H - h

ha   interj. huh? expression of incredulity, questioning or surprise.

ha'bà   adj. long. Aff: ma-.

v. lengthen.

ka'habà   n. length.

haba'gat   n. intense wind and rain storm of short duration with lightning and thunder.

'habagatan   n. north.

tingha'bagat   n. south-west monsoon season, usually from June to August.

haba'ngan   n. doorway.

habang-'habang   v. stand by an exit or doorway, ready to go out. Aff: pa-.

'habas   v. for feet to be infected by a disease characterised by small red spots and itchiness. Said to be caused by wading in standing muddy water.

ha'bey   v. weave.

hina'boyan   n. woven cloth.

hab'yanan   n. weaving loom.

'habhab   v. eat voraciously.

ha'bin   v. try to persuade s.o. to do or believe s.t.

ha'boy   n. belt, string or cloth tied around the waist, usually holding the bolo sheath. Usage: archaic.

'haboy   v. be physically afflicted by evil spirits, by falling sick.

ha'boyot   v. howl, of wind.

'habtù   v. flatten and smoothen leaves to prepare them for weaving. Usually of ba'yuy or ana'hiwan leaves. Often done by running a leaf of the 'hagupit tree along the ba'yuy leaf.

ha'bung₁   n. fry of the 'poitfish.

ha'bung₂   v. watch in the night for enemies or wild animals.

habu'nganan   n. place from which to watch for the enemy or wild animals.

'hadat   v. be angry due to inconvenience. For example, if a husband comes home from work and the wife is not around and no food is prepared, or if one has a lot of work to do and more work arrives.

ma'hadat   adj. for s.t. or s.o. to be an inconvenience.

'hadhad   v. spend much money.

'hadi   n. younger sibling.

ha'dok   v. kiss.

haeb   v. be slightly drunk, tipsy.

'haebù   adj. deep mud. Aff: ma-.

'haedok   v. fear.

'haeghaeg   v. feel hot inside from fever or eating certain foods.

'haen   adj. sour-bitter; descriptive of the taste of certain foods such as citrus rind and burnt rice. Aff: ma-.

'haewig   adj. slack, of a rope like object. Aff: ma-.

v. slacken or lengthen a strap-like object.

'haewoy   adj. easy.

hagam-ha'gam   adv. eagerly; excitedly.

ha'gas   v. whisper.

'hagbay   adv. long ago.

'hagdan   n. ladder; stairs.

ha'gimit   n. kind of medium sized softwood tree that grows on flat ground and bears large bunches of edible fruit. Good for firewood.

hag'naja   n. kind of strong vine that grows well in moist places. Used for tying. Tops are eaten as a vegetable.

'hag-om   v. soak s.t. in water.

n. kind of water snake.

'hagong   v. snore; for a cat to purr.

'hagpà   n. low flat ground characterised by tall grass and low trees.

'hagsay   adj. good, peaceful, well-made, of places and things. Aff: ma-.

'hagsil   See main entry: 'hagsiy.

'hagsiy   Variant: 'hagsil. adj. cold. Aff: ma-.

'hagtong   adj. quiet.

'hagù   n. effort.

ha'gudhud   v. for people or animals to stampede.

ha'gunuy   n. yellow-bell; kind of vine bearing yellow bell-shaped flowers and used medicinally. Wedelia biflora.

'hagupit   n. kind of plant with sandpaper like leaves. Ficus fiski adorata moracae.

'hag-ut   v. strip plants for fiber.

hag'wason   n. kind of large venomous cobra with a yellow belly and black back. Syn: 'yoposung.

'hagyung   adj. roomy. Aff: ma-.

v. have plenty of room; become roomy; fit loosely.

'hahae   v. for an animal to pant.

'hait   adj. sharp.

n. sharp edge of a tool.

'hajab   See main entry: 'ajab.

'hajag   v. hold s.t. up to show it to s.o.

'hajod   v. labor in childbirth.

hajun-'hajun   v. swing the hands while walking. Aff: pa-, paN-.

'hakdom   v. for the heat of the sun to diminish.

'hakhak   v. for a pig to attack.

ha'kog   adj. greedy.

ha'kup   n. double handful; measuring unit, esp. for grain, of two hands cupped together.

v. scoop s.t. with the hands cupped together.

ha'kut   n. kind of black ant often seen carrying food, esp. rice.

'hakut   v. haul.

'hakwad   v. for a large mass or number of objects to be removed, spilled or poured from a container.

'hakyad   v. offer cooked food to the spirits.

n. offering of cooked food.

Hak'yadan   n. name of a spirit, the goddess of rice and other grain.

'hakyud   v. thrust the pelvis.

ha'la   interj. okay! exclamation to agree, warn or scare.

ha'langdon   adj. respected. From: Cebuano.

'halì   v. come! Imperative expressed to small ones, usually young children.

'haligoy sù   conj. just because.

'halin   v. transfer; pour.

'haling   v. build a fire.

ha'linghing   n. low curb attached to a structure to keep s.t. in or out, such as on the edge of a bed.

'halus   adv. almost. From: Cebuano.

'hamatuk   adj. genuine or pure, of precious metals, antiques, character.

'hambas   v. cut grass or shrubs short.

'hambog   adj. loud; forceful. Aff: ma-.

'hambos   v. cut or slash using a diagonal downward motion.

'hambug   v. boast. From: Cebauno.

'hambung   n. shade.

ha'milò   v. knead or work s.t. with the fingers.

hamo'mos   adj. compact; small; handy; cute.

hamud-ha'mud   n. kind of small flying insect that gathers around food and fruit.

ha'mug   interj. forbid! exclamation that one says towards another who has cursed one to counteract the curse.

ka'hamugan   might be cursed; exclamation towards one who has been cursed.

hamu'yanggon   v. suffer hardship because of another's misdeed.

'hanagan   n. warrior with the lowest rank. Refers to a man who has killed one or two people. See main entry: ba'gani.

ha'nagdung   n. kind of medium sized strong softwood tree. Trema orientalis. Cambium layer is medicinal.

'han-as   adj. quickly consumable, esp. of stored food. Aff: ma-.

han'daen-og   n. shiny and dark segmented worm about eight inches long. Lives underground; makes a shrill noise at night.

han'dii   See main entry: ande'i.

'handom   v. commemorate; remember.

hando'manan   n. remembrance; souvenir.

'handug   v. share.

'hangaè   adj. selfish, not giving to others. Usage: archaic.

v. crave s.t. one has to do without. Usage: archaic.

'hangey   v. desire; be interested in s.t.

'hanggab   v. breathe through the mouth.

'hanggung   v. sacrifice to a spirit called Hanggunganan after a successful hunt.

Hanggu'nganan   n. name of a spirit to which a hunter sacrifices after catching a pig. See: 'hanggung.

'hanghang   n. foothold, step or notch cut in a tree trunk or steep hill.

v. cut steps into a tree trunk or steep hill.

hangi'lid   adj. non-members of a family around a household.

'hangkop   v. embrace.

ha'ngop   v. be happy due to meeting a loved one.

ha'ngos   v. pant, breathe heavily.

'hangtod   Variant: 'hantod. adv. until.

v. for s.t. to last, endure.

'hang-ut   v. bite or gnaw at s.t. fibrous.

'hangyù   v. bargain; make a request.

ha'nig   n. mat placed beneath s.t.

hani'gan   v. cover a surface with s.t. before placing s.t. on it.

'han-in   Variant: 'han-ing. adj. many. Aff: ma-.

v. increase in number.

'han-ing   See main entry: 'han-in.

'hanip   v. get weak from hunger.

'han-ok   v. dump or stuff things into a container.

v. lay blame on s.o. for another's offense.

'hanong   adj. quiet, of a place. Aff: ma-.

hanong'tongan   adj. extreme, of drought, depth, heat, darkness, brightness or similar events.

hanow-'hanow   v. survey a wide area.

'han-oy   v. arrange a series of items or processes into a nice order.

v. arrange warp threads on the loom.

'hantag   v. put floor joists in place.

'hantatayu   n. kind of small green caterpillar.

'hantod   See main entry: 'hangtod.

'hantoy   v. feel satisfied after eating.

ha'nù   v. feint a stabbing or hitting motion at s.o., but not actually stabbing or hitting the person.

'hanus   v. feel hungry or not completely satisfied even if eating; crave for variety in eating, usually of sick people and lactating mothers.

'haom   v. fit together.

ha'pag   adj. for a roof to be nearly flat.

ha'pey   v. accuse s.o. falsely; slander; lay blame on s.o.

'hapì   v. for s.t. such as wind to flatten plants.

hapi-'hapi   n. anything.

ha'pilà   n. kind of small, black, biting ant.

v. for these small, black ants to bite.

'hapiluy   n. far side, away from the crowd.

pa'hapiluy   v. be at the far side, away from the crowd. See main entry: 'piluy.

ha'pit   v. pause s.w. in the middle of a journey.

v. ferry s.o. or s.t. across a river.

'hapit   adv. nearly; almost.

'haplit   v. rub s.t. on the body with the fingers.

ha'pon   n. fishing line, usually with hook attached; kite string.

hapo'pok   adj. short or taut, of rope like object; short, of time.

v. shorten or tighten a strap-like object; shorten one's time s.w. Idiom: Hapopok to honahona. ‘Impatient.’.

ha'pos   v. hit s.t. hard with an object.

ha'pow₁   n. white mite. Often infests a nest after the eggs have hatched.

v. be infested with mites.

ha'pow₂   v. trim grass, cutting off only a small amount; skim off the top layer of grain in a sack if that layer is bad.

'haptos   exis. none.

ha'puhap   v. stroke or caress with the palm of the hand.

'hapun₁   n. late afternoon, getting dark. Aff: ma-.

'hapun₂   v. for flying animals such as birds to land, perch or roost.

'hapyang   v. squat.

'hapyas   v. apply s.t. by rubbing into a surface.

n. liniment.

'hapyus   v. slip out from grip, as of a limb from a noose or a snake from its skin.

'harì   n. king.

kaha'rian   n. kingdom.

'hasà   v. sharpen.

hasa'an   n. whetstone.

'hasang   See main entry: 'asang.

ha'sey   v. apply heat to and massage an area of the skin.

'hasta   conj. and.

ha'tae-hatae   v. for a male person to have no covering below the waist. Aff: pa-.

'hathat   v. for pants or skirt to sag or hang loosely below the waist.

'hatod   v. take or bring s.t. or s.o. somewhere or to s.o.

manha'today   n. messenger.

'hatsa   n. hatchet. Syn: 'wasoy. From: Cebuano.

'haun   v. remove s.t. from a cooking fire.

'haut   Variant: 'hout. n. piece of wood used as a seat in a canoe.

v. place pieces of wood across the beam in a canoe to be used as seats.

ha'wae-hawae   v. for a male person to publicly expose the penis without covering below the waist. Aff: pa-.

hawa'kan   n. waist.

pan'hawak   adv. akimbo.

ha'wan   v. weed an area.

ha'was   adj. unmarried.

'haw-as   v. unload or get off a vehicle or boat.

'hawì   v. retrieve s.t. that was given to another or thrown away.

'hawil   See main entry: 'hawiy.

'haw-it   Variant: 'saw-it. v. nick s.t. or s.o. with the tip of a bolo.

v. glance at s.o.

'hawiy   Variant: 'hawil. v. let s.t. down by rope, hanging.

ha'wod   adj. leader.

'hayad   v. offer s.t. to a spirit or deity. See main entry: 'hakyad.

ha'yahay   adj. comfortable. Syn: maga'woy. From: Cebuano.

'hayas   n. snake.

'hayop   Variant: 'ayop. v. for light, sound or heat to fade or diminish.

ma'hayop   adj. difficult to burn, of firewood.

ha'yù   v. for a dead body to stink due to decomposition.

ha'yuan   n. mudfish.

'hayub   v. roast.

ha'yughug   See main entry: 'heghug.

heb   v. gather nectar from flowers, of bees and butterflies.

heg   v. have malaria.

'heghug   Variant: ha'yughug. v. sew by hand.

n. drawstring around the waist.

'hepà   v. calm down, of anger, wind or boiling water.

hi'banukli   v. for people or messages to miss each other unknowingly because they were enroute to each other's place; for people to miss each other when one arrives just after another leaves.

'hibat   v. lie down.

hi'batan   n. bed; bedroom.

'hibì   v. pout; be on the verge of crying.

hi'big-hibig   v. flabby; fat.

hi'bì-hibì   n. touch-me-not, kind of weed that closes its leaves when touched. Mimosa pudica.

hibod-'hibod   v. for a snake to slither.

v. walk with a swaggering motion, swinging the upper torso from side to side.

hi'bot   v. swear to the truth of s.t.

hi'buk-hibuk   v. move like a swarm.

'hibwan   v. repair or replace a roof.

'hidhid   v. apply s.t. viscous on a small area.

'hidjup   n. cabonegro palm. See main entry: 'higjup.

'hidlon   v. choke on food or feel that food is stuck in the throat.

'hidlop   v. retract or pull back from s.t.

hi'gad   v. conduct a certain kind of ritual to counteract a plague of disease. Spirits appeased in this ritual are Yu'mud and Ali'mogkat. Offerings are placed on a raft which is left to float downriver.

'higad   n. shore of a sea or lake; riverbank. Syn: 'pangpang. From: Cebuano.

'higajun   n. chance or opportunity to do s.t.

'higas   n. body-dirt around neck or under arms.

n. sore which develops along body creases.

Higa'unon   n. name of an ethnic group.

hi'gawad   v. be disappointed at s.o., usually because of being let down; have hurt feelings; resent s.o.

'higayam   adv. habitually.

hig'baekan   n. road junction. See main entry: 'bayak.

'higbit   v. tear.

hig'biton   n. shrub that has edible bitter branch tips which are roasted.

'higdas   See main entry: 'higjas.

'higdup   See main entry: 'higjup.

'higin   v. sway or move together in one direction, as of a rice field in the wind.

'higjas   Variant: 'higdas. v. slip.

'higjup   Variant: 'higdup; 'hidjup. n. cabonegro or sugar palm tree.

'hignalì   adv. suddenly.

'higot   n. fighting cock.

'higpat   v. surprise; for s.t. to happen unexpectedly or suddenly.

n. kind of disease characterized by sudden death.

'higtok   n. fly. Syn: 'yangow. Usage: archaic.

hi'gup   n. kind of brown dove.

'higup   v. sip.

'higwas   v. remove dry leaves from standing plants such as sugar cane or corn.

'hikam   n. mat.

'hikit   v. remove things that stick.

hi'kog   n. noose.

v. snare with a noose.

hi'kot   n. rope or string for tying.

v. tie.

'hikoy   v. prepare food; settle dispute.

'hikyup   v. drop off to sleep; fall asleep.

'hilabi   adv. very.

hila'bot   v. disturb, molest or touch s.t. or s.o.

hila'bun   v. till and weed a field using a bolo, burying rice seeds. In shifting cultivation only. Done after seed is sown.

hi'là-hilà   n. liver flukes.

hi'lam-us   v. wash the face.

hila'pas   adv. very.

hilba'buyna   n. mint. From: Spanish herba buena.

'hilbas   n. kind of herb used to treat stomach pain. From: Spanish herba.

'hiling   v. examine.

'hilit   n. wilderness.

'hilog   n. stone used to rub dirt from the body.

v. rub dirt from the body with a stone or towel with water.

hi'lomhom   v. for a bird to brood on eggs.

maghi'lomhom   n. bird that is brooding on eggs.

'hil-on   v. for the level of s.t. in a container to subside or settle.

hi'lonà   v. settle down in a living situation. Idiom: Hi'lonà to gin'hawa. ‘Feel relaxed.’.

hi'low   adj. raw or not fully cooked, of food; unripe, of fruit or vegetables.

hi'lu   n. poison.

'hilu   n. thread; bubbles streaming on the river.

'hilunu   v. molt.

hi'lus   adj. watery consistency, of root crops. Aff: ma-.

'hilut   v. massage.

v. reform behavior.

'hiluwas   v. translate; interpret.

hi'maekan   v. for pigs and chickens to call a mate; for fowl to be in heat.

'himagà   v. for female animals to be in heat.

hi'mamat   v. trace relatives.

'himanow   v. worry.

hima'nu   v. confer; discuss; gossip.

hi'matoy   v. kill. See: pa'toy.

hima'yoy   v. rest.

hima'yuy   v. jinx s.o. by speaking in jest using names of big animals or extreme weather terms, jinxing s.o. who is hunting. Aff: pan-. May be done on purpose to jinx s.o.'s hunting trip. Big animals might scare away smaller ones. Bad weather might occur.

'himbot   See main entry: 'imbot.

'himonow   v. worry.

'himos   v. pack things.

ma'himos   adj. neatly packed.

hi'motang   v. settle down in a living situation. Idiom: Nahimotang to ginhawa. ‘Feel relaxed.’.

v. put in place. See main entry: bo'tang.

'himpit   See main entry: 'hingpit.

'himù   v. do; make. Syn: 'hinang. From: Cebuano.

'himun   v. gather.

kahi'munan   n. gathering, usually for a good purpose.

hi'musak   v. for rice grains to be filled, a stage in rice growth.

hi'muud   v. separate the useless from the good.

'himyad   v. re-dry dried grain after storage.

hi'naat   v. prepare early or ahead of time.

hi'nadang   v. warm oneself at a heat source. See: 'dangka.

hi'nagpat   v. glean in a field.

hi'nà-hinà   v. for a moderately long period of time to pass.

hina'jak   v. for a plan to fail to materialize. Syn: 'buylug. From: Cebuano hinayak.

hina'jun   v. for a plan to succeed. Syn: 'dajun. From: Cebuano dayun.

hina'ki   v. anoint the head with a liquid such as oil.

hi'nakmò   v. rest the chin in the hand. See: 'takmò.

hi'nampot   v. mention a name, wish, event. See main entry: 'sampot.

'hinanad   adv. repeatedly perform an activity that has proven pleasureable. See: a'nad.

'hinang   v. make; do.

v. conduct a ritual.

n. work; deed.

mag'hinangay   n. carpenter; worker; metal or wood carver.

hi'nangdang   v. warm oneself by a fire.

'hindù   v. point; show; teach.

'hingapin   adv. excessively.

'hinggat   v. invite.

'hinggawan   adv. unexpectedly; suddenly.

'hinggey   v. for a dog to growl.

'hinggot   n. mark or scar left on s.t. from being tied tightly.

'hingguk   v. inhale; sniff; breath; smell. See: gin'hawa.

'hingis   adj. cruel. Aff: ma-.

'hinglis   adj. slick.

hi'ngow   v. be drunk.

tin'hingow   n. drunkard.

'hingpit   Variant: 'himpit. adj. perfect.

hi'nguud   v. remove bones from cooked fish.

'hingyow   n. fever.

'hinlù   adj. clean. From: Cebuano.

'hinok   adv. stealthily.

ma'hinok   adj. stealthy.

hi'nongdan   n. cause or reason for s.t.

mahinong'danon   important.

hino'ngod   See main entry: to'ngod.

'hinoy   adj. slow.

hin'tawa   pro. who, used as an interrogative pronoun in direct and indirect questions; anyone; anybody.

hi'nug   adj. ripe.

'hiobos   v. have hurt feelings by actions or words of s.o. Syn: 'sawà. From: Cebuano ubus.

'hipid   v. keep s.t. in a safe place.

'hipos   v. keep or put away scattered things in their proper place.

hipu'wakì   v. disagree.

'hisgut   v. discuss s.t.

hisgu'tanan   n. topic.

'hisnang   v. move.

hi'soy-ong   v. be close together; be similar; be side by side.

'hisù   v. move.

ma'hisù   adj. restless; active.

hisu'bae   v. for people or messages to miss each other unknowingly because they were enroute to each other's place; for people to miss each other when one arrives just after another leaves. Usage: archaic.

'hità   n. groin.

hita'bù   n. event.

v. happen. From: Cebuano.

hiti'bug   v. get along well together.

'hiwà   v. cut s.t. with a slicing motion.

hi'wanoy   v. finish a job.

hi'w-as   v. finish a job.

'hiwat   n. mosquito larva.

'hiwì   adj. crooked.

hi'yab   v. drive away or out; shake out.

hi'yup   v. blow.

'hobhob   v. for earth to cave in.

ho'bog   v. be drunk.

pala'hobog   n. drunkard.

ho'bong   v. hide.

'hobyas   v. for s.t. cloth like which is hanging to fall, drop, or be pulled down.

ho'dong   v. decrease the heat of a cooking fire.

'hodong   See main entry: 'hojong.

'hodos   v. for the wind to blow.

'hogmak   v. collapse, of a structure.

ho'got   v. tighten; tie s.t. securely.

adj. firm, of intentions and feelings.

manhumo'got   n. one who is firm in intentions and feelings.

'hogpà   v. for swarms or clouds of s.t. to land on s.t. else, such as fog and locusts.

'hojod   v. lessen pain.

'hojong   Variant: 'hodong; 'hoyong. v. for a tree or house to shake rapidly.

ho'jop   n. totem animal representing the body of a person, the owner. The animal, usually a chicken or pig, is made into a totem in a ritual, often a healing ritual. Said spirit or spirits causing the sickness are given the animal to harm, rather than the body of that person. That healed person is charged with caring for the animal totem, until the animal dies a natural death or is sacrificed and replaced with a younger living animal.

ho'los   v. keep for one's own use things meant to be passed on to others.

'hombey   See main entry: 'humbue.

ho'mut   adj. fragrant. Aff: ma-.

v. smell s.t. fragrant.

paho'mut   n. perfume.

honà-'honà   v. think.

n. thought.

ho'nas   v. polish or scrub s.t. metallic.

'honat₁   v. lift.

'honat₂   v. serve food.

ho'nay   n. lover, one with whom one has extra-marital relations.

'hondà   voc. hi! greeting somewhat equivalent to 'Hi!'.

ho'ngae   v. for rice panicles to be empty of grain before harvesting.

ho'ngahos   v. pant.

ho'nod   v. clean intestines of a butchered animal.

ho'nok   adj. quiet; silent; calm. Aff: ma-.

v. be quiet.

'honong   v. stop.

'hoo   v. yes.

ho'ot   v. be squeezed tightly.

'hopas   v. lose potency, of wine or medicine.

v. subside, of anger.

'hopong   v. swell, of s.o.'s body or part of a body.

v. have complete array of some resource such as money, intelligence, clothes, food or kindness.

'hopot   v. have a position of responsibility.

'hout   See main entry: 'haut.

ho'yak   v. for animals to learn to avoid danger from experience or observation.

'hoyom   v. for sunshine to be dimmed by thick overcast clouds.

'hoyong   See main entry: 'hojong.

ho'yung   v. shelter from the rain or the heat of the sun.

'hubad   v. unfasten.

hubae-'hubae   adj. fickle.

'hubod   adj. inefficient. Aff: ma-.

'hubuk   v. for the body to swell.

hu'dà   exis. none.

'hudat   interj. serves you right! exclamation of rejoicing at s.o.'s misfortune, accompanied with the action of pulling down one's lower eyelid at the person.

'hudhud   v. dump; pour; spill.

'hudi   v. be behind others.

ma'hudi   adj. last.

'hudihan   n. hind legs.

'hue-us   n. snakeskin that has been shed.

hu'gab   n. first catch ever of a hunting dog, hunter, or trap. Must be eaten in the house of the hunter, or owner of the dog or trap.

'hugad   v. remove debris blocking a river.

v. purify spiritually sin (saè), curses ('sumpà), or taboos (pa'lihon), often ritually.

'hugak   adv. loosely.

'hugas   v. wash anything but clothes.

'hugnak   v. collapse.

'hugnus   v. pull s.t. downward by force.

hu'gun   v. accept a marriage proposal.

'hugut   v. pull out s.t. long from a hole, pile or bunch.

hu'jab-hujab   v. move up and down, of soil. Indicates muddy ground beneath. Some plants may grow above.

'hukas   v. undress.

Hinu'kasan   n. swan maiden; name of a mythical person.

'hukmiy   adj. cool; moist. Aff: ma-.

'hukmilan   v. become cool and moist.

'hukow   v. feel lazy or disinclined to do s.t.

hu'kum   v. judge s.o.

'hukut   v. for a group to attack or voraciously eat a victim.

'hulid   v. sleep together.

'huligas   v. die.

'Hulyu   n. July.

'humalin   interj. as usual; reply to a greeting.

'humbue   Variant: 'hombey. v. cook bundles of rice wrapped in leaves in bamboo tube over fire.

hu'moy   n. unhusked rice; rice plant.

'humajan   n. rice field.

'hunak   v. for small ripe fruit to fall from a tree.

'hun-ap   n. scales of fish or reptiles.

'hun-apan   v. remove scales.

hu'ngit   adj. eager to fight, of an animal such as a carabao, dog or fighting cock.

hu'ngow   v. evaporate; dissipate.

v. air s.t. out.

v. release emotions.

hi'nungow   n. vapor.

hu'ngun   v. forge or smith articles out of metal.

v. make up a story or lie.

mag'hungunay   n. smith; blacksmith; goldsmith.

'hungus   v. for two or more people to help one another in work; help mutually.

'hungut   n. bamboo drinking vessel.

'hungyam   v. enjoy fruit of others' labor without exerting effort on one's part. Aff: na-, ka-.

'huni   n. sound of birds and certain insects and animals.

'hun-it   v. hold s.t. with the teeth and tear it apart by moving the head and the object apart.

'hunuk   v. for insects and animals to gather on s.t. to eat.

'Hunyu   n. June.

'hupì   n. elephant ear plant, a kind of tuber; taro. Colocasia esculenta; Colocasia antiquorum.

'hupit   adj. well done, of work. Aff: ma-.

hu'pow   v. skim off the top portion of grain stored in a container.

'hupoy   v. ease s.o.'s grief or anger.

hur'nigas   n. small red biting ant.

'hushus   v. drive away a pig.

interj. shoo! word used to drive away a pig.

'husoy   v. settle a dispute.

'hutad   adj. slow moving. Aff: ma-.

hu'tang-hutang   v. for a lot of people to be lying around dead or sick. Aff: nang-.

'huthut   v. hoot of a turtle dove.

'hutoy   adv. freely, of movement.

ma'hutoy   adj. freely mobile.

'huub   v. gut or remove intestines, usually from a fish.

hu'yabut   v. suddenly unsheath weapon or tool.

'huyad   v. for a normally erect object to lean or incline.

hu'yakbit   adv. say s.t. abruptly.

'huyanà   adv. suddenly.

'huyas   v. perspire.

n. perspiration.

'Huybis   n. Thursday.

'huyhuy   v. for shoulders or wings to sag.

'huyop   v. have a nightmare. Considered as demon attacks during sleep.

'huyow   v. for the weather to become dry.

ting'huyow   exis. for it to be the dry season or a time of drought.

'huyun   v. for insects to swarm around s.t. smelly or sweet.