Matigsalug Manobo Vernacular Lexicon

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layat
/layat/
adj_rt.
“long/tall”
 
1.
adj.
(malayat, mA1-) to be long or tall (of a person, a tree, a nose, a piece of string, etc.)
Malised ka malibutut ke ne talagbubula su egkalugsek ki te me matangkawal.
It is hard to be a short player for we will be only rejected by the tall ones.
O. Syn. matangkawal
O. Syn. matawilek
Ant. malibutut
Ant. malepet
Eng. long; lanky; tall
Tag. mahábà
Ceb. taas
Ilo.: atiddúg
Tigwanon: layat
Binukid: layat
Sarangani: layat
Tagbawa: layat
WBM: layat
Ilianen: layat
Cotabato Manobo: layat 'spread out'
Proto: layat
OCM: Weights and Measures (804)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
adj.
(kalayat, kA-) standard measurement (of how long)
Eng. standard measurement (of how long)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

 
2.
adj.
(malayat, mA1-) superior
Eng. superior
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
adj.
(kinamalayatan, kina-mA1–an) supreme
Eng. supreme
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
adj.
(mapamalayat, mapamA1-) proud; overbearing???; to cause to become long?
Eng. proud; overbearing?
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R


Updated by: RJH,TME,RJH,QDL
Last updated: 11/Feb/2010

Links to health books

"mallayat" in healthbook "Migderalu si Junjun te malariya"

"mallayat" in healthbook "Migderalu si Junjun te malariya"

"mallayat" in healthbook "Migderalu si Junjun te malariya"

"malayat" in healthbook "Ka an-anayan ne peg-uyamu ni Lolita te mig-anak"

Links to songbook

"malayat" in song "Mabantug ka"

"Malayat" in song "Su neuyag sikandin"