gutu
noun
English. Head lice.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Melaun gupia gutunen, su nda' pa me'ekisay, metaas pa ig buuken.
English. He had a lot of lice before he got a haircut, when his hair was still long.
c.f. gumad; lisa'
Generic. tubu'
Idiom: gutu gapuy
noun
English. An airborne spark.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Milebu'anu gutu gapuy, mipasu'u dun.
English. Sparks landed on me and burned me.
In group with: ligutu
Idiom: gutu pedes
noun
English. Heat waves as above a stove, above bare earth on a sunny day.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Kalabung taas endaw, pigbentayan ku tug binaal, mekebaba' nai gutu pedes, mabu' ndi' maiben dumupi'.
English. Yesterday noon when I went to look at the rice field, the heat waves were near the ground, so maybe the rainy season is near.