alukuy
/ʔalukuy/
n.
“friend”

n.
a friend
Wrd.Gloss: friend
Masalig ka alukuy ku.
I have many friends.
Eng. friend
Tag. kaibígan
Ceb. amigo
OCM: Friendships (572)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B

vt.
for someone (eg-alukuy, mig-alukuy/in-alukuy, agent, eg><ø-) to befriend someone else (eg-alukuyen, in-alukuy/mig-alukuy/pig-alukuy, alukuyen, patient, eg><en-)
Si Memie ka igkeupii ne eg-alukuyen ni Nilda.
Memie is the one that Nilda would like to be friend of.
Eng. befriend; make friends; friends, make
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

adj.
(maalukuy, maal-alukuy, mA1-, mA1-rdpCVC-) friendly
Maal-alukuy si Milbin ne batè piru due timpu ne usig.
Milbin is a friendly kid but there are times that he teases.
Cult. one of the qualities of a good wife
Syn. meelit-elit —f r i e ndly
Syn. masagsahipè —c heery
Eng. friendly; genial
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

vi.
for two people (egpekeg-alukuy, nekeg-alukuy, agent, egpekeg-) or several people (egmekeg-alukuy, nenekeg-alukuy, agent, egmekeg-) to be friendly to each other
Ke egpekeg-ahet ka me batè, mahaan dè sikandan egpekeg-alukuy.
When children fight they are just easily be friends.
Kahiyen ku ne kenè kid egmekeg-alukuy su layun ki man dè dengan egmeehetey te dereisek ki pad.
I thought we are not going to be friendly to each other again because we always fought when we were still kids.
Eng. befriend
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 09/Apr/2014