sores. v [A123P; a4] 1 be beset with young lice.
2 get this skin infection. †
ngislit v [A; a2] smile in an ugly way, showing the teeth. Ningislit siya sa dihang hindiskubrihan ang íyang
kabúang, She grinned sheepishly when her stupidity was
discovered. Gingislit níyag lúgus ang
íyang nawung pagdismular sa kaúlaw, He forced himself
to grin to cover his embarrassment.
ngislù v [A; a2] grimace, distort the face upon experiencing
s.t. disagreeable. Nakangislù siya sa kasakit,
He grimaced in pain.
ngisngis1 a very
pale-skinned, like tissue paper. Ngisngis kaáyu
ang pamánit kay anak sa ingkantu, He is white as tissue
paper because he is an albino (the son of an encanto).
ngisngis2 = alingisngis.
ngitngit a for the atmosphere to
be dark. v [B; ab]
get dark, be out of the light. Panáig mu kay
nagngitngit lang ang balay, Light some candles because the house is
dark. Wà makláru ang íyang nawung
kay nangitngitan, We couldn’t make out his face because it
was in the dark. pa- v [A; b] be in a dark place. Nagpangitngit sila arun dì himatikdan, They stayed in
the dark in order not to be noticed. ka-an n place where there is darkness. Ang panulay
mauy hárì sa kangitngítan, Satan is the ruler
of darkness.
ngitungitu n the
part of the sea with the deepest hue indicating great depth. Didtu siya mangisdà sa ngitungitung dápit, He
fished where it was very dark because of the depth. v
1 [B] having its
deepest hue. Nagngitungitu sa kalawum ang
dágat, The sea is deep blue due to its depth. 2 [B] for the night to be
very dark. Magngitungitu sa kangitngit ang
kagabhíun kay dúnay dag-um, The night becomes very
dark when there are rain clouds. a for the night to be very dark.
ngíub a 1
dark and eerie with no human noise. Sa mga hilit nga
dapit mangíub ang [704]kagabhíun, In isolated places
the night is dark and quiet. 2 gloomy of outlook.
Ngíub kag kaugmáun ug dì ka
muiskuyla, You have a gloomy future if you don’t go to
school. v [B] become
dark and quiet.
ngiwngiw n k.o. grass owl:
Tyto capensis.
ngiyan = unyà (dialectal).
ngiyaw, ngíyaw n mewing of
a cat or a similar sound. v [A; b6] 1 mew. 2 screw up
the face at an unpleasant sensation. Ningíyaw ang
íyang nawung kay naasuhan ang íyang mata, He grimaced
because he got smoke in his eyes.
ngual n 1 manner
of speaking characterized by inadequacy in pronouncing some consonants.
2 s.o. with a short tongue causing such a speech
defect. Unsay gisulti ánang ngual?
What’s that man with a speech defect talking about? v [B; c1] for speech to be
badly pronounced. Nagngual síyang nagsulti kay
punù ang bàbà, He speaks unintelligibly
because his mouth is full.
ngugngug = alingugngug.
nguhal a thick,
speaking with indistinct articulation like a drunk. Nguhal ang sinultihan sa himatyun, A dying man speaks
indistinctly. (←) v
[B; c1] talk thickly and
indistinctly. Mungúhal (mangúhal) ang
sinultihan ug mahubug ka, Your speech will become thick if you get
drunk.
nguhù a
talking through the nose. v [B; c1] become nasal in speech. Nagnguhù siya kay gisip-un, He is talking through his
nose because he has a cold. ka-(←) v [A13] be nasal in speech.
pa- v [A;
c1] make one’s speech nasal.
ngulngul v [B46] deep-seated pain over a wide area. Mingulngul ang ákung mga buktun sa pagpanglaba tibuuk
adlaw, My arms ached because I washed all day long. a having deep-seated pain. Pahílut ku kay
ngulngul kaáyu ang ákung kalawásan, I will get
a massage because my whole body aches.
ngúlub v [A; b6] growl. Ayaw pagdúul sa
irù nga nagngúlub kay mamáak nà,
Don’t get near a growling dog because it will bite you. Ayaw kug ngulúbig masukù ka, Don’t growl
at me if you are angry. n growling.
ngúlut v [A; b6] growling in defiance or complaint. Ug mungúlut ang irù ayawg duúla, If the
dog growls, don’t go near it. -an(→)
a given to growling.
ngúmiks n comics section
or magazine (humorous). Nagbása ug
ngúmiks, Reading a comics magazine.
ngúngù n monster
referred to in scaring children.
ngurk word used to represent the sound of snoring
in writing.
ngusngus v [A; a] scour, rub s.t. hard to remove s.t. Dílì ku mungusngus ng adyaks sa awtu kay
makadáut sa pintal, I will not rub Ajax on my car because it
destroys the finish. Ngusngúsa ang
húgaw, Rub off the dirt.
ngutngut a pulsating, throbbing
pain. Ngutngut kaáyu ang ákung bunul,
My boil is very painful. v [B46] be in pain. Nagngutngut ning
ákung dughan kay gibulagan ku, My heart is aching because I
was jilted.
nguwal = nguhal.
nguynguy = danguynguy.
nguyunguyu n larvae of
mosquitoes.
ngyáwà particle expressing
discomfiture when one is put on the spot (euphemism for yáwà). Ngyáwà ni si
Angkay! Nakumprumísu ku áning íyang
pakig-áway, Darn! Angkay sure has put me on the spot the way
she picks fights.
ngyílu = ngílu.
ni- = mi-.
ni1 1 gen.
marker before names or titles. Ang kangga ni Tasyu,
Tacio’s sled. Ang gibúhat ni Tasyu, What
Tacio did. 1a — kinsa of whom,
whoever. Gikúhà ni kinsa? It was taken
by whom? 2 dat. marker = kang.
ni2 nor. Sukad karun
dì na ku makigsulti ni magpakítà nímu,
From now on I will not talk with you nor will I show myself to you.
2 preceding a subject in sentences with
a negative predicate: nor did [subject] do. Ni aku
walà pud kakità kaníya, Nor did I see him
either. Ni siya ni ikaw way katungud pagbadlung
nákù, Neither you nor he has a right to reprimand
me.
ni3 see kini.
nía = anía.
niadtu 1 see kadtu. 2 = kaniadtu.
niánà see kaná1.
níbi n navy or one in the
navy. v [B156]
become a navy man. — blu n
navy blue color.
nibil n level, device
for establishing horizontal lines. v [A; b5] use the level. Ubus-ubus ang
píkas tumuy kay wà nibila (nibili), The other end is
lower because no level was used on it. -adu(←),
-awu(←) a flat. Lunang
nibiláwu, A flat lot.
*níbir — gayud that
will never be. ‘Magminyù ka
níya?’—‘Níbir gayud,’
‘Will you marry him?’—‘Never.’ ayil — giyud I won’t ever. Ug
nahibalu pa lámang aku, ayil níbir giyud, If only I
had known, I’d never have done it. —
mayin v [B1256]
become disregarded, become s.o. about whom no one cares. Ug musugut ka ánang palikíru [705]maníbir mayin ka, If you give
in to that philanderer, what will happen to you? He’ll forget all
about you anyway.
nibíra n refrigerator.
nidnid v [A; c1] grate. Nidníra
(inidnid) ninyu ang kamúti kay maglidgid ta, Grate the sweet
potatoes because we’ll make sweet potato fritters. nidniran n grater or shredder. nidnirun n s.t. to be grated.
nigar v [A; c6] deny having done s.t. Inigar giyud
ang ímung kalabútan sa krímin, Just deny that
you had anything to do with the crime.
nigatib1 n having
negative indications of a disease. Sa iksámin sa
duktǔr nigatib ku sa tíbi, The doctor’s exam
showed me negative for TB.
nigatib2 n negatives
of film.
nigra a dark-skinned (female).
n negress. v [B12] become dark-skinned.
nigru a dark-skinned. Aku ray nigru námung managsúun, I’m the
only one who has dark skin among my brothers and sisters. n Negro. v [B126;
b6] for the complexion to become dark.
nigrus n k.o. plow (so called
from the commercial name).
nígu n rattan winnowing
tray. v [A; a12]
make, make into a winnowing tray.
nigusiyar v [A; c] 1 negotiate a sale. Siyay munigusiyar (magnigusiyar) sa ámung
yútà, He will handle the sale of our land. 1a sell a person as a prospective marriage partner. Inigusiyar ku si Birting kang Siling, I will sell Berting to
Celing. 2 engage in the business of selling s.t.
Nakanigusiyar kug bábuy sa syudad, I sold pigs
in the city.
nigusyabul a available for
marriage (slang). Nigusyabul pa nà siya kay
bálu, He is available for marriage because he is a
widower.
nigusyanta = nigusyanti (female). see nigusyu.
nigusyu n business.
may, dúnay — court a woman (slang).
Nagpagwápu man si Lálit, may nigusyu
(magnigusyu) tingáli dà, I wonder why Lalet is
dressed up. He must be courting s.o. v 1 [A; c1] put up a business.
Magnigusyu kug uway kay halinun, I’ll go into
the rattan business because it sells. 2 [A; a12] play a trick on s.o. by leading him to
believe or do s.t. Maáyu siyang nigusyúhun
kay dalì mutúu, It is easy to play a trick on him
because he is gullible. 3 [A13] court a woman (slang). nigusyanti
n businessman. v [B156] be, become a businessman.
nihit a 1 scarce. Nihit kaáyu ang túbig
kun húlaw, Water is very scarce during dry periods. 2 scarcely, rarely. Nihit ka na nákung
ikatagbù sa dā́n, I rarely meet you on the street
any more. Nihit na níya mabátì ang
mga púlung sa pagmahal, She rarely hears words of affection.
(←) v [B; b6] become scarce. Kun magníhit
ang humay, mapugus pag-impurt ang gubiyirnu, If the supply of rice
is scarce, the government is forced to import it. nihitníhit v [A1; c1] use s.t. sparingly. Magnihitníhit tag gáwì niíning bugas
kay mahal kaáyu, We have to use rice sparingly because it is
so expensive.
niíni see
kini.
niíri see
kiri.
niítu the gen. and dat. of kitu. 1 =
niíni.
see kini. 2 = niadtu. see
kadtu.
nikiládu, nikiláwu a nickel-plated. v [a12] be nickel-plated.
nikinikinu a simple-minded.
Ang táwu nga nikinikinu dílì
makasabut dáyun, A simple-minded person will not understand
readily. v 1 [A; a] tease s.o., do foolishness. Munikinikinu siya sa mga babáyi, He teases the women.
Ug nikinikinuhun ka, ayawg tagda, If he teases you,
pay him no mind. 2 [B] be simple-minded. Munikinikinu siya kun
higutman, He becomes simple-minded when he is hungry.
nikruluhíya n necrological
service, services honoring a dead person after his death but before he
is buried. v [A1;
b6] hold a necrological service.
niktay n necktie. v [A; a] wear a necktie.
nikutin, nikutína n
nicotine.
níla see sila.
nilkátir n nail cutter.
v [A; a12] clip
one’s nails with a nail cutter. Nilkatíra
lang ang kuku ug ayawg abisag kurta, Trim your nails with a nail
cutter and don’t cut them with a knife.
nimpa n female supernatural being
thought to inhabit streams, not considered very dangerous but capable
of doing mischief or good.
nímu see ikaw.
nindut = anindut.
ning- = mi-.
ninu n a small tree similar to
bangkúru but with smaller and lighter-colored
leaves: Morinda sp.
ninyu1 n
the Holy Infant Jesus, a small image of the Holy Infant brought from
place to place to be kissed during the Christmas season. Inighawuk nímu sa ninyu muhúlug sab kag kwarta,
When you kiss the image of the Holy Infant, you also have to give some
money. — bunítu n
person being idolized. Si Sirhing mauy ninyu
bunítu sa Sibu, [706]Serging is the
idol of Cebu. paka- v [a12] treat with the fear and respect accorded
the image of the Christ Child.
ninyu2 see
kamu.
nípà n palm of
great commercial importance growing along tidal streams and in dense
stands in brackish swamps. The leaves are used mainly for thatching,
but also for bags, hats, and handicrafts. The sap is fermented into
toddy and distilled into a stronger liquor called manyan. It also is used as vinegar: Nypa fruticans. v [a12] make s.t. out of nipa or nipa thatch.
nipay, nípay = anipay.
nipis a 1 thin, not thick.
Nipis kaáyu ang mga
pánid sa Biblíya, The Bible’s pages are very
thin. 2 thin, scanty. Nipis siyag
buhuk, He has thin hair. 3 in billiards, shot
hitting the target ball at an angle so that it goes off at right angles
to the hole. v 1 [AB; c1] become, make thin. Minipis
(nanipis) ang dalunggan sa bag-ung bána, The ears of the
newly-wed husband became thin (from the notion that sexual indulgence
causes one’s ears to become thin). Kun magnipis kag
puthaw makmákag kusug, When you flatten metal, hammer it
hard. 2 [A; b7c1] do
s.t. on a scanty scale, thin s.t. out. Nipsa (inipis)
pagpulbus sa ímung nawung, Just apply a little powder to
your face. Nipsan nátù ang ímung
buhuk, Let’s thin out your hair. 3
[A3P; b5] hit a target ball so that
it goes off at right angles to the target. pa-
v [A; b6] come too
close to another vehicle. Ayaw pagpanipis sa
ingkuwintru, Don’t drive too close to the oncoming traffic.
tag-(←) n name given to various
kinds of long and slender sardines and herrings.
nipul n small nipple-like
projection on glass or metal.
nirbiyus n nervousness, easy
excitability. Mitukar ang ákung nirbiyus pagtan-aw
nákù sa sirkus, I got nervous when I watched the
circus. v [B126; a4]
get nervous. Makanirbiyus (makapanirbiyus) ang
pagpúnay ug inum sa kapi, Too much drinking of coffee can
set your nerves on edge. Ginirbiyus kung nagpaábut
sa iksámin, I got the jitters waiting for the exams.
-a, -u a nervous, tending to get
nervous.
nislagan = inislagan. see islag2.
nisnis v [A; ab] clean or smooth s.t. by rubbing s.t. back and forth
over it. Nisnísa ang almirul nga mitaput sa
plansa, Rub off the starch that is sticking to the iron. Nisnísi ang káhuy úsà nímu
pintáli, Rub the wood smooth before you paint it.
nít1 n net (in
games). v [a12] hit
the ball in the net. Ginít man nímu.
Sayid-áwut na sad, You hit the ball in the net. Now
it’s their serve.
nít2 a neat,
well-groomed, clean. Maáyung pagka-ariglǎr
kining ímung kwartu. Nít kaáyu, Your room is
well-arranged. It looks very neat. Nít siyang
mamisti, She dresses neatly.
nitbul n net ball in a game.
v [a12] hit a net
ball. Kun wà pa manitbul, puntus na
untà, Had it not been a net ball, it would have been a
point.
nitruhínu n nitrogen.
nitsu n vault in a cemetery big
enough to accommodate a coffin or two, built against
a wall or above the ground. v [A12; c1] have s.o. buried in a nitsu.
nítù n scrambling
ferns, the stems of which are used in weaving baskets, hats, boxes:
Lygodium spp. -ng
putì species of nítù that
does not turn black when it grows old.
níwang a thin, not stout.
Níwang ang sibúyas nga way
bùbù, The onions are undersized. They haven’t
been watered. v [B2S] become thin. Nagníwang ka kay
kúlang kag maáyung káun ug katúlug, You
are thin because you lack good food and sleep.
niwniw v [AN; c] swish s.t. around in water. Nagniwniw
kug anyil sa túbig, I’m swishing bluing about in the
water. Ang usa ka tásang ínit túbig
nga niwniwan ug gamayng ampiyun, A pinch of opium swished around in
a cup of hot water.
níya see siya.
niyan = unyà (dialectal).
níyun n neon lamp, neon
light. Níyun nga bilburd, Neon billboard.
v [A1] have neon
lights.
NPC see inpísi.
nu1 1 isn’t that
right? ‘Muinum man ka, nu?’—‘Mu
lang’, ‘You drink liquor, don’t
you?’—‘I sure do’. 2 so it is,
isn’t it? Martis man diay run, nu? Today is
Tuesday, isn’t it? 3 particle
asking the hearer if he understands: You know what I mean? Ákù siyang giabláhan. Unyà nu,
mihílak siya, I proposed to her. And then, you know what?
She cried. sa — = sa. see unsa, 5.
nu2 = kunu.
Nub. n abbreviation for Nubimbri, November.
*nubáli — [number of Spanish origin] in billiards, the amount of
handicap a player gives his opponent, the amount he must reach before
giving up the cue if his score is to be counted. Way
kwinta tung nakuhir nímung singkwinta kay nubáli siyin
may ímung gihátag nga bintáhà, The
fifty points [707]you scored do not
count because your handicap was no points unless they amount to one
hundred or more. — náda a without effect, useless. Nubáli
náda lang ang tambag nímu ánang tawhána kay
dì nà mamínaw, It’s useless to give
advice to that fellow because he doesn’t listen. v [B12; c1] be without
effect. Dílì giyud manubáli
náda ang kahibalu sa makinilya, A knowledge of typing always
will come in handy.
nubátu, nubátus a
inexperienced, neophyte. Kumaw siya kay nubátu pa
ánang trabahúa, He does it awkwardly because he is
inexperienced in that job.
núbi n decoration
representing clouds used in the background of the representation of the
nativity scene in church at Christmas.
nubíla n novel. nubilista n novelist.
nubimbri = nubyimbri.
nubína n novena. — nga bug-us n special novena for one
person or soul. — sa kumun n
novena offered for all souls on All Souls’ Day or on the nine
days before. v [A;
b6] hold a novena. Nakalingkawas tu siya sa
purgaturyu kay nanubináhan, He has probably been saved from
purgatory because a novena was held for him. — ug
sugung, almanáki v [A12; b6] I’ll eat my hat, do the impossible (lit.
read a novena from a bamboo tube, almanac). Magnubína kug sugung ug makapasar kas síbil
sirbis, I will eat my hat if you pass the Civil Service exams.
nubinahan n book used in praying the
novena. nubinaryu n the nine-day
period in which a novena is held. v [A13] hold this feast.
nubinta number
ninety. see disiutsu for verb forms.
nubù = mubù.
núbù (from lanúbù) v [a2] make s.t. go far. Nubúag
gámit ang sabun, Use the soap sparingly.
nubya n 1
fiancee. 2 bride. v [B1256; a12] become, be one’s bride. Kun akuy manubya, kuntúdu giyud ang ákung
kasal, When I become a bride, my wedding will be on a grand
scale.
nubyimbri n
November. v see abril.
nubyu n 1
fiance. 2 bridegroom.
nudnud v 1
[A; a] rub on with moderate pressure.
Nudnúrig kandílà ang utaw, Rub
wax on the iron. 2 [c6] impose a discriminating burden or imposition. Mau pay pubri ku, inudnud pa giyud tag palukat ug lisinsya,
Poor as I am, I still have to pay for a license.
núdul sup n noodle
soup.
nugbù = mugbù. see mubù.
nuísu n in billiards,
points not counted. Nuísu ang tiráda kay
walà makarambúla, The shot doesn’t count
because it wasn’t a carom. —
karambúla n shot that is not a carom.
núka n 1
sore, infection on the skin, not of great size. 2
north wind pieces in mahjong (slang for nurti). v
[B; b6] become a sore. Minúka (nanúka) ang íyang samad, His
wound became a sore. (→) v
[a4] be affected by sores. Ginuka siya kay dì manghimatíis, He has sores
on his legs because he doesn’t wash them. nukaun a infested with sores.
nukanuk a 1 for
rain to be steady and continuous, but light. 2 for a
war or battle to be off and on, light and dragging. Nukanuk ang inawayan sa girilya, Guerrilla warfare is not
steady. It drags on and with heavy fighting interrupted by periods of
calm. 3 for persons to be bothersome, pestering, with
repeated requests. Nukanuk siya. Káda adlaw
túa sa upisína arun paghulam ug kwarta, He is a pest.
He comes to the office every day to borrow money.
nukliyar n nuclear.
núkus n squid. — sa ípil n k.o. small squid
with a caudal fin running the length of the body. —
tarúrut = tarúrut, n2. nukusnúkus v [A13] keep changing one’s mind about agreeing to s.t.
Dì ku gustung magnukusnúkus ka. Muuban kag
dílì, Make up your mind once and for all. Are you
coming or not? paN- v [A2; b6] go fishing for squids.
núli n Rizal’s novel
Noli Me Tangere.
núlu n null and void.
v 1 [A;
a12] nullify. Ginúlu sa huwis ang
íyang kasal, The judge annulled their marriage. 2 [a12] turn to nothing.
Nulúhun lang ang ímung salapì kun
muapil ka niánang klasíha sa nigusyu, Your money will
disappear into thin air if you engage in that k.o. business.
numbrar see numrǎr. numbramyintu = numramyintu.
numbri = numri.
numinar v [A; b5c1] nominate. Numinahun (inuminar,
numinahan) ta siya pagkasarhintu, Let’s nominate him
sergeant-at-arms. numinasyun n
nomination for voting.
numiráwu a numbered for
easy identification or guidance. Numiráwu ang mga
lingkuránan sa awdituryum, The seats in the auditorium are
numbered. v [B1256]
for s.t. to be numbered.
numiru n number.
— únu n 1 number one, greatest in degree. Siya ang
numiru únung ismaglir sa násud, He is the number one
smuggler in the country. Siyay numiru únu
[708]sa klási, He’s number one
in his class. 2 a favorite girl or boy friend.
Daghan túud kug trátu, apan ikay numiru
únu, It’s true I have lots of sweethearts, but you are
number one. — kwatru sitting with one ankle
crossed over the knee. Numiru kwatru ang íyang
nilingkuran, He sat down resting his ankle on his knee. v [A; c1] sit in such a
position. †
numrǎr v
1 [A; c] appoint.
Makalingkud ka na sa katungdánan kay ginumrahan ka
sa prisidinti, You can assume office now because the president
appointed you. 2 [A;
b] nominate. Ginumrahan aku pagkaprisidinti, I
was nominated president. numramyintu n appointment to public office.
numri n 1 name. Ang titulu sa yútà
anáa sa numri ni Nánay, The title of the land is in
Mother’s name. 2 family name. 3
signature. Gikinahanglan ang ímung numri sa
dukumintu, Your signature is needed in the document. v 1 [A; c]
have or give a name or family name. 2 [A; b] affix a signature, sign a name. Kinahanglan nga munumri ka sa pírul, You have to sign
the payroll.
-nun = -anun.
nung short for mánung. see mánung.
nungka 1 it will never happen.
Muampu ku níya? Nungka! Me, bow to him? Never!
Nungka nga muhátag ku níyag danyus, I
will never pay him for the damages. 2 rather than
[so-and-so], which is worse. Mas báli pag mamatay
nungka nga makigminyù ánang animal, I’d rather
die than marry that beast.
nunut 1 together with.
Natundag ang karyir nunut sa daghang ayruplánu nga
gidala niíni, The carrier sank together with the planes it
was carrying. 2 with [subject] as accompaniment.
Nag-áwit kami nunut ang singgit sa
hudiyákà, We sang and shouted in merriment. 3 for hair or fibers to be easily workable, amenable, doing
others’ bidding. Nunut ang íyang buhuk
búsà sayun sudláyun, His hair is easy to work.
That’s why it’s easy to comb. Nunut
kaáyu kanang kabáwa. Bísan bátà
makabalhin, That is a very complaisant water buffalo. Even a child
can lead it. v [A2;
ac] 1 follow along. Kun mulawig
ka, ingun sa mununut usab ang mga pangánud, When you sail,
the clouds seem to follow along. Nunta didtu ang
libru, Go along with him to get the book. 2
accompany with. Ang kakúgi kinahanglang nuntan ug
kaálam, Industry must be accompanied by wisdom. 3 follow a new faith, idea, custom. Makaminyù lang ta kun mununut ka sa ámung
rilihiyun, We can get married only if you embrace our religion.
pahi-(←) v [A; b6] go along with an idea, submit oneself to an
outside force. Wà siyay dugúkan kay
magpahinúnut lang kanúnay sa ámung hukum, He
is spineless because he always agrees with our decision without any
objections. Gipahinuntan siya sa gustu, She is given
her whims. sag-/sig-(←) v
[A23; b6] go along with, follow.
Misagnúnut ang ákung panan-aw sa milabay
nga dalága, My eyes followed the woman who passed by.
pasig-/pasag-(←) v 1 = pahinúnut.
2 = sagnúnut.
nu puydi see puydi.
nuranti short for ignuranti.
nurmal1 a normal.
Nurmal na ang búang human katambáli,
The insane man is normal now after he has been treated. v [B] become normal.
Minurmal (nanurmal) ang íyang timpiratúra
human sa indiksiyun, His temperature went back to normal after the
injection.
nurmal2 n 1 normal school, a training school for elementary teachers.
2 elementary teaching course. Nurmal ang
ákung gikúhà, I’m taking elementary
teaching.
nurt = nurti 2, 3, 4.
nurti n 1 north. 2 north wind piece, the name of one
of the winds (bintus) in mahjong. 3
the player to the left side of the dealer. 4 the name
given to the fourth round (cf. ráwun, 1a). karni
— see karni.
núrul n simple way of
polishing shoes without bothering to rub the polish in well. Dì kaáyu sínaw ang sapátus kay
núrul pagkalimpiya, The shoes are not very shiny because
they were polished in a simple way. v [A3; a] polish in a simple way.
Nurwígu n Norwegian.
nusnus v [A; ac] rub s.t. back and forth on s.t. else with pressure.
Siyay nagnusnus ug tinúnawng ispirma sa salug,
He applied (lit. rubbed on) melted wax on the floor. Nusnúsi ug abu ang kutsára arun musínaw,
Rub ashes onto the spoons so they’ll get shiny.
núsul n nozzle.
núta1 n
1 rating grade. 2 notes in music.
di- n played looking at the music.
v [A; c1] play
looking at the music.
núta2 n stain,
blemish on one’s character. v 1
[A; b5] put s.t. on record, note
down. 2 [A; b6] note
s.o. down as s.t. Ginutáhan nang
istudyantíha nga aktibist, That student is marked as an
activist. -du a notorious. Nutádung mangingilad, A notorious embezzler. v [B12] be, become
notorious.
nutbuk n notebook.
nutikal n nautical course.
nutisya n news. May
nutisya ku báhin níya, I have some news about him.
v 1 [A;
c] give information. Nutisyahi (nutisyai) siya
báhin sa nahitabù, Inform him about what happened.
2 [A12]
receive information. Nakanutisya ku nga minyù na ka, I
heard that you are married.
nutrisyunista n dietician.
v [B1456] be a
dietician.
núts n notes taken for
future study or reference. Núts sa
Písiks, Physics notes. v [A; c] take notes.
*nutsi — buyna n 1 the night of Christmas Eve or the repast
prepared for eating at midnight or after mass on Christmas Eve.
2 New Year’s Eve. v
[A; c6] prepare a Christmas Eve meal.
Magnutsibuyna lang tag pinubri, We’ll have a
simple meal at midnight on Christmas Eve. paN-
v [A2; c6] spend
Christmas Eve. dáma di- see
dáma. midiya — = nutsi
buyna, 1.
núud (from túud)
v [A13] prove true.
Nagnúud ang ákung katáhap, My
suspicions proved true.
nuug n 1 cloth.
Maáyung pulúhun ning nuúga, This
cloth will make a good sport shirt. 2 discarded
clothes for rags. Pagkúhag nuug arun
himúung pahiran, Get some discarded clothes for rags.
v [B1256; c1] be
made into rags. nuugnuug1 n k.o. hairy shrub bearing globose fleshy green or yellowish
fruits, the leaves of which are used to clean dishes instead of soap:
Solanum verbascifolium.
nuugnuug2 n name given to various kinds of small fish with stinging
spines.
núun = hinúun.
nuy short for mánuy.
nuybi number nine. v see tris.
nuybinta = nubinta.
nwistra see sinyúra, 2.
nyà see unyà.
nyíbi n snow.
nyur see siniyur.
nyura, nyúra see
sinyúra.
nyuralhiya n neuralgia.
nyuríta see sinyuríta.
nyurítu see sinyurítu.
nyús n 1 news. 1a newspaper. 2 in
mahjong, a four-piece combination consisting of the nurti, isti, wisti, and
sur which gets extra winnings. v 1 [A; c6] release news.
Patingúgag radiyu kay nagniyús na, Turn
the radio on because the news is on. 2 [A12] receive news about s.t. Nakanyús ka ba báhin sa katalagman? Have you
read the news about the disaster? —
pípar = nyús, 1a.
nyusbuy n newsboy. v [B156; a12] become a
newsboy.
nyutral n 1
neutral in an argument. 2 neutral gear. v 1 [A13]
stay neutral. 2 [A13;
c6] shift into neutral.
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