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santing

Tagalog

santing n. becoming more intense (heat, pain, etc.)

sangbayanan

Tagalog

sangbayanan n. town; people of a town

obserbahan

Tagalog

obserbahan (inoobserbahan, inobserbahan, oobserbahan) v., inf. observe; watch; examine closely

mityoro

Tagalog

n. meteor

kabyaw

Tagalog

kabyaw n. milling of sugarcanes

milindris

Cebuano

n. kind of ornamental shrub with white, pink, or purplish flowers growing on small terminal panicles: Lagerstroemia indica.

pamagay

Cebuano

n. poetry

pagngalan

Cebuano

v. name

pagbuslot

Cebuano

perforation

aduptǎr

Cebuano

v. adopt a child.

pandinganán

Hiligaynon

(B) To be compared with, likened to, made an example of, be exposed to criticism, be held up as a warning to others. Kon magságad ka panábad (sang panábad) pagapandinganán ikáw sa kay Tíban Bádù ukón sa kay Nánà Inkì. If you have the habit of going to every feast you will be likened to "Stephan, the Feaster" or to "Mama Inkì". Also used as noun: bad example, type to be avoided, model (sort) not to be imitated. (see papánding).

sáb-an

Hiligaynon

For saubán from saúb-to creep or crawl under, hide beneath. Ginsáb-an siá sang yáwà. He was possessed by the devil, the evil spirit entered into him.

saramíhay

Hiligaynon

(B) Slovenly, careless in dress, etc. See damílhay.

súni

Hiligaynon

Rumour, report, hearsay; to rumour, report, tell, give out. Ginasúni nga--. It is rumoured that--. They say that--. (see konó, silíng, móno).

garís

Hiligaynon

Restless, lively, naughty; to be or become restless, etc. Garís nga bátà, táo, etc. A naughty boy, a restless man, etc. (see harásharás, darándarán).

anguish

Ilocano

n. sakit, rigat

cease

Ilocano

v. agsardeng, aginana

exceedingly

Ilocano

adv. nalabes, adunay

raven

Ilocano

n. wac

steamship

Ilocano

n. vapor

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