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belang
/bɔlaŋ/
 
1.
v.
for an activity (egkabelang-belangan, nabelang-belangan, mabelang-belangi, location, egkA><an-rdpRT-) to be done to pass the time, because someone is not able to do something else for a certain reason (igkabelang-belang, ingkabelang-belang, ikabelang-belang, reason, igkA-rdpRT-)
Eng. relaxation; leisure
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for an activity (egbelbelangan, migbelbelangan/imbelbelangan, belbelangi, location, eg><an-rdpCVC-) to be done to pass the time, because someone is not able to do something else
Nekey naa iya se egbelbelangan te eg-uran ma iya?
What else could I find to do in all this rain?
Eng. pass time; kill time; briefly; temporarily
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for a group (egpamelang-belang, migpamelang-belang/impamelang-belang, pamelang-belang, agent, eg><ø-paN-rdpRT-) to do something to pass the time, because they are not able to do something else
Eng. briefly; temporarily
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vt.
for someone (egpakabelang-belang, nakabelang-belang, agent, egpAkA-rdpRT-) to be able to spend a brief time doing something because they are not able to do something else at the moment (igpakabelang-belang/impakabelang-belang, reason, igpAkA-rdpRT-)
Iyan ku igpakabelang-belang te eg-uugpit te bagtek su uran.
The reason that I spend my time in sharpening bamboo is that it's rainy.
Eng. briefly; temporarily
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
2.
v.
for a leisure activity (egkabelang-belangan, nabelang-belangan, mabelang-belangi, location, egkA><an-rdpRT-) to be done together by two people of the opposite sex
Wrd.Gloss: relaxation
O. Syn. kalanglanganan
O. Syn. katagtaheeran
O. Syn. kapulunganan
Eng. relaxation; leisure
DDP: Enjoy doing something (3.4.1.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
3.
v.
a euphemism for a couple (egbelang-belang, migbelang-belang/imbelang-belang, belang-belang, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to have sexual intercourse (egbelang-belangan, imbelang-belangan/migbelang-belangan/pigbelang-belangan, eg><an-rdpRT-)
Gramm. Also egpabelbelangey
Eng. sexual intercourse; intercourse, sexual; copulate (term used only for human)
OCM: Sexual Intercourse (833)
DDP: Sexual relations (2.6.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: MS

Updated by: RJH,QDL,NJK,QDL,QDL,NJK,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 18/Sep/2017