gilala
noun
English. A plant having no true flower and whose leaves turn red, usu. higher leaves.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Sug libeng nu gapu' nami bandi', iini tu'usan dun, pimulananen daw gilala.
English. How we tell where the earthen jar in which we buried Grandpa is that we planted a red leaf plant there.
verb
English. Has a plant ailment believed to be caused by insufficient rain characterized by reddish leaves, of corn, rice, sugarcane.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Su pimula nami ma'is, sagya laak mingilala ig daunen, pu' pekpatay na saba' pedes.
English. The leaves of the corn we planted are randomly turning red, because it's dying due to the drought.