D - d

   part. just; only.

'daan   See main entry: 'tahan.

da'anon   n. small kind of banana about three inches long and an inch in diameter.

'daas   v. eat voraciously. OvSyn: 'doos.

dabà-'dabà   adj. for s.o. to be brash, brazen, shameless or impudent. Aff: ma-.

kadabà-'dabà   n. shameless speech or behavior.

'dabhuk   adj. airy, fluffy or loose in texture, such as soil, cooked rice or a cake.

da'bong-dabong   v. stamp feet.

da'bos   Variant: 'dagbos. v. hit s.t. or s.o. with s.t. somewhat flexible (such as a broom or tree branch) with a downward stroke. For example, when driving away snakes from the trail while travelling at night

'dabu   v. hit s.o. hard in the upper back with the fist or palm in an overhand swing, usually hurting the lungs as a result.

'dabù   adj. thick, of hair, leaves, fur. Aff: ma-.

v. for hair, leaves or fur to become thick. OvSyn: 'yapung.

da'bung   n. bamboo shoot. Phrase: da'bung pad still young (of plants).

'dà-dà   v. lap up, slurp or lick liquid with the tongue.

dadabu'hon   n. gizzard. Children are not allowed to eat gizzards in the belief that if they do, they will not want to move unless s.o. hits them in the back ('dabu).

dada'bukbuk   adv. thumping sound of hitting s.t. hollow. See: 'bukbuk.

'dadae   n. ground runner of a plant such as yam.

v. for a plant to crawl or put out ground runners.

v. for a snake, worm or similar creature to crawl along the ground.

dada'gamang   n. rustling noise in the grass, as of s.o. hurrying through.

dada'gokdok   v. make a loud banging noise repeatedly. See: 'dokdok.

'dadun   See main entry: 'dajun.

dadu'wa   adj. two.

tigda'duwa   adj. by twos.

dae   See main entry: da'ya.

daeg   n. fallen leaf.

'daega   n. unmarried woman.

'daegis   n. heat rash.

'daegit   See main entry: 'dagit.

daegmi'low   v. rave or talk irrationally. Temporary state of extreme mental excitement marked by restlessness, confused speech and hallucinations. It sometimes occurs during fever as in certain diseases, in some forms of insanity.

'daeg-oy   v. laugh shrilly. The way female spirits laugh.

'daehig   v. implicate s.o., as in a crime.

'daelit   n. nectar and pollen collected by bees, placed in the honeycomb, to be turned into honey.

'daema   n. steep, rocky cliff beside a river.

'daemuan   n. bamboo for fencing or flooring.

'daen-as   adj. of s.t. that is quickly consumed. Aff: ma-.

'daengin   Variant: 'dangin. v. hire; ask s.o. to volunteer.

'daenut   n. cambium layer of a tree.

daes'bong   n. sound of s.o. falling.

'dae-ug   n. rattan core.

da'ga   voc. woman! term of address for a woman the same age or younger.

'dagà   adj. of a person who is happy and makes a lot of jokes. Aff: ma-.

da'dagà   v. for a group of people to be happy, talking, joking, laughing among themselves.

da'gaaw   n. kind of tree that bears fruit eaten by the grey dove ('bayud).

da'gae   adj. messy or untidy.

v. work sloppily.

da'gaeha   n. chest; breast.

daga'hit   See main entry: dogo'hit.

da'gami   n. rice straw or stalk left after harvesting.

da'ganawan   Variant: da'ganwan. n. bamboo fishing pole.

da'ganwan   See main entry: da'ganawan.

da'gap   v. hurry somewhere to help because of an urgent crisis.

'dagas   v. hurry.

daga'sà   n. bamboo shaft of a fish arrow ('bagyoy) which floats.

'dagat   n. sea; ocean.

da'gaton   v. feel motion sickness.

manda'gatnon   n. people from beyond the sea.

daga'usu   v. for the water level to rise.

'dagbos   See main entry: da'bos.

dag'bow   v. prejudge or jump to conclusions.

'dagdag1   v. shake off or shake out s.t. powdery.

'dagdag2   n. relative.

dag'hà   v. bump, bang or crash into s.t.

dagila'san   v. trample on s.t. or s.o. or step on it many times.

da'ginut   v. economize by using a resource carefully; be thrifty.

daginu'tan   adj. thrifty.

v. work less hard to preserve a weak body.

'dagit   Variant: 'daegit. v. for a bird of prey to catch by swooping down on the prey.

man'dagit; man'daegit   n. bird of prey.

'dagmang   v. snatch s.t. and bring it toward oneself.

'dagmoy   n. blanket woven out of abaca fiber. Sometimes used as a hammock, sometimes as a skirt.

'dagnoy   n. nickname.

'dag-om   See main entry: 'dakyom.

'dagong   v. for a dying person to groan.

da'gongdong   n. fins of a fish: dorsal, pectoral, pelvic, anal; not caudal fin, which is 'ikug (tail).

Da'gow   n. name of a malevolent female spirit. Said to cause hunger by bringing about poor harvests. A female person who is thought to be the cause of misfortune may be accusingly called Da'gow.

da'gow   v. for s.o. to experience evil because of s.o. female.

'dagow   adv. maybe.

'dagpang   v. slap s.o. on the face.

'dagpì   v. lightly slap the shoulder or hip of s.o. or s.t.

'dagpon   n. house beam.

'dagtung   n. bamboo tube used as water container.

da'gudae   adj. for a path to be smooth, clean and free of obstructions. Aff: ma-.

'dag-ukan   n. source or headwater of a river.

'dagum   n. needle.

da'gunut   n. hissing sound of falling rain approaching from the distance.

v. for the rain to make a hissing sound as it approaches, falling in the distance.

da'gupì   v. for s.t. relatively soft and perhaps hollow, such as the chest of a person, to make a thudding sound when hit.

da'gus   adv. proceed to do s.t.

da'guy-ak   v. trample heavily on s.t.

'dahag   v. stay away for a long time.

n. stranger to a certain place.

da'hakhak   v. suddenly burst into deep laughter.

daham-da'ham   v. for s.o. to perform actions while sleeping, such as talking and walking; babble incoherently while semi-conscious.

da'hipag   See main entry: di'hipag.

da'hudut   See main entry: da'hujut.

da'hujut   Variant: da'hudut. n. new trail made by a person or animal travelling through a grassy place.

da'huyag   v. have a foreboding feeling; presentiment.

'daing   n. dried fish.

'dait   v. be frightened; be terrified.

da'jag   v. reveal; clear.

'dajag   v. favor s.o. over others. Aff: pa-.

v. attract attention by showing affection. Aff: pa-.

'dajò   v. quarantine, isolate or exile s.o.

'dajun   Variant: 'dadun. v. proceed.

pa'dajun   v. proceed.

da'jung   n. pole for carrying a heavy load by two or more people, at least one on each end.

v. carry a load on a pole with another person.

da'kà   adj. boastful. Aff: ma-.

'dakdak   v. wash clothes, esp. by pounding on a rock or log.

'dakey   adj. great, of expectations, importance, number or size.

'dakit   v. adjoin.

n. neighbour.

da'kop   v. to catch; to arrest.

di'nakpan   n. captive.

'dakow   v. steal.

'dakyom   Variant: 'dag-om. v. for a cloud to briefly cover the sun.

'dali   n. edible winged white ant-like insect considered newly metamorphosed. Appears during light rain, landing on the river. Collected by placing bamboo booms across the river. Dry fried and eaten as a delicacy.

da'lì   v. hurry.

da'lid   n. buttress root of large trees.

v. strike buttress root of a tree with a piece of wood as a form of signalling. Usually to signal that a trap has caught s.t. or that there is imminent danger.

da'ligdig   n. slope of a mountain. Aff: -an.

pana'ligdig   v. travel on the slope of a mountain; for tears to roll down the face; for the sun to cross the sky in the south, during October, Novermber and December, not directly overhead.

dali'kan   n. kind of rhizome with dark red edible fruit which are molar shaped.

Dali'kaskas   n. female spirit said to cause promiscuity or flirtatious behaviour in women.

dali'kaskas   adj. for a woman to be flirtatious or promiscious.

dali'magmag   n. knowledge.

'wadà dali'magmag   have no knowledge about a matter.

dali'masù   n. thick fungal saliva which comes out of the mouth of a very sick person or corpse of a person who died of a respiratory disease.

n. fungal disease affecting the respiratory system, esp. the mouth.

dali'wakas   n. dawn.

da'maling   n. large adult male deer; stag; buck.

dada'malingay   n. young buck.

'damdam   v. grope about, as in the dark.

da'mey   adj. thick. Aff: ma-.

'damhug   n. dew.

dami'là   v. talk angrily.

da'milag   n. sticky mixture of mud and dead leaves; clay; clayey soil, not good for growing things.

n. loam, good for growing things.

da'mis   v. cry; prolonged wailing, not real loud. Usage: archaic.

'dam-ok   adj. many. Aff: ma-.

da'moy   n. kind of small shrub with hairy leaves used medicinally. Cambium layer is scraped and placed over a boil to draw out pus.

'dampà   v. touch or cover s.t. or s.o. with an outstretched palm.

dam'pig   v. hit s.t. or s.o. with the side of a bolo.

'dampok   v. lay s.t. flat on a body briefly for medicinal purpose.

v. burn oneself by touching s.t. hot.

v. brand an animal.

'dampot   v. reach a place.

dan   pro. they.

'danak   v. for a skin disease to be aggravated.

da'nas   interj. oh no! exclamation of dismay when one's work fails.

da'natà   n. large river turtle that burrows under mud. Lays eggs in sand bars.

'dangan   v. for wild animals to eat ripe fruit, usually fallen ripe fruit.

'danganon   adj. of a tree which bears fruit that is eaten by wild animals; of a place which has trees which bear fruit which are eaten by wild animals.

danga'non   n. wild abaca.

'dang-ey   v. put s.t. on a chopping block or anvil. See: 'dat-ey.

dang-'oyan   n. anvil; chopping-block.

'danggis   v. begin a rice harvesting season by harvesting a little portion. Usually in preparation for the 'taephag ritual.

'danggoy   n. sand.

'dangin   See main entry: 'daengin.

'dangka   v. warm a body part or clothes near a fire.

'dangkag   v. for nipples to get erect, esp. when pregnant.

dang'kayà   v. for s.o. to lay flat on the back on the ground after falling.

'dangkiyas   n. bluish soil embedded with mollusk shells which is very slippery and slimy when wet, and solidifies into a very hard block when dry.

'danglis   n. smell of singed hair or feathers.

da'ngop   v. seek help; take asylum.

'dangow   n. span; unit of measure from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger.

da'ngue   n. big fish, esp. mudfish.

n. important person. Usage: metaphorical.

dang'yawon   n. brown lobster-like freshwater crustacean about six inches long with light blue stripes on the side of the head.

'dani   adv. near.

pa'dani   approach s.t. or s.o.

'danlak   n. muddy silt left after flood.

'dan-os   v. store harvested rice before threshing.

da'now   n. lake.

'dansey   v. press a person or animal against a wall, tree or similar object to prevent escape.

da'nug   v. box; punch.

'daog   v. defeat; conquer.

da'pa-dapa   n. sole of the foot. Syn: pa'da-pada.

da'pae   v. push a handful of food into the mouth with the hand, as if wiping the mouth with the palm and fingers. People feed one another in this manner during feasts, esp. during traditional weddings.

'dapanas   n. bedrock. See: 'panas.

da'pas   n. small hairlike thorns of bamboo and other plants that are itchy to the touch.

adj. for s.t. to be scratchy in texture like the hairlike thorns of bamboo, causing itchiness. Aff: ma-.

v. feel itchy.

'dapdap   n. medium sized softwood tree with a thorny stem and yellow spotted green leaves that bear red flowers. Erythrina variegata.

da'pinak   v. splat; for s.t. watery and dirty to make a splatting sound when hitting s.t. solid, such as the sound of carabao dung hitting the ground or mud hitting the face.

da'pit   n. side; direction.

'daplin   n. side. Syn: 'kilid. From: Cebuano.

'dapow   n. itchy dust such as that found in rice grains and mungo beans.

'dapù   v. for birds to be attracted to eat the fruit of a certain tree.

da'puon   n. fruiting tree which attracts feeding birds.

da'pug   v. pile.

da'pupu   adv. hurry and repeatedly do s.t. without stopping. Usage: archaic.

'daru   n. plow.

'dasang   v. talk animatedly and rhythmically in rhyming speech with vigorous hand actions and pounding, a loud voice, and repeatedly half standing up and dropping forcefully to the seat. Common speech style of older men in conference.

da'sig   adj. many. Aff: ma-.

da'sok   v. compact; crowd.

'dat-ey   v. put s.t. on a chopping block or anvil. See: 'dang-ey.

dat'-oyan   n. anvil; chopping-block.

da'tong   v. arrive.

'datù   n. tribal chief.

adj. wealthy.

dina'tuan   n. prize given to the winner in an organised fight.

datu-'datu   v. for a lot of people to be lying around dead or sick.

'datue   v. for s.t. to bounce back to where it came from when the original intention was for it to penetrate.

da'tun   v. dish food out and serve it.

da'ub   v. for s.o. to lie prostrate, face down; place a container with the opening down.

'da-ue   v. for fish to be affected by poison, surfacing.

'dawa   n. millet.

adj. for s.t. to be as small as a grain of millet. Aff: mae-.

n. hard center as small as a grain of millet in half-cooked rice.

'dawat   v. receive; accept.

kadina'watan   n. ceremonial acceptance of marriage.

daw'daega   v. for a girl to be around the age of first menstruation. Aff: ka-.

'dawi   v. for a snake to catch prey.

'dawit   v. for a fish to bite the bait.

da'wog   n. bunch of coconuts.

'dawot   v. for s.o. to be disappointed at s.o. else. Aff: paN-. Usage: archaic.

da'ya   Variant: dae. v. bring.

n. baggage.

tagadu'maya   n. manager.

da'yà   v. for s.o. to lay down with the face up; place an object down with the concave side facing up.

'dayan   n. path; way; road.

'dayap   n. measles (or perhaps smallpox).

'dayhup   v. feel the effects of s.t. such as a typhoon or storm. Usually in reference to indirect effects of the typhoon. You wouldn't say this if you vere actually in the path of the typhoon.

da'yojag   Variant: 'dejag. be happy; rejoice ; make happy noises.

'dayom   adj. deep.

da'yù   v. appease the spirits by means of an offering.

da'yujag   adj. attractive to men, of a female around the ages of ten to thirty, not neccesarily beautiful; pretty; with a pleasing personality. Aff: ma-.

'dedog   n. shaft of a spear.

'dedow   See main entry: do'jow.

deg   See main entry: 'doyog.

'degbuk   v. thud; for s.t. or s.o. to make a thudding sound when hitting the ground after falling from a height.

deg'matoy   v. wail, esp. because of a death.

'dehug   v. for s.t. or s.o. slippery to slip out from inside s.t. or from the grasp, such as a baby from the womb or a fish from the hands.

'dejag   See main entry: da'yojag.

'dejow   See main entry: do'jow.

'detung   v. crash; for s.t. large and heavy, such as a large tree, to make a crashing sound when it hits the ground or an object after falling from a height.

'dey-ay   v. for babies to spit up.

   conj. but.

di'atas   n. above; higher place relative to the speaker.

di'babà   n. downstream.

Diba'bawon   n. name of an ethnic group.

di'bati   v. debate. From: English.

di'bayuy   n. opposite side of a barrier.

di'daja   n. upstream.

di'dayom   n. inside.

'didit   adj. long-lasting, of a consumable. Aff: ma-.

v. make s.t. last a long time.

'dignoy   v. be careful in a situation where s.t. can be easily broken or lost, or where one may be hurt.

adj. careful. Aff: ma-.

di'gon   adj. strong; sturdy. Aff: ma-.

'digsey   n. edge of s.t.; foot of a mountain.

v. for s.t. to reach the edge of s.t.

'digsoyan   n. foot of a mountain.

di'nigsoyan   n. horizon.

'digsok   Variant: 'ligsok. n. child. Usage: archaic.

'digus   v. bathe; go swimming. Aff: pa-.

pinadi'gus   n. kind of dance in which the dancer mimics a woman taking a bath.

'digwà   v. be about to vomit.

'digyom   adj. dark, as in the darkness of night. Aff: ma-.

di'hipag   Variant: da'hipag. n. opposite side of a geographical feature, such as a river or road.

'dikilop   n. new moon; one day in the lunar month considered after the day of the last moon and the day before the new moon is sighted; the day there is 'no moon' in the sky. Rattan, bamboo, and nipa are gathered on this day in the belief that it will not be attacked by borers.

di'klamu   v. voice or formally file a complaint against s.o.

n. complaint. From: Spanish.

'dikut   adj. selfish. Aff: ma-.

di'kuton   adj. selfish.

'dilà   n. tongue.

di'lam-dilam   v. dart the tongue in and out of the mouth.

di'lata   n. canned goods. From: Spanish de lata.

'dilin   v. be careful in avoiding, as in avoiding offense in dealing with others, in avoiding offense to the spirits, in avoiding certain foods.

di'lip   v. slice up rather solid objects into thin slices, such as papaya, onion and carrots, but not meat.

di'mudu   conj. so; then; therefore (discourse particle). Syn: kò i'yan 'naan. From: Spanish.

din   pro. he; she; his; her.

'dingding   n. wall.

'dingey   Variant: 'ingey. v. shake one's head, perhaps in disagreement.

'dingey-dingey   rock one's head from side to side.

'dingi   v. rest one's head limply on the shoulder.

'dingkug   v. bump one's head on s.t.

'dini   n. here. Syn: 'kani.

'dinog   v. hear.

pa'minog   v. listen.

'dipyas   v. for a projectile to lightly graze an object, not penetrating.

di'ritsu   v. do s.t. directly. Syn: yo'hus. From: Spanish.

Di'simbri   n. December.

'diswae   v. dislocate or fracture a bone such that it sticks out.

'diwae   v. stick out the tongue. OvSyn: di'wawae, 'wawae.

v. pronounce a curse on s.o. to the effect that that person's tongue will fall out.

di'wata   n. tutelary spirit. Human like spirit that selects a favorite mortal as their medium of communication.

pandi'wata   v. conduct a ritual.

di'wawae   See main entry: 'diwae.

'diwit   v. to haul the harvest to the granary.

di'witan   n. large rice basket made out of pandan leaves. Placed in the middle of a field when harvesting. Harvesters fill it from their small harvesting baskets. When it is full, it is brought up to the granary. See: 'diwit.

diwong-'diwong   v. stagger.

di'yà   n. there, far from the speaker.

di'yan   n. there, middle distance from the speaker; sometimes said or written to or concerning s.o. who is still there.

di'yay-diyay   v. walk with a swagger, swinging the shoulders back and forth.

'diyong   v. for a house, tree, or similar object to shake back and forth rapidly, as in an earthquake.

di'yù   n. distance.

madi'yù   adj. far.

kadi'yuan   n. distant place.

'padiyù   v. send away.

'Diyus   n. God. Syn: Magba'bajà. From: Spanish.

do'bus   n. excrement.

'dòdò   v. dip s.t. into a container of s.t. else, such as sugar, paint, salt or vinegar.

v. reach into s.t. briefly.

v. make a thumbprint.

do'dojò   v. be happy.

do'dow   See main entry: do'jow.

do'gà   n. juice; honey.

ma'dogà   adj. juicy.

'dogdog   v. travel during the night time.

'dogi   adj. many; much; plenty. Aff: ma-.

dogi'han   adj. big; huge.

kadogi'han   adj. majority.

'dogkae   v. for a snake to strike with its head raised.

'dogkot   v. position s.t. or s.o. close to s.t. or s.o. else.

'dogman   n. kind of underwater freshwater weed. Elodea.

'dogmok   v. pulverise ; break into small pieces.

dogo'hit   Variant: daga'hit. n. kind of tall grass about five feet tall with triangular stems and sharp edges. Bears flower; produces fruit which small birds come to eat.

kadogo'hitan   n. place where much dogo'hit grass grows.

do'gos1   n. honey. Syn: do'gà.

ma'dogos   adj. having much honey.

From: Cebuano.

do'gos2   n. itch.

mado'gos   adj. itchy.

'dogpak   v. throw s.t. at s.t. or s.o.

naka'dogpak   v. fall over.

'dogsang   v. for the rain to start falling.

v. for insects and pests which come in groups such as locusts and rats to appear in large numbers.

do'hik   v. for s.o. to beach a boat or raft onto the shore from the water.

v. crawl on the belly like a snake or worm.

do'hun   n. leaf.

'dojong   See main entry: 'doyong.

do'jow   Variant: do'dow; 'dejow; 'dedow. v. become healed; do s.t. well or good.

mado'jow   adj. good.

kade'jawi   v. for s.t. to be the best.

kade'jawan   n. for s.t. to be for the benefit of s.o.

'dokat   v. fetch s.o. from s.w.

'dokdok   v. pound or hammer s.t. with a blunt instrument.

do'kot   v. for a substance to adhere to another substance.

n. burnt food stuck at the bottom of a pot.

ma'dokot   adj. sticky.

'dokot   v. for s.t. to burn. Aff: -an.

ma'dokot   adj. flammable.

'dokoy   v. for a chicken (or duck) to be sick from the chicken flu disease, not moving much and having mucus in the throat. Often occurs during the rainy season.

'domdom   n. thought; memory; mind.

v. remember; think.

pahi'nomdom   v. remind s.o.

do'mey   n. kind of small white-breasted greenish-black bird that eats insects. Said to be named because it always looks downward.

'domey   v. look downwards.

do'mot   v. bear hatred or grudge against s.o.

'dondon   v. resolve to do s.t. as the outcome of a meeting.

v. end up s.w.

do'ngan   v. coincide; do simultaneously.

'dongdong   v. stare downward vacantly. Aff: pa-R1-.

'dongkag   v. bump the head into s.t.

'dongkig   n. kind of small, edible freshwater eel.

do'ngog   n. honor.

madong'ganon   adj. honorable.

'donok   v. for rain to fall steadily for a long time.

do'og   v. for s.t. to come into violent contact with s.t. else or a place.

doo'gan   v. for s.t. to be hit by s.t. else.

do'on   v. for s.o. to press down on s.t.

'doos   v. eat s.t. greedily or hungrily.

do'ot   adj. bad; ugly.

ka'doot   n. destruction.

dodo'ot   v. destroy.

pando'otan   v. for a person to be subjected to a bad bird omen.

'dopa   n. armspan; unit of measure from fingertip to fingertip with the arms outstretched in opposite directions.

do'pot   See main entry: jo'pot.

'dopot   v. trace a path by footprints.

'dopu   v. spit out s.t. solid or somewhat dry forcefully.

'dosngag   v. bump the head into s.t.

v. for s.o. to smash the head of s.o. else into a wall or similar object.

do'son   n. strength.

madoson   adj. strong; hard; difficult.

'doue   n. kind of cooking banana.

'doug   exis. none.

dow   conj. and.

do'yang-doyang   n. palate.

'doyas   v. for s.o. to die.

'doyog   Variant: deg. v. go.

pa'deg   v. head toward s.w.

ka'degan   n. destiny.

'doyom   adv. late.

v. travel or look for s.t. outside at night. See: 'soyom.

'doyong   Variant: 'dojong. n. fish poison. Made by first chopping up earthworms. Then patting the chopped earthworms with the leaves of the 'hagupit tree. The worms are then mixed with the crushed roasted tops of the 'baay plant. Only the 'poit fish is affected by this poison.

du'dù   n. point on the bottom of a basket.

'dudù   n. breast.

v. nurse; breastfeed.

'dudue   n. kapok tree.

n. silky fibers that surround the seeds of a kapok tree. Fibers are often used for stuffing pillows and mattresses.

duga'di   v. tell a joke or tease s.o. in fun.

n. joke.

maduga'di   adj. of s.o. who is fond of telling jokes.

du'gaja   v. still in the process of doing s.t. even though much time has passed.

'dugang   v. add.

'dugapà   adj. for a person to be muscular.

'dugi   n. thorn.

'dugkut   n. peace agreement.

'dugmà   v. for a pig to attack.

'dugmun   n. nest made of leaves and grass by a sow for her litter.

'dugpat   v. add difficulty and problems to s.o. who already has problems. Aff: -an.

'dugsù1   v. stumble and fall forward.

n. kind of women's dance. Rhythm is provided by bells worn on anklets.

'dugsù2   v. pierce or stab s.t. with a sharp instrument such as a knife.

'dugsun   v. for milk to flow out of the breast.

'duguk   v. approach.

'dujag   v. live for a long time.

'dujan   v. swing in a hammock.

'dujanan   n. hammock.

'dukduk   v. cough forcefully (whooping) with a forced inspiration at the end, usually bowing the head while coughing.

du'kilom   n. night. Aff: ma-.

du'kimot   v. for the sky to be overcast.

'duklit   v. set fire to s.t. combustible by putting a flame to it. Traditionally in reference to burning a field for clearing.

'duku-duku   adj. bumpy or lumpy, of a surface that is thought to be ideally or prototypically level, such as a road or table top. Aff: nan-.

'dukyas   v. for a projectile to lightly graze an object, not penetrating.

'dukyus   v. go on an expedition to recapture a kidnapped woman or to collect by force the bride price from the parents of the kidnapper.

'dukyuy   v. for the uterus to contract before childbirth. According to common belief, the unborn child causes the uterus to contract.

du'lian   n. durian tree or fruit.

'dulis   n. bamboo or wooden stick about a meter long, flat and tapered at one end, used to scrape off the singed hair and skin of an animal.

v. scrape off the singed hair and skin of an animal in the midst of singing it.

'duma   n. companion.

v. accompany.

du'maega   v. for a female to begin menstruation; for a female to be in the early stage of fertility and not yet reproduce. (Disagreement exists on whether this can apply to all females including people, or only female animals.)

n. young female at the early stage of fertility. See: 'daega.

'dumang   n. fried and pounded ka'tumbae chili peppers mixed with salt.

du'maya1   v. manage s.t.

tagadu'maya   n. manager.

du'maya2   n. original rice stalk (not the secondary shoots).

Du'minggu   n. Sunday.

'dumpue   adj. blunt, of a point.

pa'dumpue   v. make a point blunt.

n. preventive medicine.

du'mù   n. end rows of a rice panicle, ripest.

'dumue   v. fall on one's face.

du'muk   v. bow the head.

du'nga   adj. having a protruding upper jaw or recessive lower jaw.

du'ngà   v. come to served food to eat.

'dungae   v. for a pig to root and dig in the soil with its snout.

du'ngae-dungae   n. snout of a pig; upper lip of a person.

naka'dungae   v. fall on one's face.

du'nog   v. beat s.o. with fists or club. Usage: archaic.

'dunsae   v. burn s.o. or an animal with the glowing embers at the end of a piece of wood.

'dunut   v. mash; rot.

du'on   n. there, not too distant.

'dupak   v. for s.t. or s.o. to be lured into a trap.

'dupuk   v. pulverize.

'dusdus   n. kind of skin disease, ringworm.

'dusù   v. push s.t. forward.

'dutdut   v. uproot; pluck hair or feathers.

pandut'dutay   n. tweezers for plucking hair.

'dutun   n. there, somewhat distant.

'dutus   n. decorative tubular brass anklet containing iron balls which rattle. Syn: 'sandag. Worn by women, esp. when dancing.

'duung   v. for a boat to land or anchor.

duu'ngan   n. wharf; place to anchor.

du'wa   n. two.

duwa'duwa   v. vacillate.

du'woy   n. wife, not the first.

'duya1   v. slither like a snake; creep like a vine.

'duya2   v. for s.o., usually a stranger, to disturb an activity by virtue of that person's presence, so that the activity is unsuccessful. Includes activities such as fishing with poison or some rituals. The belief is that the stranger is an evil spirit or s.o. sent by an evil spirit. In the case of fishing, the stranger is suspected of making the poison ineffective.

'duyang   v. pan gold.

n. pan for panning gold.

du'yow   n. turmeric, a yellow-orange rhizome. Curcuma longa. Used in dying, as medicine to treat swelling or open wounds, and as food seasoning.

di'nuyow   adj. yellowish colored.

'duyug   v. lie down alongside s.t.

Du'yug 'Batang   n. name of an ethnic group.

'duyung   n. bow of a boat.

mangin'duyung   v. stand in the front of a boat or raft to pole and watch for obstacles.