Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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baley2
/balɔy/
 
1.
v.
for children (egbaley-baley, migbaley-baley/imbaley-baley, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to play somewhere (egbalbalayen, imbaleybaley/migbaleybaley/pigbaleybaley, patient, eg><en-rdpCV-) with toys
Ka egbaley-baley iyan ka ngaran te kelag te me batè ne eggimu te me leeb wey deisek ne me baley. Me kayu wey kalan wey derewunen ka eggamiten dan wey minsan degma ka me hinabel wey me saku. Ka igpasabut man-e kayi iyan ka pegyangyang wey peglemet, pegdeeg-deeg, pegdereet wey peglalag te mareet diyè te duma wey diyè te Manama.
Cult. Stronger than sumpalit
Egbaleybaley ka me batè te limatek te weyig.
The children play a leech of water.
Eng. disobeying; blaspheme; insult; profane; make fun of; fun of, make; make light of; speak badly of; pretend
Online dict status: c
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egbaley-baley, migbaley-baley/imbaley-baley, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to disobey someone else (egbalbalayen, imbaleybaley/migbaleybaley/pigbaleybaley, patient, eg><en-rdpCV-) e.g., to make them funny
Egbaleybaley kew te etew.
You are disobeying people.
Eng. disobeying; blaspheme; insult; profane; make fun of; fun of, make
Online dict status: c
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egbaley-baley, migbaley-baley/imbaley-baley, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to blaspheme someone else (egbalbalayen, imbaleybaley/migbaleybaley/pigbaleybaley, patient, eg><en-rdpCV-)
Kahi te me etew, "Egbaley-baley buwa si Hisus te Manama te pegkahi rin ne anak sikandin te Manama?"
The people said, "Maybe Hisus is blaspheming God when he says that he is the son of God?
Eng. blaspheme; disobeying; insult; profane; make fun of; fun of, make
Online dict status: c
Usage level: M
 
2.
v.
for a woman (egkabaley-baley, imbaley-baley/migbaley-baley, baley-baley, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to live from house to house, i.e., an immoral woman
Eng. whore; prostitute; loose woman
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
3.
v.
for someone (egkabaley-baley, migbaley-baley/imbaley-baley, baley-baley, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to be not respected by others
Eng. not respected, to be
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
4.
v.
for a person or animal (egbaley-baley, migbaley-baley/imbaley-baley, baley-baley, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to have fun with something (e.g., a toy) (egbaley-balayen, imbaley-baley/migbaley-baley/pigbaley-baley, baley-baleya, patient, eg><en-rdpRT-) somewhere (egbaley-baleyan, imbaley-baleyan/migbaley-baleyan/pigbaley-baleyan, baley-baleya) for a reason (igbaley-baley, imbaley-baley, reason, ig><ø-rdpRT-)
Eng. enjoy; fun
Ceb. magdula-dula
OCM: Drivers and Emotions (152)
DDP: Enjoy doing something (3.4.1.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egpabaley-baley, migpabaley-baley/impabaley-baley, pabaley-baley, agent, eg><ø-pA-rdpRT-) to be funny in order to entertain other people (egpabaley-balayen, impabaley-baley/migpabaley-baley/pigpabaley-baley, baley-baleya, patient, eg><en-rdpRT-)
Eng. funny; enjoyment
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
5.
n.
(balbalayen, -en) toy
Seini balbalayen te batè.
This is a children's toy.
Syn. kuling
Syn. ubal
Eng. toy
Tag. laruán
Ceb. galáhan
OCM: Childhood activities (857)
DDP: Play, fun (4.2.7)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
6.
v.
for someone (egkabaley-baley, nabaley-baley, agent, egkA><ø-rdpRT-) to flirt with someone else for a reason (igkabaley-baley, ingkabaley-baley, reason, igpA-rdpRT-)
Egkabaley-baley ka lukes te hari ku.
My young brother is able to be flirt.
Eng. flirt, to be
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
for someone (egpakabaley-baley, nakabaley-baley, agent, egpAkA-rdpRT-) to be able to flirt with anyone (igpakabaley-baley, impakabaley-baley, reason, igpAkA-rdpRT-)
Eng. flirt, able; flirtatious
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 06/Apr/2018

Links to texts

"baley" in text "Proving Innocence I (When Accused of Theft)"

"baley" in text "Dreaming of being Rich"

"baley" in text "Long Ago I"

"baley" in text "Two carabaos fighting"

"baley" in text "Violence at Palakpakan Fiesta"

"baley" in text "Preparing Ground Corn"

"baley" in text "Death of a Young Man"

"baley" in text "A Father Tells His Children about School"

"baley" in text "Morning Darkness"

"baley" in text "Aurelio's Marriage"

Link to Bible concordance

"baley"