lipetay noun English. Any of several varieties of nocturnal beetle having a intermittently luminescent tail. Example sentence: Subanen. Puli ami minateng dini, mingleka' na ig lipetay. English. By the time we got here, the fireflies were already blinking. Generic. tubu' verb English. Sees myriads of flickering lights within one's eyes when lifting s.t. heavy, or having been struck on the head; experiences being slightly dizzy. Example sentence: Subanen. Minglipetay tanan ig maita', saba' kebegat. English. He saw stars, it was so heavy.