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ya'ag   v. wander around; walk around aimlessly; go astray; for s.t. or s.o. to lead s.o. astray; get lost. People who get lost in the forest are said to be led astray by the spirits 'Tamà or An'yasing.

'yaang   n. noose.

ya'aw   adj. feral, of a wild animal that was once domesticated.

v. for a domesticated animal to run wild.

'yabà   v. utter; make an oral sound. Usage: archaic.

'yab-ag   n. welt; wide mark or impression on skin.

v. have welts or wide marks on the skin.

'yab-ak   n. welt; wide mark, impression, bump or splotch on skin; skin irritation.

v. have rather large welts, bumps or splotches on the skin.

'yabgab   Variant: 'yobgab. v. yawn.

ya'bi   adv. more.

pina'yabi   adv. favorite.

ya'bi pad   adv. especially.

'yabi   Variant: li'yabi. n. key. From: Spanish.

'yabjug   v. swing s.t. suspended on a very long rope or s.t. similar.

'yabni   v. snatch.

ya'bod   n. large, segmented millipede whose secretion can produce painful welts.

'yabot   v. include.

n. relationship.

ka'yabotan   v. understand.

ya'bow   adj. highest, of rank or elevation; excellent.

v. excel.

ya'boy   v. pass by.

yuma'yaboy   n. passerby.

'yabtig   v. whip with s.t. small.

'yabtoy   v. for leaves to wither; become weak from hunger.

'yabud   v. for eyesight to be blurred because of a white film on the eyes. May be only temporary as occurs during some illnesses.

ya'buk   v. for fowl to attack an enemy.

'yabunus   v. climb down a tree rapidly.

'yabyab   n. large wild boar; male wild pig.

'yadang   See main entry: 'yajang.

'yadas   v. wade downstream. Ant: udo'hik.

'yadgad   v. walk along a side such as a riverbank or wall.

yad'gadan   n. trail along the bank of a river.

'yadog   n. membrane that covers muscles.

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

'yadungan   n. person who has a tutelary spirit.

ya'dus   v. climb down a tree rapidly.

'yadyad   v. walk along a side such as a riverbank or wall.

'yagà   v. boil food like root crops.

yaga'ak   n. cracking or creaking sound.

v. make a cracking or creaking sound.

'yagak   v. lose; be lost.

ya'gakyak   v. make a slurping or sloshing sound such as when putting a limb in and out of thick mud, or when sucking the meat out of a large shell.

ya'gangdang   adj. bright, of colors. Aff: ma-.

yagan'sanan   v. for large fruits to fall from a tree in large quantities.

'yagas   v. for leaves to fall from branches.

ya'gat   adj. wide-eyed.

v. open eyes wide.

'yagbas   v. for s.t. to pierce through or penetrate to the other side.

v. hurt s.o.'s feelings.

'yagboy   adv. really; very; exactly.

'yagdong   v. look intently at s.t.

'yaghung   adj. low-pitched, of a voice. Aff: ma-.

v. for a voice to be low-pitched.

'yagi   voc. term of address between male friends of the same approximate age.

v. for males to make friends.

ya'giit   n. kind of yellowish clayey soil.

yagi'nà   n. aunt.

yagkat-'yagkat   v. stride; walk with long steps. Aff: paN-.

'yagkos   v. mix; put s.t. in with other things. Usage: archaic.

'yagmak   v. do s.t. randomly; perform an activity without first thinking through a viable plan for its performance. For example, work without any particular plan of order; or, for a student to answer a teacher, not knowing for sure whether his answer is correct.

ya'gobyob   v. for a water container to make a gurgling noise when being filled with water. See: a'gob-ob.

v. fetch water with a bamboo water container.

'yagod   n. sediment which settles from a liquid solution, such as that produced when maturing palm wine.

ya'gom   v. bruise a part of a body.

maya'gom   adj. be bruised; be the color of a bruise; blue or purple colored; dingy colored.

'yagong   n. voice.

'yagos   n. rattan strip.

ya'gos   v. tie cross pieces together, usually with rattan strips, as found in bamboo flooring and walling, and in fish traps.

ya'got   n. tobacco quid.

'yagotik   v. for breaking twigs to make a snapping sound.

yago'tom   n. generic term for fishing equipment such as traps, nets, hooks and lines.

n. generic term for animal or fish traps.

ya'goyloy   n. kind of tall weed with a sticky stem and grain-like seeds.

'yagsik   v. for a stone, stick, or s.t. similar to accidentally flick aside, such as stones thrown up by wheels of a vehicle or a chip of wood flying out while chopping wood.

'yagsok   v. for a plant to die or be stunted because of too much water.

'yagtang   n. kind of vine which bears fruit used as fish poison. Fruit dry fried, pounded and mixed with earthworms for use as fish poison. For catching 'poit fish.

'yagting   adj. high-pitched, of a voice. Aff: ma-.

v. for a voice to be high-pitched.

ya'gubyub   v. for a large fire to make a roaring sound; for a machine to make a similar roaring sound.

ya'gudyud   v. for animals or people to stampede.

ya'gutu   v. cook rice or camotes until soft.

ya'guwat   v. struggle to be free from bonds or a grip.

'yaguy   v. run; go away; flee.

'paeguy   v. drive away.

'linaguy   v. run.

ya'guyad   v. go around the circumference of s.t. such as a lake.

ya'gu-yagu   n. windpipe; trachea.

'yagyag   v. destroy.

ya'hag   adj. yellow color; translucent.

ya'hì   adj. different in comparison.

ya'hù   v. miss a target.

'yahung   v. carry s.t. between two or more people, at least one on each end.

ya'hus   See main entry: yo'hus.

ya'huy   v. be loose.

'yain   adj. different; separate; various.

v. separate; sort.

sagun'yain   v. misconstrue; think otherwise.

'yajag₁   adj. shiny.

n. brilliance.

'yajag₂   n. sail.

v. sail.

'yajang   Variant: 'yadang. v. fly.

'yajap   v. for the wind to blow s.t.

ya'jas   v. complete prematurely; for a process to be forced to an early completion. For example, force fruit to ripen prematurely; force an airplane landing; give birth early because of a fall.

ya'jat   v. tease s.o., esp. by calling names.

ya'jon   n. dead banana leaf.

ya'jow   adj. free range, of domesticated animals which are allowed to roam freely.

paya'jow   v. allow a domesticated animal to roam freely.

'yajug   v. wrestle.

'yajun   adj. for s.t. to be continuous, without interruption; for a dress to consist of only one piece.

v. for s.t. to be on the same bank of a river, without an intervening tributary; for sunny or rainy weather to continue without a break.

'yakad   v. be in excess of normal badness.

ya'kas   v. for water to recede.

adj. for water level to be shallow.

'yak-at   adj. widely spaced.

'yakbà   v. have a wide, thick, red, itchy rash on the skin.

'yakbang   adj. wide.

n. width.

'yakdoy   v. traverse; go over a mountain or log. OvSyn: 'yap-ang.

ya'kip   v. include. Syn: ya'pik.

ya'kis   v. expose s.t. by pulling it up.

ya'kobkob   v. make a munching or crunching sound when chewing s.t. crunchy. See main entry: 'kobkob.

'yaksu   v. jump.

'yaksuy   n. nipa wine.

'yaktod   v. take a shortcut; omit details in telling a story; skip over a portion of work while performing a task.

yaku-'yaku   v. poison fish with the bark of certain trees.

'yakyak   v. shake an edible snail shell to remove the meat, esp. the 'kaembuoy snai.

'yalin   v. move or transfer residence.

'yalinan   n. portable makeshift hut used while working in a field.

'yalis   v. debate; discuss; quarrel; argue.

'yama   adj. vigilant, especially of possible enemies.

'yamag   Variant: 'lamag. v. hunt wild pigs by waiting in an ambush in a tree for them to pass, esp. at night.

ya'manon   adv. really. ya'manon man ko... if it is really true that...

'yamat   v. for a spirit to reveal a flashing vision to s.o.

'yambag   v. meet.

'yambid   v. cross the legs.

yam'bitan   n. kind of war bolo.

'yambog   adj. stout; fat. Aff: ma-.

v. grow stout or fat.

'yambug   n. kind of medium sized tree that bears small black sweet-sour fruit.

'yambung   n. shadow; reflection; supernatural vision of a being.

v. be able to find a trace of s.o. or s.t. See: 'yandung.

yam'bungan   n. mirror.

yam'buu   n. kind olive colored freshwater crayfish or lobster about a foot long.

yambu'uhon   adj. olive or greyish green color, used to describe the color of a certain variety of chicken.

ya'mì   See main entry: la'mì.

'yam-od   v. swallow.

yam'-odan   n. throat.

'yamok   v. be soaked with a liquid substance, esp. oil.

yamo'tik   Variant: yomo'tik. n. kind of large red biting ant.

'yampag   n. tobacco quid of young tobacco leaves.

'yamping   n. diaper. From: Cebuano lampin.

'yampos   v. whip or lash an animal or person with a flexible instrument.

'yampot   v. immigrate; wander; go to a place where one is a stranger.

n. stranger; immigrant.

ya'mut-yamut   n. kind of very small flying insect known for entering peoples' eyes.

'yana   n. coconut oil.

'yanak   v. fall, of small ripe fruit from a tree.

ya'na-yana   n. kind of very small, red ant.

'yandab   v. run away.

'yandan   v. for a female to miscarry; for a fetus to be aborted.

'yandog   adj. slippery. Aff: ma-.

ya'ngag   n. skull. Syn: 'baengog.

'yangan   v. delay.

yanggi'sawan   n. variety of 'tambis tree that bears black bell shaped fruit.

yang'gotong   v. struggle to free oneself.

'yangguy   v. lead.

'yanghag   v. look upward.

ya'ngì   n. medium sized women's basket. Woven from dried pandan leaves (ba'yuy) and reinforced with rattan strips.

'yangit   n. sky; heaven. Traditional conceptualization of the sky is of a dome.

ya'ngitnon   adj. heavenly.

ya'ngit-yangit   n. egg white.

'yangkat   n. secondary camote plant growing from a runner.

'yangkob   v. prostrate; lay face down on the belly.

'yangkotow   v. jump when startled.

'yangkuas   n. kind of rhizome similar to ginger used to flavor and ferment sugar cane wine.

'yangkung   v. coil s.t. such as wire or rope.

ya'ngog   adj. crazy; foolish.

Maka'yangog   n. name of a spirit said to incite madness and bravery.

'yang-og   adj. stale, musty or acidic, esp. of water, also of wood soaked in water. Aff: ma-.

v. for s.t., esp. water, to become stale, musty or acidic, as when wood or dead leaves are soaked in it for a long time.

'yangosa   n. blood.

ya'ngosa   v. bleed.

paya'ngosa   v. ritually apply blood on posts of a new house.

'yangot   v. be very angry.

pa'yangot   v. incite s.o.

'yangow   n. housefly.

'yangsa   adj. smelly, like fish or blood. Aff: ma-.

'yangub   v. dare to do s.t.

ya'nguy   v. swim.

ya'nipgà   n. kind of tree good for building material and for making dugout boats. Toona calantas.

ya'nit   v. strip off s.t., such as grass, skin or a covering.

ya'nos   v. for plants to wilt or wither.

'yanot   n. long plant fibers.

'yansang   n. nail.

v. nail s.t.

yan'taaw   n. orchid.

'yantap   v. for birds to fly away when scared.

'yanting   v. float a heavy log by tying bamboo or light wood to it.

'yantug   v. spread a rumor.

'yantuy   n. flute.

'yanut   n. abaca fiber.

'yaob   v. wilt leaves by placing over a fire.

'yapà   v. cut meat into chunks; slaughter an animal.

'yapag   v. flood; for water in a lake to spread beyond the shore.

v. plan more activities than one can accomplish.

'yap-ang   v. walk or step over s.t., without stepping on it.

n. step or stride of a person.

nayap'-angan   v. fall ill because the spouse is in an adulterous relationship.

'yapdos   v. whip.

'yapid   n. layer of s.t. thin and flat.

v. make a double layer of s.t.

ya'pik   v. include. Syn: ya'kip.

ya'ping   n. kind of edible fungi that grows on dead wood and looks like ears.

adj. of a person with a deformed ear.

ya'pinig   n. small yellow-green wasp with a painful sting.

ya'pogsak   v. for an object to make a splatting noise upon impact.

n. splatting noise.

'yaposung   Variant: 'yoposung; 'yusopong. n. cobra, kind of venomous snake.

ya'poy   v. for water to overflow; flood.

'yapù   v. cut down stalks of bamboo.

'yapug   v. burn a big bonfire; burn a big pile of wood.

n. bonfire.

'yapugad   v. position oneself in preparation for an attack on oneself; prepare an offensive defense.

yapu'gud   v. struggle to be free.

'yapung   adj. thick, of a bushy plant or hair. Aff: ma-.

adj. large, of a family.

ya'pus   v. penetrate; pierce through.

'yapwas   v. for water to overflow.

'yasa   n. kind of sauce made from vinegar, salt and chili peppers.

v. eat food with a sauce of vinegar, salt and peppers.

ya'sad   v. for s.t. such as a pole to reach the bottom of a river or hole; for a spear or arrow to hit bone.

ya'sat   adj. of a penis with an exposed glans.

'yasat   v. expose glans of an uncircumcized penis.

ya'sì   v. pull back the foreskin of a penis to attempt to reveal the glans; stimulate the penis; for a male to masturbate. OvSyn: kuli'tok.

maya'sì   adj. giggly, flighty or flirtatious, esp. of women or effeminate men.

ya'sing   v. for a buck deer to howl or call for a mate, esp. during the full moon.

'yasoy   v. pound rice left unhusked after winnowing.

'yasù   n. penis.

'yaswa   v. scald; burn with hot liquid or food.

ya'ta   v. for a tree to lose its leaves.

'yatag   v. spread objects out in a single layer.

yata'gan   n. purlin; horizontal beams above rafters.

ya'tokang   v. for an object make a sharp thudding or clanging noise upon impact.

'yatug   n. sexual lust.

v. for the penis or clitoris to become erect.

yatug-'yatug   v. vacillitate; be alternately encouraged and discouraged about a plan.

ya'tus   v. whip.

ya'uja   v. stew; cook tough things till tender.

'yaus   v. cut s.t. through with one stroke.

v. spend a sleepless night. Usage: metaphorical.

'yawa   n. body of a person or animal; stem or trunk of a plant.

pan'yawa   n. health.

'yawaan   n. kind of large tree good for building material. Monkeys commonly reside in these trees.

'yaw-ag   n. lard.

yawa'gan   n. banana stalk where the fruit is attached to.

'yawang   v. pass through an opening; enter; exit.

ya'was   n. one internode, section or segment of a segmented plant such as sugar cane or bamboo.

ma'tilawas   adj. having long internodes, of segmented plants.

yawà-ya'wà   See main entry: jawà-ja'wà.

'yawig   n. large hook and line.

v. fish with a large hook and line.

ya'wis   v. have diarrhea, esp. from eating too much fatty food. Aff: -an.

'yawod   v. be late in doing s.t.

'yawoy   n. saliva.

'yaw-oy   adj. sexually immoral; obscene; morally offensive. Aff: ma-.

v. be offended by sexually obscene things.

ya'ya   n. caterpillar.

'yay-ang   v. recline; lie on the back.

'yayas   n. venom.

ma'yayas   n. venomous.

yo'bad   v. fade.

'yobag   v. for a part of the body to swell.

n. boil; swelling.

pa'yobag   v. for the vagina to swell; for an animal to be in heat.

yo'bas   n. fallow ground; second growth forest which has been formerly cultivated.

'yobas   v. undress.

adj. naked.

'yobgab   See main entry: 'yabgab.

yo'bog   adj. murky, of a liquid, glass or similar substance.

yo'bong   v. bury.

n. grave of a person.

yobo'nganan   n. graveyard.

yo'but   n. bottom of s.t.; anus.

yo'das   v. dislocate a joint. OvSyn: yo'pù.

'yod-oy   adj. listless; inattentive. Aff: ma-, OvSyn: 'yomhoy, 'gobyoy.

yo'gas   n. single particle; single grain of sand, rice or s.t. similar; single strand of fiber.

'yogbak   adv. get or buy s.t in bulk or in quantity; pay for s.t. in one lump sum.

'yogda   v. refrain or avoid doing s.t. because of a bad personal experience of doing that thing.

'yogdang   v. sink.

'yogdangan   n. foot of a ladder or mountain.

na'yogdangan   v. for s.o. who was ill to become seriously ill.

v. for s.w. to be the place where s.t. or s.o. was sunk.

'yogdog   adj. red. Aff: ma-.

v. become red; for s.t. smoldering to turn into a flame or to burst into flame.

'yogkò   v. contract; shrink. Syn: 'yogkon.

'yogkon   v. contract; shrink. Syn: 'yogkò.

'yognas   v. for a house, vine, or s.t. similar to collapse.

yo'gob   v. for s.o. to do s.t. such that every instance is covered; go every place; be enough for everyone to have one.

yo'god   n. greed; voraciousness.

'yogodon   adj. greedy; voracious.

'yogod   v. press down.

'yogong   v. wrestle.

'yogos   v. force oneself to do s.t. in spite of difficulty.

yo'got   v. poison with venom by biting or stinging; poison with a puncture wound.

yo'goy   v. be jinxed with bad luck; be cursed; suffer bad spiritual influence, esp. from offending the spirits.

'yogpang   v. scoop s.t. up in big chunks, such as soil or rice.

'yogsad   v. touch ground after disembarking from a vehicle.

n. foot of a hill or mountain.

n. yard of a house, esp. a house raised on stilts.

'yogtan   v. be in a state of continual sleepiness due to fever.

'yogtay   v. harvest rice.

'yogtok   v. die.

'yogwà   v. emerge.

n. porch of a house.

yog'waan   n. exit; entrance; door.

li'nogwà   v. going in and out.

yo'hà   n. home; residence.

v. reside s.w.

yo'hing   adj. mature coconut or corn.

yo'hus   Variant: ya'hus. v. proceed s.w. directly; penetrate s.t. through to the other side with a sharp pointed instrument.

'yoig   v. be weakened from a prolonged sickness from which one has recovered.

'yokà   n. bamboo container with a fitting lid both made from a bamboo internode. Syn: 'supà.

'yok-ang   v. for a layer of s.t. to separate and peel off.

'yokat   v. redeem; bail out; pay mortgage price; pay ransom.

'yokbò   v. lower the body; kneel on one knee before s.o. or s.t.; bow the body before s.o. or s.t.

v. for a bird to brood over eggs.

yo'kob₁   v. cover.

yo'kob₂   n. kind of fish trap in the form of a bamboo fence put across a stream to catch fish.

v. fish using a fence.

yo'konan   Variant: yoyo'konan. n. joint of the body. See: yokon-yo'konan.

yokon-yo'konan   n. hock; back of the knee. See: yo'konan.

'yokyok   v. remove the esophagus and windpipe from the throat.

v. choke or strangle by gripping the throat with the hand.

'yomat   v. aggravate skin disease.

'yombis   n. mat that has been torn.

'yombong   n. kind of rhizome with edible seedy underground fruit. Wild pigs usually feed on it.

'yombù   adj. young, of fruit and grain. Aff: ma-.

'yomhok   adj. soft. Aff: ma-.

'yomhoy   adj. listless; inattentive. Aff: ma-, OvSyn: 'gobyoy, 'yod-oy.

yo'mog   v. cry with unshed tears. Aff: pan--an.

yo'mos   v. drown.

yomo'tik   See main entry: yamo'tik.

yomoy-'yomoy   adj. slow-moving, of a person. Aff: ma-.

yo'nà   v. for s.o. to be in a trance; for a spirit to possess s.o.

yo'ngak   v. raise the head to face upward.

'yonggad   n. fellow; adult man.

yong'gion   n. kind of large edible larva found in 'paesan rattan tops. Used as baby food.

yo'ngod   n. area directly in line with s.t. else above or below.

v. be directly in line with s.t. else above or below.

'yongyong   v. stare.

yo'nod   v. sink; drown.

'yon-ok   v. stuff or push s.t. downward into a confined area. Aff: in-.

v. thrust s.o. downward while fighting.

v. condemn s.o.

'yonong   adj. till or currentless, of a body of water. Aff: ma-.

v. for a stream to be still.

'yonop   See main entry: 'onop.

'yonyon   v. roll up sleeves or pant legs.

yo'op   v. for people, news, locusts, disease or s.t. similar to spread over or cover an area.

'yopa   n. operculum; membrane covering the shell opening of a snail.

yo'pà   v. cross a river, road, or s.t. similar.

yo'pon   v. barricade a channel of movement of people or animals, usually a gate or road.

n. barricade; s.t. that obstructs the movement of people or animals.

'yoposung   See main entry: 'yaposung.

'yopot   v. wrap s.t. in banana or anahaw leaves.

'yopow   v. jump over s.t.

yo'pù   v. sprain a joint. OvSyn: yo'das.

v. make a cracking noise in the joints such as in the knuckles.

yo'put   v. for s.t. to emerge from a natural or unnatural hole in the body; for a new shoot to emerge from a plant or seed.

'yosang   n. breach in a wall or defense where s.t. bad can enter.

'yosngò   v. break the neck of a fish.

yo'sob   n. kind of small edible freshwater crab found in swampy land.

'yosok   v. bury s.t. shallowly.

n. kind of venomous snake that buries itself.

'yosong   v. brave danger in order to accomplish a purpose.

yo'sung   n. mortar, used for pounding.

'yotik   v. for a seed pod or tree bark to split open to allow seeds or shoots to emerge.

'yotò   v. for a river or stream to flow backwards or to back up.

yo'tow   v. float on water or in the air.

v. for facts to become evident upon investigation.

'yotoy   adj. weak physically; tired; slow.

'youy   v. visit a place or person, esp. to check and see how plants or a person is doing.

'yow-ag   Variant: 'yuag. adj. wide. Aff: ma-.

ka'yow-ag   n. width.

yoyo'atan   n. joint of the body.

yoyo'konan   Variant: yo'konan. n. hock; back of the knee.

'yu'ag   See main entry: 'yow-ag.

'yuak   n. layer of banana sheath obtained from the stem of the banana plant; sheath of similar plants like abaca. OvSyn: 'umbak.

'yuat   v. for a person to bend backward.

yu'atan   n. lower back of a person.

yu'bajan   n. string used to spin a top.

n. string used to start a motor.

'yubas   n. hard inner core of certain trees.

'yubid   n. twine; rope; string.

v. twist fibers together to make twine.

yubid-'yubid   n. spermate cord of male mammals.

yu'bid-yubid   n. penile cartilage and tubular urinary tract of male mammals.

yu'boy   adj. pliable or flexible, such as bamboo. Aff: ma-.

yu'bug   adj. pure, of a color or blood.

yu'buk   v. for fruit to become overripe.

'yubuk   v. walk through thick vegetation without following a path.

yu'bus   v. turn against or give away s.o. or s.t. that is dear to one.

yudow-'yudow   adj. light yellow color. Aff: ma-.

yu'du   v. for fowl to molt; for pigs to shed hair.

'yudus   v. climb down from a tree.

'yugajow   v. roam around without restraint. See: ya'jow.

'yugdù   See main entry: 'yugjù.

'yugì   n. small hole.

yu'gian   v. make a small hole.

'yugit   v. dig s.t. out using pointed instrument.

'yugjù   Variant: 'yugdù. n. bolo.

'yugjuay   n. small bolo. See main entry: 'yugjù.

yug'natan   n. induction ritual to make s.o. a chief.

'yugom   adj. black color.

li'nugom   v. wear black. Warriors who wear all black are of the highest rank.

'yugoy   adj. long, of a stretch of time. Aff: ma-.

v. do s.t. or be s.w. for a long time.

kayu'gajan   adv. after a long time.

'yugsad   v. go down from a house.

'yugsak   v. hit s.t. high above with a pole, as in harvesting fruit from a tree.

v. spear with an upward motion.

n. pole used to harvest fruit from tall trees. Syn: tu'kag.

'yugsung   v. go downhill.

'yugtom   adj. dark color. Aff: ma-.

'yugtus   v. for a trap to become useless.

'yug-uk   v. for a deer to make its characteristic noise.

n. noise a deer makes.

'yugung   n. thunder.

'yugyug   v. thrust s.t. long into a hole, once such as to measure its depth, or back and forth repeatedly, such as to drive s.t. out of the hole.

'yuhà   n. teardrop.

yu'haan   n. teargland.

yu'hù   n. coconut shell.

yu'hud   v. kneel.

yu'hug   v. skewer things together with a vine or rattan strip for carrying.

n. piece of rattan or vine used to skewer things together for carrying.

'yuja   adj. weak, of the body.

yuja-'yuja   n. kind of ginger like rhizome used medicinally to treat gastro-intestinal disturbances.

'yujud   v. for a large group of people or animals to go somewhere together.

'yujung   v. kidnap s.o. away to murder the person secretly.

'yukà   n. layer of banana sheath obtained from the stem of the banana plant; sheath of similar plants like abaca.

n. piece of banana sheath used as a plate.

v. cut and peel off a section of banana sheath.

'yukas   adv. quickly; immediately.

'yukat   v. dig out or pry out s.t. from the ground with a levering action.

'yukjab   n. undercut bank of a river.

'yukos   n. male person or animal; man; boy.

'yuku   v. for four legged animals to curl up and lie down as when sleeping.

yu'kub   v. for s.o. to be in a trance. Aff: -an.

payu'yukub   v. pretend to be in a trance.

'yukut   v. roll up s.t. flat, as a mat.

'yukyuk   v. stuff a stick into a bamboo pole to knock out the inner divisions of the internodes; stuff food into the mouth.

Yuma'bot   n. name of a mythical man.

yu'mansad   n. rooster; cock; adult male fowl.

yu'mawig   n. thin fiber believed to be attached to the placenta after it is expelled. See: 'yawig.

yu'mayow   v. for a fruit tree to remain fruitless during the normal fruit-bearing season.

'yumbiya   n. sago palm.

yu'mow   n. soft portion of the head of a new born baby.

'yumpu   v. stay away too long.

'yumpù   n. section of finger or toe between the knuckles.

n. unit of measure of the length of the first section of the middle finger from the tip of the finger to the first knuckle.

Yu'mud   n. name of a male spirit. Believed to cause plagues.

'yumut   v. for a child to play in or a pig to wallow in the mud.

'yumyum   v. stuff food into the mouth.

'yunas   n. kind of tree, the bark and root of which is used as an antidote for venomous bites.

v. treat s.o. with this medicine.

'yungat   v. stop sucking or biting s.t.

yung'gajab   adj. wide, expansive, of cleared land. Aff: ma-.

'yungun   n. coffin.

'yunhow   Variant: 'menhow. adj. yellow-green; green; color of young palm leaves. Aff: ma-.

n. young palm leaves yellow-green in color. Coconut leaves, esp., of this color, are used to decorate altars (angkawan and angkae), sacred trees (bangkasu), and other sacred paraphernalia.

'yunow   v. for soil to erode due to heavy rain.

n. landslide.

'yunoy   adj. flexible. Aff: ma-.

'yunsì   adj. pale, of a person's complexion. Aff: ma-.

'yunsoy   adj. all the same kind.

'yunsud   n. settlement of more than one extended family, recognised by the government; town; city; village. Traditionally, the Manobo live in a single house in the forest containing an extended family.

yu'nù   adj. smooth. Aff: ma-.

'yunyun   adj. homogenous; one kind; pure.

'yupad   v. spit out s.t. from the mouth.

yu'pì   v. fold.

kalinu'pian   n. hem.

kayu'pian   n. hem.

'yupig   v. overpower; oppress; take advantage.

adj. cruel.

yu'pis   n. outer portion of abaca sheath removed from the plant.

'yupnis   n. outer portion of abaca sheath removed from the plant.

'yupot   n. larva of a certain kind of insect found on floating twigs on the river. Used as bait when fishing with hook and line.

yu'pow   n. kind of small grained, dark colored, aromatic dry rice.

'yupug   v. pursue s.t. or s.o.; follow.

'yusopong   See main entry: 'yaposung.

'yusud   v. for several birds to lay eggs in one nest.

'yus-ug   v. descend or go down from s.t. like a house or mountain, or to a river.

'yusung   v. launch or slide s.t. like a boat down from the shore into the river.

yu'sut   v. pass s.t. throgh a small hole.

'yusyus   n. knee cap.

'yutang   v. kill on the spot.

'yutas   v. wean.

'yuthang   v. shoot s.t., esp. to kill.

n. gun.

yu'tu   v. carry s.t. on the head.

yu'tù   n. blister.

'yutù   v. cook.

n. cooked food; provisions for travel.

'yutub   n. hill.

'yutyut   v. cook in bamboo tube.

'yuub   v. cover s.t. wide and flat.

'yuuy   adj. pitiful. Aff: ka-.

makayu'yuuy   adj. pitiful.

'yuwag   n. ladle; large spoon for cooking.

yu'wag   v. stir.

'yuwan   v. load.

yu'was   n. outside.

v. go outside; bring out s.t.; save s.o.

manyu'yuwas   n. savior.

kayu'wasan   n. freedom.

yu'wat   v. depart; wean.

'yuy-a   n. ginger.