babuy 2
verb
English. Has a seizure, oft. believed to be caused by a spirit.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kali' ami panaw ni nga Uan, bena' diin na ami dalan, mindekanu dun, sug dumau, laak na laak meseksud, masi' binabuy.
English. When What's-His-Name and I were walking along together, when we were on the trail, I was frightened, because my companion
just fell over unconscious; he must have had a seizure.
c.f. wati'wati'
bebuyen
noun
English. Epilepsy.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Iini melaat leduun kig bebuyen, pu' melegen bulungen.
English. This is an evil illness, epilepsy, because it's hard to treat.
Generic. ladu