Pinoy Dictionary

maparamay

Tagalog

maparamay (napararamay, naparamay, mapararamay) v., inf. become involved in some crime, etc.

mahalagang tao

Tagalog

mahalagang tao n. somebody; person of importance [coll.]

kaligrapia

Tagalog

kaligrapia n. calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship

v. 1. get money coming to one or collect a debt. Nikubra na ka sa ímung swildu? Have you already drawn your salary? Kubráha ang ábang, Collect the rent. Basta dátù dílì kubrahan sa buhis, As long as he’s rich, no one will collect taxes from him; 2. pull in a rope or a string. Kubráha na ang pundu kay mularga na ta, Lift the anchor. We are leaving. Kubráhi ug mga bayinti ka dupa ang tugut, Pull in twenty fathoms of rope. -da n. fish harvested from fishing gear. Kubráda sa bungsud, Harvest from the fish corral; v. collect fish caught s.w. -dur(→) n. bill collector; v. 1. be, become a bill collector; 2. have as bill collector. -nsa see kubransa.

balud

Cebuano

n. waves; a. curved, curled in a single upward curve. Balud siyag piluk, She has curly eyelashes; v. 1. be struck by waves. Malúnud nang sakayánag balurun ug kusug, That boat will sink if it is struck by big waves; 2. curl something upwards. Balura ang ímung kamut, Make your fingers bend upwards. (←) a. having high waves. Bálud run kay dúnay bagyu, There’s a huge surf because there’s a storm; v. 1. for there to be huge waves. Magbálud kag maglínaw manágat giyud siya, He goes to sea, whether there are huge waves or whether it is calm; 2. be caught in high seas. Gibálud kami didtu sa kinalawran, We were overtaken by high seas far out from shore.

kahalángdon

Hiligaynon

High dignity, exaltedness, quality of being looked up to with respect and reverence. (see hangád).

pamuút

Hiligaynon

Freq. of buút-to will, etc. Also: ruling, sway, management, government; to be master, ruler, boss; to rule, govern, hold sway, impose one's will upon. (see pangbuút).

paugút

Hiligaynon

To blend, commingle or mix blood (as by intermarriage). Madámù nga mga pilipínhon nagpaugút sang dugô nga katsílà-or-madámù nga mga pilipínhon pinaúgtan sang dugô nga katsílà. Many Filipinos have Spanish blood in their veins.