bugnut
v
Affixes mag-*, m-, maN-, i-, -an
English To blow hard on-shore and rain heavily (of West Monsoon).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Pag'abut it bugnut ngayán katdelém, nákapa'ugád sirá ka págbaresbésan.
English When that (monsoon rain) blowing
on-shore arrived last night, they had to move because the rain was coming in on them.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Pugúun nay rambay ka mamugnut si'.
English Fetch in the clothes because the (monsoon rain) is
about
to
blow
on-shore again.
Cultural Note The West Monsoon gathers on the horizon, then blows inland bringing strong wind and rain for a period. The coming on-shore
is referred to as bugnut.