K - k

ka₁   pro. you (singular); absolutive case second person singular.

ka₂   part. of; linker between a numeral and a noun.

'kabae   n. flying lemur.

n. flying lizard.

ka'bajù   n. horse. From: Cebuano.

kabà-'kabà   n. butterfly; moth.

ka'baywa   n. kind of fragrant lemon shaped lime with double lobed leaves.

ka'bean   Variant: kabo'yuan. See main entry: bo'yù.

'kabig   v. straighten or steer a boat by pulling the oar toward oneself.

v. win s.o. over to one's position.

'kabiy   n. backpack.

'kabò   n. clothes.

kina'boan   adj. kind of rank of a warrior with who has killed more than twelve enemies.

kabo'bot-on   n. decision.

ka'bog   n. large kind of bat.

kabo'tang   n. situation in life in terms of wealth and health. See main entry: bo'tang.

kabo'yù   v. scold. See main entry: bo'yù.

ka'bù   n. dipper. Syn: 'boung. From: Cebuano.

ka'bue   v. dry fry starch such as sago starch.

kabug'wason   n. morning star.

ka'bunae   n. kind of vine used for violet dye. Vine is boiled to make the dye.

ka'bus   v. be short, not reaching the other point; be short of provisions.

'kabut   v. dig. Syn: 'kadkad.

kabu'yà   n. hawk.

'kabyang   n. enemy.

'kada   adj. every. From: Spanish.

'kadae   v. grate.

ka'dayan   n. grater; utensil with a rough surface on which to grate camotes, cassava, young corn or coconuts.

ka'dang-ka'dang   v. squat with the feet flat on the ground. Aff: paN-.

'kadi   v. give it to me!

'kadiyà   n. kind of fragrant herb.

'kadkad   v. dig. Syn: 'kabut.

kadla'ganon   n. wild animal.

'kadlom   n. kind of fragrant herb. Pogostemon cablin.

kado'ngey   n. kind of bird, falconet.

kado'pang   Variant: kodo'pang. n. lower hips or lower back of a person, below the waist.

'kadu₁   See main entry: 'kaju.

'kadu₂   n. kind of skin disease characterised by scaly skin, possibly scurvy.

ka'dung   n. puppy.

kadung-ka'dung   n. mole cricket; grasshopper-like flying insect that bites. Syn: a'buab.

kaè   See main entry: 'kae-i.

kae'anon   n. kind of rattan that grows in low places.

'kae-at   v. pity.

'kaebaw   Variant: 'kaebow; 'karabaw. n. carabao.

'kaebihid   n. kind of tree that bears sour fruit. Spondias pinnata. Leaves used medicinally.

'kaebow   See main entry: 'kaebaw.

kae'gajan   n. wealth. Usage: archaic.

'kaehà   n. frying pan with a handle and curved sides.

'kaehikas   n. rustling sound made by walking through dry leaves.

'kae-i   Variant: kaè. v. watch out! threat made to a person who is teasing one.

'kaeitan   n. barren land charactersied by reddish clay soils and small trees.

'kaeju   n. fire.

'kaeling   n. rust.

'kaemag   n. wind.

'kaemaju   v. for a wound to be infected. Said to be caused by the sun's heat.

'kaembuoy   Variant: 'kambuoy. n. kind of large aquatic snail.

'kaemugad   See main entry: 'kamugad.

'kaengag   n. kind of bird similar to parrot, with a red beak.

'kaepat   n. kind of parasitic tree. Birds eat fruit of this tree.

'kaepi   n. kind of rattan that bears edible sweet-sour fruit and has edible tops.

tingpa'ngaepi   exis. be the harvest season for 'kaepi rattan fruit (around November).

'kaepihon   adj. brown and black, of a chicken, similar to the color of rattan fruit.

'kaes   adj. easily consumed. Aff: ma-.

'kaesag   n. semi rectangular shield. See: ta'ming.

'kaesagan   n. male agamid lizard with the high fin.

'kaetkat   v. climb s.t. without a ladder.

'kaewaan   n. twenty.

'kaewaan mey 'lima   n. twenty five.

'kaewinit   v. for a sticky substance to spin a thread, such as syrup or mucus.

'kaewit   n. pruning blade on a long stick.

ka'gakae   v. make a crashing or shattering noise.

paka'gakae   v. spread out ko'dong seeds to dry.

'kagang   n. crab.

ka'gan-u   interr. when.

ka'gaskas   v. make a rustling noise.

'kagat   v. bite.

'kagi   n. word; utterance.

v. say s.t.

ka'gì   n. kind of small bat that lives in house ceilings and vine covered trees.

ka'gidkid   v. make a scratching sound.

'kaging   v. dried stiff.

ka'gingking   n. kind of long legged brown colored water bird with a very short tail.

'kagis   v. scrape s.t. off a surface.

'kagot   v. make a grinding sound.

'kagow   n. germ.

n. kind of white, hairy mite that causes scabies.

ka'gue   n. bamboo gong. Used as a musical instrument and for signalling.

ka'gùkù   n. bell pepper. Capsicum annuum. Usage: archaic.

'kagyas   n. kind of palm tree with yellow leaves and sheath. Tops are said to be good food for lactating mothers.

'kahig   v. rake; scratch.

ka'himtang   n. living situation. Syn: kabo'tang. From: Cebuano.

kahu'yugan   n. meaning.

'kaja   v. fish.

ka'jad   n. basket made of made of bayuy or tabwan leaves, reinforced by rattan strips and sealed with tabontabon seeds, used for harvesting rice.

kajagas-'jagas   n. kind of small brown bird.

'kajam   n. jaundice.

v. for infants to be afflicted with jaundice.

ka'jawan   n. strong bamboo with thorns, good as building material.

ka'jomotan   n. kind of bird.

'kaju   Variant: 'kadu. n. tree; wood.

kaka'juhan   n. forest.

pa'ngaju   v. gather firewood.

'kakae   v. for fowl or monkeys to scratch for seeds on the ground.

tigpa'ngakae   exis. time of the year where fruit is scarce and fowl and monkeys scratch for seeds on the ground.

kaka'gaskas   See main entry: ka'gaskas.

'kakak   v. cluck; for a hen to make a certain sound to attract a male or when about to lay eggs.

ka'kali   See main entry: ka'li.

'kakoy   n. older sibling.

kal'diru   n. cooking pot. Syn: kan'didu. From: Spanish.

ka'li₁   v. dig.

ka'kali   n. digging stick, pointed at one end, for digging sweet potato.

ka'li₂   n. kind of strong vine used in weaving fish traps and for tying.

ka'libang   v. have diarrhea. Syn: pa'igit. From: Cebuano libang.

kali'butan   n. world; skies; universe.

ka'ligà   n. harvest festival.

v. hold a harvest festival.

Ka'ligaan   n. spirit, said to be benevolent, that controls the harvest. See: ka'ligà.

ka'ligkig   v. strain at pulling or lifting s.t. so that one's body shakes.

ka'lim-an   n. fifty.

ka'lim-an mey 'daduwa   n. fifty two.

kali'mug   v. gargle.

kalimu'tow   n. dark part of the eye, iris and pupil; pupil of eye; eyeball.

ka'lindaan   n. old camote field.

'kaling   conj. therefore.

kali'ngag   Variant: kani'ngag. n. nutmeg.

n. cinnamon. Cinnamomum mercadoi.

ka'lintuu   n. right side.

ka'lipì   n. small pouch used to contain tobacco and betel nut ingredients.

ka'lisow   n. nut chewed with other betel ingredients.

kali'watan   n. descendents. Syn: ka'puon. From: Cebuano liwat.

ka'liyaan   n. kind of large tree used for building materials.

kaliyak-'liyak   n. kind of bird, the graybird. Make a sound like its name.

ka'liyas   n. noose trap for wild roosters.

kali'yopò   See main entry: 'kopò.

ka'lut   n. rice header, kind of hand tool used in harvesting (ko'tu) rice panicles.

kama'gung   n. kind of large hardwood tree, highly valued dark wood. Diospyros discolor.

'kamahung   n. kind of edible beetle which is also edible in the larval stage (a'batod) and breeds in certain palm trees.

kama'jungan   n. kind of rattan that is good for tying, reinforcements of pandan baskets, and for weaving baskets.

ka'manjang   n. kind of tree, resinous sap of which is burned as incense.

ka'mansi   n. breadfruit tree and fruit. Artocarpus camansi.

'kamas   v. scratch with fingernails or claws.

'kamay   n. dark brown sugar. From: Cebuano.

'kambang   v. scratch with fingernails or claws, as a weapon, deeper in penetration than 'kamyas.

'kambue   n. basket made of bayuy or tabwan leaves that can contain one or more sacks of grain.

'kambuoy   See main entry: 'kaembuoy.

'kami   Variant: si'kami. pro. we; us; absolutive emphatic first person plural exclusive.

ka'miging   n. praying mantis.

ka'moy   v. call s.o. forward or closer by hand sign.

'kampà   v. for health, wealth or livelihood to improve.

adj. be better off than the others.

'kampey   v. mold s.t. into a shape.

n. lump.

kam'pilan   n. war bolo.

kinam'pilan   n. kind of war dance.

'kamping   v. go camping. From: English.

ka'mudla   n. kind of medicinal herb, stem of which is used to treat gastrointestinal disorders.

'kamugad   Variant: 'kaemugad. v. frequent a place.

ka'muti   n. camote; sweet potato.

'kamyas   n. claw.

v. claw or scratch, shallower in penetration than 'kambang.

kan   det. the; that; absolutive or oblique case, definite. Syn: si'kan.

'kanak   pro. I; me; my; mine; oblique case first person singular. Syn: 'kanay.

ka'nami   pro. us; we; our; oblique case first person plural exclusive.

'kanap   v. for a person or baby to crawl on hands and knees.

'kanay   pro. I; me; my; mine; oblique case first person singular. Syn: 'kanak.

ka'nayum   n. kind of tree the bark of which is boiled as a violet dye.

'kandan   pro. they; them; theirs; oblique case third person plural (also absolutive).

kan'didu   n. cooking pot. Usage: archaic.

kan'diis   n. kind of tree that bears sour round edible fruit. Garcinia sp..

kan'dilà   n. candle. Syn: 'tadu. From: Spanish.

'kandin   pro. he; she; him; her; his; hers; oblique case third person singular (also absolutive).

'kanding   n. goat. From: Cebuano.

kan'due   Variant: kun'due. n. kind of cucumber like melon that grows on a vine. Benincasa hispida.

'kani   n. here. Syn: 'dini.

'kanikow   pro. you; your; yours; oblique case second person singular. Syn: i'kow.

kani'ngag   See main entry: kali'ngag.

'kaniyu   pro. you; your; yours; oblique case second person plural. Syn: i'yu.

'kan-oman   n. sixty.

'kan-oman mey 'lima   n. sixty five.

'kanta   v. sing.

n. song. Syn: 'tod-om.

ka'nugun   interj. what a waste! exclamation in regret of the waste or loss of s.t.

v. waste. See main entry: a'nugun.

ka'nunoy   adv. always; frequently.

ka'pajas   n. papaya.

'kap-atan   n. forty.

'kap-atan mey ta'toyu   n. forty three.

ka'pi   n. coffee. From: Cebuano.

ka'pì   n. poultice.

v. apply a poultice.

ka'pila   interr. how often? See main entry: 'pila.

kapi'pis   n. kind of small basket made of pandan leaves, reinforced by rattan strips, and made waterproof by a paste of tabun-'tabun seeds, slung on the shoulder like a handbag. Usually used to carry tobacco and betelnut chewing ingredients.

ka'pituan   n. seventy.

'kapjut   v. climb s.t. cylindrical using a hugging motion with feet and hands.

'kapog   n. pouches in the cheeks of monkeys.

ka'pook   n. problem.

ka'pun-an   n. stem or base of a plant or stree; stump of a tree.

ka'puyan   n. brass container for betelnut chewing equipment and ingredients.

'karabaw   See main entry: 'kaebaw.

kar'sada   n. road. Syn: 'dayan. From: Spanish.

'kartun   n. box. From: English carton.

kasa'bagan   adj. use.

ka'sad-kasad   v. shuffle one's feet or walk noisily.

ka'sal   n. wedding. Syn: 'minyò. From: Cebuano.

ka'sem   adv. tomorrow.

ka'siaman   n. ninety.

ka'sili   n. eel.

ka'silyas   n. toilet. Syn: in'dusan. From: Cebuano.

'kasing   n. toy top that spins.

v. play with a top.

kasing-'kasing   n. heart. Syn: bula'bula, pu'sung. From: Cebuano.

'kasku   n. boat made for a motor. From: Cebuano.

'kaslog   adj. swift-flowing, of water. Aff: ma-.

kas'tigu   v. punish. From: Spanish.

ka'sugudan   n. meander in a river. See main entry: 'sugud.

katag'bungan   n. mosquito bat.

ka'tagsa   n. cousin.

'kati   v. lure birds into a trap using a decoy.

ka'tian   n. decoy bird.

'katig   n. outrigger.

katiga'junan   n. property. See: tiga'jun.

ka'tigbu   n. kind of small melon about the size of an egg.

kat'-ihan   n. backwater. After a dry spell, fish are trapped in it and are easily caught.

'katluan   n. thirty.

'katluan mey 'pitu   n. thirty seven.

'katmun   n. kind of tree which bears green sour segmented fruit about the size of a golf ball; grows along river banks or flooded land.

'katri   n. bed. Syn: hi'batan. From: Cebuano.

ka'tuan   n. ecmo vine.

ka'tubi   n. kind of tree with small white fruit. Related to the 'tambis tree.

ka'tujù   n. nocturnal black civet with white spots and white rings around the tail.

ka'tumbae   n. small red pepper. Capsicum frutescens.

kauga'lingon   adj. one's own.

'kawà   n. large pan with curved sides.

ka'wad   n. hook for catching fish, used with a line.

'pangawad   v. set a series of fishhooks in order to catch fish.

ka'wae   adj. left side.

ka'wang   v. be depleted, less than full.

'kawas   v. get off, esp. from a vehicle.

'kawat   v. steal.

ka'wayuan   n. eighty.

kayagas-'yagas   n. kind of small brown bird about five to six inches from beak to tail that eats worms and larvae.

'kayas   n. fright.

ka'yasan   v. be frightened.

'kaylu   n. beyond or the other side of s.t.

v. go to the other side of s.t.

ka'yog   n. worm.

'kayow   n. hornbill.

'kayoy   v. put s.t. away in a high place.

'kayù   n. hat.

ka'yugkug   See main entry: 'kegkug.

ka'yung   n. empty shell of molluscs, turtles and eggs.

'kayus   v. claw or scratch, shallower in penetration than 'kambang, deeper than 'kamyas.

kè   Variant: ko'yò. v. for cloth to shrink.

kebayba'jan   n. hand rail.

'kegkug   Variant: ka'yugkug. n. kind of large basket woven from split bamboo used to store corn ears.

'kengagù   Variant: 'kengegù. n. doe; female deer.

'kengegù   See main entry: 'kengagù.

'kepkep   n. kind of small greyish edible mushroom with scalloped edges and very short stem that grows on dead trees during the rainy season.

'kepkup   v. cover s.t. three-dimensional with a layer of s.t.

ki₁   pro. we; us; absolutive case first person plural or dual inclusive.

ki₂   det. to; oblique case determiner for singular personal proper nouns.

ki'at   Variant: ki'dat. v. for an eyelid to be disfigured by a scar.

'kibey   n. rain clouds.

'kibit₁   v. predict the health of a newborn child or forthcoming labor by means of a ceremony conducted by a shaman using an egg.

'kibit₂   for water to reach the edge of a container; for a stream to overflow or flood its bank.

ki'but   n. sting of a bee or wasp.

'kibyat   v. for light to flash.

ki'dat   See main entry: ki'at.

ki'dò   v. wink.

ki'duy   adj. having one eye smaller than the other, of a person. See: pi'duy.

'kigaw   n. kind of plant used to make fish poison.

ki'giwon   n. kind of shrimp-like freshwater crustacean about six inches long with blue stripes along the body.

ki'got   v. for clothes to fit tightly.

'kìkì   n. particles in the teeth.

v. pick the teeth.

'kilas   adj. unsteady, of a boat or plane. Aff: ma-.

'kilat   n. lightning.

kila'tujù   See main entry: kina'tujù.

'kilid   n. side of s.o. or edge of s.t.

ki'ling   n. kind of large bamboo with spiny branches. Good for building materials.

'kiling   v. tilt.

ki'lò   v. wink.

ki'los   v. shrink, not of cloth but of things such as dried leaves.

'kiloy   n. eyebrow.

panghi'ngiloy   v. pluck one's eyebrows.

ki'mud   n. youngest child.

'kimut   v. close an opening by bringing edges together.

kina'adman   n. wisdom. From: Cebuano.

kina'bajù   n. tool for stripping abaca fiber.

kina'boan   See main entry: 'kabò.

kina'buhì   n. life. See main entry: bu'hì.

ki'naebow   n. middle finger. Syn: ting'kaebow, tingga'gabow. Usage: Adgawan dialect.

kina'hangyan   v. need.

kina'iya   n. nature; custom.

kinara'an   n. tradition of people who lived long ago.

n. ancestors.

adj. ancient, of customs.

kina'tudù   See main entry: kina'tujù.

kina'tujù   Variant: kila'tujù; kina'tudù. n. kind of long curved bolo.

'kindae   n. skin.

'kingking   n. little digit (little finger or toe).

'kinhod   v. decrease.

'kinhus   v. for things to be slightly short of being flush, face-to-face or of equal length.

'kin-ob   n. canyon.

ki'now   pro. we; us; absolutive case first person group or plural inclusive.

kinsa'sawi   n. kind of small black bird that eats insects. Presence of this bird indicates presence of monkeys. Monkeys are said to disturb insects which these birds eat.

kinsi'baja   Variant: pinakasi'baja. v. care nothing for s.o.

kipi'an   n. kind of small basket woven from pandan leaves used to store grain.

ki'pos   v. for fruits, vegetables, a body or seeds to shrink in size; for a swelling to reduce in size.

'kiput   v. for a wound to close.

ki'put   adj. narrow, of a path or hole; virgin, of a woman.

'kiskis   v. scrape. Syn: 'kagis. From: Cebuano.

'kisngob   v. depress an indentation in the earth.

n. depression in the earth.

'kisok   v. scream in anguish.

kis'tigus   v. testify.

n. witness. From: Spanish.

ki'sue   Variant: ku'sue. n. kind of fragrant rhizome used as a herb to treat colds and cough.

'kita   pro. we; absolutive case emphatic first person plural or dual inclusive.

'kità   v. see.

ki'kità   v. meet s.o.

pa'kità   v. show s.t. to s.o.

pakità'kità   v. show off.

pa'ngità   v. notice s.t.

'kitanow   pro. we; us; absolutive case first person group or plural inclusive. Syn: si'kitanow.

ki'ting   n. ankle; heel; achilles tendon.

v. sever the Achilles tendon.

ki'top   v. husk a single grain of rice or melon seed with the teeth and eat the inside.

'kiud   v. thrust the pelvis as in copulation.

'kiwot   n. kind of small fly-like bee that does not sting. Builds black honeycombs inside hollow wood with a very small entrance.

ki'yambù   n. mosquito net. Syn: 'pabyun.

ki'yaya   v. recognize.

paki'yaya   v. introduce s.o.

'kiyob   v. for s.t. to be concave.

'kiyu   pro. you; absolutive case emphatic second person plural.

ko   conj. if; when.

'kobà   n. heart palpitation and insecurity caused by fear or worry of impending doom.

'kobasae   n. squash.

ko'bis   v. tap s.o. with a plucking motion.

'kobkob   v. munch or chew on s.t. crunchy.

n. crunching sound made when munching s.t. crunchy.

'koblit   v. tap s.o. with a plucking motion ; pluck a guitar.

ko'bong   n. leg; lower limb.

ko'bos   v. submit to an authority. Aff: pa-.

'kob-os   v. lower the level of water, fever or price.

'kobot   v. pinch.

ko'dap-kodap   v. for eyes or a light to blink rapidly in succession or flicker. Aff: pa-.

ko'dey   v. for a part of the body to ache or feel sore.

'kodkod   v. wind or wrap with s.t. long, as a python.

ko'dog   v. stop; for s.t. to fall on s.o. or s.t.; contact violently.

kodo'mò   See main entry: kojo'mò.

kodo'mot   See main entry: kojo'mot.

'kodong   n. kind of medium sized tree which bears small sour edible yellow fruit.

kodo'pang   See main entry: kado'pang.

ko'gà   v. startle or shock.

ko'gae   v. dry hard.

ko'gang   n. scab; scab, coagulated dried tissue around a wound.

'koghad   v. clear mucus out of the throat with a loud noise.

'kogos   v. carry s.t., esp. a child, in the arms, hugging it in front of oneself.

pa'ngogos   v. be a godparent.

'kogot   n. single stringed violin played like a cello.

'kogsik   n. squirrel.

'kohit   v. dish up food from a cooking pot and serve.

ko'hus   v. for camote or cassava to become overly mature.

ko'jat   v. raise the eyebrows in greeting or affirmation.

'kojobog   n. newborn rodent such as mice or squirrels.

v. for hands to tremble like newborn rodents.

kojo'mò   Variant: kodo'mò. v. huddle; hold one's forearms close to one's chest because of feeling cold or fear.

kojo'mot   Variant: kodo'mot. v. finger s.t. with a kneading motion.

'kò-kò   n. chin.

'kokong   v. for one's hand to be gnarled and crippled.

'kolis   v. for the sun or moon to be in the position of early afternoon; that is, after it has passed directly overhead, about one to two o'clock in the afternoon.

kolo'bod   v. make a tickling motion.

v. scribble; write in cursive.

ko'long   adj. curly.

komad-'komad   v. for small creeping insects to swarm.

ko'mag   n. kind of spear, a bit shorter than a taba'yà, used for spearing wild pigs.

'komò   v. clench one's fist.

ki'nomò   n. fist.

'komos   v. crumple.

'komot   v. squeeze or grasp by drawing the fingers inward into a fist.

kompà-'kompà   v. limp; limp severely. Aff: pa-.

'kompò   See main entry: 'kopò.

ko'nà   adv. no; not.

'kongkong   v. huddle; draw the extremeties close to the body.

'konhà   n. step; stage; unit of guards.

'konos   v. reduce s.t. in size.

ko'not   v. wrinkle.

kontad-'kontad   v. shuffle the feet as in dancing.

ko'on   v. eat.

koo'non   n. staple food such as rice, corn or camote.

pagko'on   n. food.

mango'ngoon   n. man-eater.

ko'pa   v. hold one's breath because of fear of height.

ko'pas   v. for color to fade.

'kopkop   v. embrace; hug.

'kopò   Variant: 'kompò; kali'yopò. n. touch-me-not; kind of thorny weed whose leaves fold up when touched.

ko'pot   v. for an object that is usually suspended to settle on the ground; for a person to settle in a certain place.

'koskos   v. coil around s.t. like a python.

ko'sog   v. stiffen.

n. muscle.

ko'sow-kosow   n. sound of water swishing.

v. make a swishing motion in the water.

ko'su   n. small biting insect; no-see-um.

ko'tik   v. beat the gong.

'kotkot   v. for small animals and insects with sharp teeth, to gnaw at s.t., especially s.o.'s goods or house.

'kotob   prep. until; as far as.

ko'tok   v. for liquids to solidify, harden or congeal.

ko'tong   v. stretch out the arm or leg.

ko'tu₁   n. wart.

v. have warts on the skin.

ko'tu₂   v. cut rice panicles with a rice header (ka'lut).

kow   pro. you; absolutive case second person plural.

'kowkow   v. spread out or stir small objects for drying, especially grain.

koy   pro. we; us; absolutive first person plural exclusive.

ko'yas   See main entry: 'koyat.

'koyat   Variant: 'koyas. n. fright.

v. be frightened.

ko'yaw-koyaw   v. be roused from sleep by s.t. urgent, but not yet fully awake. Aff: paN-.

'koykoy   v. cough till out of breath.

ko'yò   See main entry: kè.

ku   pro. I; my; mine; ergative case first person singular.

'kubae   n. callus.

v. become calloused.

ku'bing   n. bamboo Jew's harp.

'kubra   v. collect money that is promised or due. From: Cebuano.

kubu-'kubu   v. for a fish to wriggle to be free.

ku'bung   n. tobacco container made from a bamboo internode.

ku'dae   n. fence.

'kudlis   See main entry: 'kudlit.

'kudlit   Variant: 'kudlis. v. mark. From: Cebuano.

'kudlung   n. single stringed guitar.

kudo'mad   See main entry: kujo'mad.

'kudon   n. clay pot.

kudo'pis   See main entry: kujo'pis.

'kudung   v. kneel with the head to the ground and hands laid forward palms down.

'kuengan   n. cage.

'kues   v. be busy doing s.t. when s.t. else demands attention.

ku'giot   v. make a creaking sound, as of a floor or door.

'kugpa   Variant: 'kugpà. n. breastbone of a pig; breast of a pig.

v. for a pig to attack by jumping at its target.

v. fall forward onto one's chest.

ku'gù   v. shake.

ku'hig   v. flick s.t. away using a long slender instrument such as a stick.

n. long slender instrument used to flick things away.

'kujab   v. fan.

pa'ngujab   v. conduct a fowl waving ceremony. Usually done to fan away a curse to void the curse. Curse like vows, illness or bad luck said to be caused by evil are also fanned away in this manner. The fowl is waved at the person said to be under the evil influence.

ku'japat   v. climb or swing across from branch to branch or structure to structure.

kujo'mad   Variant: kudo'mad. n. young hair louse.

kujo'pis   Variant: kudo'pis. v. for bananas or seed pods to be nearly empty, having little or no content.

ku'jung   v. shake s.t. or s.o. gently.

'kukà   Variant: 'kukat. n. kind of small light-colored frog. Can be heard after rain. Name said to be imitative of the sound they make.

'kukat   See main entry: 'kukà.

ku'ku   n. fingernails; toenails; claws.

'kù-kù   v. cough till out of breath.

'kukugba'nug   See main entry: 'kukutba'nug.

'kukuk   n. coucal; kind of dark red grass bird with a black throat. Centropus viridis.

'kukutba'nug   Variant: 'kukugba'nug. n. kind of medicinal plant used for strengthening a woman after childbirth. From: 'kuku to ba'nug ‘hawk's claws’.

kula'sisi   Variant: kula'lisi; kuli'lisi. n. kind of small parrot with a red beak and green feathers. Loriculus philippensis.

'kulì   adj. difficult. Aff: ma-.

ku'libra   n. kind of disease characterized by high fever and reddened, tender skin.

v. be afflicted with this disease. A dangerous disease that attacks children mostly. The child will have a high fever. The affected skin is reddish and becomes thick and is very hot and very painful. It is said that if those symptoms don't show up the victim will die. If that is the case, the symptoms will show up too late and will be no longer reddish but black. Convulsions may also occur. A local remedy for this disease is to mix turmeric juice with lime and rub it repeatedly onto the reddened and thickened part of the skin.

ku'ligbing   n. hips.

ku'ligi   n. mouse eagle; kind of brown and white bird. Makes a sound like its name.

ku'ligsik   v. scream in fear, especially for women.

'kulika   See main entry: 'kulikag.

'kulikag   Variant: 'kulika. v. swirl around a rod shaped object inside a hole such as the ears or nostrils.

v. pester or influence s.o. to do s.t. by persistence.

kuli'kitok   n. kind of very small frog about two inches long with large edible tadpoles. Tadpoles are said to be good food for lactating mothers.

ku'likut   v. bore a hole or squeeze through with a twisting motion.

kuli'lisi   See main entry: kula'sisi.

'kuling   v. pet or rub an animal pet such as a dog or pig.

kuli'ngat   n. nose-dirt.

pangu'lingat   pick one's nose.

ku'lintas   n. necklace.

kulin'tason   n. seed of a kind of bird of paradise plant formerly used to weigh gold dust. Ten seeds make one gold necklace.

ku'lios   v. stretch one's body by extending the arms above the shoulders and twisting the waist. Usually done after sleep, sitting, or when one has a fever.

pangu'liosan   adj. for the direction of the whinnying sound of the turtle-dove to come from the direction three to four o'clock or eight to nine o'clock to the right or left from the perspective of a traveller (just behind the shoulders). Considered a bad omen. Belief is the the traveller will become sick before or upon arrival to the destination.

kuli'papa   n. kind of hardwood tree with light colored wood good for building materials.

'kulis   n. line; stripe.

n. lines of the palm; fate.

ku'lisan   adj. striped.

ku'lisak   v. shout.

kuli'tok   v. stimulate the vagina; for a female to masturbate. OvSyn: ya'sì. See: li'tok.

kuli'tut   n. part of the body located just above the anus at the base of the hip bone; anus; crack between the cheeks of the buttocks.

ku'liyà   v. scream.

v. cheer, esp. in games.

kumae'sanon   Variant: kume'sanon. n. wild pig.

ku'mari   n. relationship between a mother and the godmother of a child. From: Spanish comadre.

kumba-'kumba   v. for a deer to buck (may be applied to the bucking of other animals such as horses, goats and carabao).

n. kind of dance which imitates the bucking of a deer.

kum'biti   n. wedding feast. From: Cebuano.

kum'bitoy   v. hang like a monkey by the outstretched arms above the head holding on to s.t. See: 'bitoy.

kume'sanon   See main entry: kumae'sanon.

'kumitan   n. poison which is intended for the purpose of killing or causing illness to a person; sorcery. Includes substances such as ground human bones mixed with hair.

v. poison a person intentionally.

kumi'tanon   n. person who possesses a poison to be used intentionally against a person.

kumpa'niya   n. business company. From: English.

kum'pari   n. relationship between the father and the godfather of a child. From: Spanish compadre.

kum'plitu   adj. complete. Syn: 'tapus. From: English.

'kumput   v. wrap a cloth around a person or oneself, usually for warmth.

n. piece of cloth used as a warm body wrap.

kumu-ku'mu   v. wad up or wrinkle s.t.

ku'musta   interj. greetings! Syn: 'hondà. From: Spanish como esta?.

kun₁   part. reportedly said.

kun₂   part. please; polite particle.

'kunat   v. stretch.

kun'due   See main entry: kan'due.

'kun-isa   n. day after tomorrow.

'kunisi   v. check on or inspect s.t.

'kunit   v. peel sugarcane with the teeth by biting the peelings and pulling with the teeth.

ku'nongkun   adv. reportedly. See: kun.

'kuntoon   adv. today; now.

'kuntra   n. enemy. Syn: 'kabyang. From: Spanish contra.

ku'nu   adv. probably.

kun'yajun   adv. always.

ku'payna   n. basin.

'kurta   n. pocket knife. Syn: 'badì. From: Cebuano.

ku'sabung   v. sound of heavy object splashing when dropped into water.

'kusbut   adj. ignorant; uneducated. Usage: derogatory.

ku'sina   n. kitchen. Syn: 'abuhan. From: Spanish cocina.

kusi'sang   n. kind of large, black, flying insect which can give off a bad odor.

makukusi'sang   adj. bad-smelling, like the kusi'sang.

ku'soy   Variant: kusoy-ku'soy. v. for a person to struggle or twitch vigorously.

ku'su   v. rub s.t. between the palms, as in washing clothes.

ku'sue₁   n. bedbugs.

ku'sue₂   See main entry: ki'sue.

'kutà   n. bunker; underground dwelling dug by s.o.

'kutkut   v. dig.

kut'sara   n. spoon. From: Spanish.

kutsa'rita   n. teaspoon. From: Spanish.

kut'silyu   n. table knife. Syn: 'badì. From: Spanish.

'kutu   n. louse.

'kuut   v. reach one's hand into a hole.

'kuwà   n. whatsit; whatchamacallit; substitute word for another that does not readily come to mind or as a euphemism.

v. do s.t. (esp. go).

ku'waepot   interj. rubbish! exclamation of disbelief.

kuwà-'kuwà   v. hurt the feelings of s.o.

ku'warta   n. money. Syn: 'saepì. From: Cebuano.

'kuyahaw   n. kind of small black bird smaller than a crow. Calls only during the dry season. Name sounds like its call.

Tingpa'nguyahaw   exis. for it to be the dry season, when the 'kuyahaw bird calls. Time to start the ta'ligobà field.

'kuyang   v. lack.

ku'yawin   n. thorny rattan end. Used for making fish traps ('saen-ow).

'kuykuy   v. for birds, especially roosters to mate.

kuyung-'kuyung   n. spear-rattle; semi-tubular brass ring containing iron balls placed near the spear tip that rattles when the spear is shaken.