Matigsalug Manobo Student Dictionary

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balance
/bæl-ənss/
 
vt.
 
1.
Def.: egtimbang-timbang
MS: egtimbang-timbang
If you balance something on another thing, you put it carefully on that thing so that it does not fall.
She balanced the large basket on her head.
Migtimbang-timbang din ka dakel ne liyang diyè te ulu rin.
 
vi.

 
2.
Def.: natimbang
MS: natimbang
If something balances on another thing, it stands on the other thing and does not fall.
Don't push the tall rock, because it is just balancing, and maybe it will fall over.
Kenè nu tukua ka malayat ne batu, su natimbang seika, ne kema ke egkeulug.
 
vt, v-recip.

 
3.
Def.: egpekegtimbang; nekegtimbang
MS: egpekegtimbang; nekegtimbang
If two things balance each other, each one helps to support the weight of the other.
If I carry one bag in my left hand, and one in my right hand, they will balance each other.
Ke eg-uyan a te kabil kayi te gibang ku, wey sabeka degma ne kabil kayi te kawanan, egpekegtimbang ka tagsè sabeka.
 
vt, v-recip.

 
4.
Def.: nekeg-eleg; egpekeg-eleg; nekegtupù; egpekegtupù; nekeg-iling; egpekeg-iling
MS: nekeg-eleg; egpekeg-eleg; nekegtupù; egpekegtupù; nekeg-iling; egpekeg-iling
If two things balance each other, they fit together well.
If you eat unripe guava with salt, the taste is good because the different tastes balance each other.
Ke egkeen ka te meyilew ne beyabas ne eg-asinan, ka nanam meupiya su ka lein-lein ne nanam egpekeg-eleg te tagsè sabeka.
They are a great couple, as his sense of humor balances her seriousness.
 
n-ct, n-uc.

 
5.
Def.: pegpekeg-eleg te tagsè sabeka
MS: pegpekeg-eleg te tagsè sabeka; balansi
balansi
Balance is a situation in which two or more things fit together well, and each one is important.
It is important to find a good balance between work and family life.
Amana ne keilangan ne egpamitawen ka meupiya ne balansi diyè te himu wey pamilya.
 
n-ct.

 
6.
Def.: samè wey ke nahaat [naha͡at] ne seleppì
MS: samè ne seleppì; nahaat ne seleppì
the amount of money that you have after you have used some of it or added some more to it.
He has a balance of 1000 pesos in his bank account.
Due samè din ne sabeka ne libu te tahuanan din diyè te bangku.
 
vt.

 
7.
Def.: egpegtupù te migligwang wey migseled ne seleppì; egpegtukmà
MS: egpegtukmà; egpegtupù te migligwang wey migseled ne seleppì
In accounting, if you balance an account, you compare how much money has come into it and how much has gone out.
I always balance the accounts at the end of the month
Layun a egpegtupù te migligwang wey migseled ne seleppì te tagsè pegkeimpus te bulan.
 
vi.

 
8.
Def.: egpekeg-iling ka seleppì ne migligwang wey ka migseled
If an account balances, the amount of money that has come into the account is equal to the amount that has come out.
Our accounts did not balance this month, because some of our customers did not pay their bills.
Ka listaan [lista͡an] warè nekeg-iling te seini ne bulan, su ka duma ne etew warè migbayad te bayaranen dan.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0851-0875
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Last updated: 17/Jan/2012