lebag 1. vi. to swell n. a swelling or tumor 2. v. to wants intercourse
leban n. a (small type of) basket n. a small basket, the bottom of which is tightly woven rattan and the top is bamboo
lebas vi. to go naked —undress
lebbubuk n. a pool of greenish colored water
lebeg 1. vt. to muddy or stir up water vi. to become murky or cloudy (by being stirred up) —clear 2. n. a name of a cloudy creek in traditional Matigsalug belief
Lebeng prop_n. a name of a place
lebeng 1. n. grave 2. n. cemetery 3. v. to inter or bury a placenta or dead person or animal 4. v. to sink into something, e.g., being stuck in mud
leb-eng n. depression in land vi. to form a ravine (e.g., through the action of water on the land) n. valley
lebleb v. to submerse something
lebud 1. adj. easy to break (e.g. a rope) adj. flabby as in flabby muscles 2. adj. the people living in this world
lebu ne luwey n. for a cluster of luwey cane to be dense when clearing a field with a bolo; a idiomatic phrase referring to hard work
lebuntud n. summit
lebus v. to have diarrhea adj. to have diarrhea
lebut 1. n. base of a tree 2. n. the stem end of a fruit 3. n. the buttocks of a person or animal 4. n. a polite term for the genitals of someone of the opposite sex n. rudder/stern 5. n. an obligation of male sides to be given at female sides especially at grandmother and granfather either it is money, things, or animal.
leddak n. frayed cloth or woven mat v. to become frayed
ledled vi. to move out of the way, e.g., into a corner vt. to put something into a corner n. edge (of room)
leeb1 n. a small shelter vi. to build a small shelter, e.g., for a shelter for pigs
leeb2 vt. to cook something by roasting it inside a tube of bamboo
leew n. a wild animal or plant, e.g., leew ne sinkamas v. to return to the wild 1. n. leew abaka
legbit adj. incompact
leggù n. any vegetable used for flavoring a major dish including onions: sibuyas, lemon grass: tanglad, tomatoes: kalamantis, garlic: ahes ginger, luya, and tehiyà
legkì 1. v. to arch the part of the body esp. back 2. v. to bend something (e.g.,bolo or bow)
legleg v. to make the fire flame vi. to smoulder or to blaze v. to cause fire to smoulder, or to be a thing which causes smouldering adj. flammable
legpad v. to punish v. to be punished n. punishment
legsad 1. n. the downward direction 2. v. to get off (a vehicle)
legsè v. to happen simultaneously
legtas v. to sever something (such as a piece of string or cane or rope)
legtud v. to walk stomach out and bent back v. to become bent back
legu adj. spicy
lehadda n. chives; basil
lehas 1. v. to have the husks removed n. grit as might be found in milled rice 2. v. to be sore because something is stuck in it
leheb v. to distribute something or spread it around
lehed 1. adj. stingy; selfish 2. adj. to be a big eater vi. to feel like eating, e.g., after being sick
lehen 1. adj. difficult v. to find something difficult n. problem 2. v. to cause extended labor in childbirth for its mother
leheng 1. vt. to hug someone else vt. to be continuously embracing someone or something else 2. vt. to wrestle with someone v. to wrestle (each other) 3. vt. to grab a woman usually with malicious intent
lehes n. the sound of wind, water, rain or breathing vi. to produce a loud sound adj. noisy (of wind, water, rain or breathing)
lehet1 1. adj. true (to fact, logic or known truth); real v. to become true or real adj. truly; really 2. adj. right adj. rightful; v. to become right 3. v. to prove adj. to make sure v. to be sure to do something n. truth adj. absolute truth v. to bear evidence v. to confirm something adv. is that so 4. n. something to tell someone 5. v. to do something very intensely
lehet2 adj. eager v. to eager or to be encouraged to do something v. to cause someone to be eager, or to be the thing which causes someone to be eager
lehey2 n. a cyst, wart, swollen gland or other growth
lehey?v Variant of lehuy n. the husband of a woman who is the first cousin of a male
lehulehu v. to make a noise. e.g. a squealing cassette tape, a corn grinder, or an aeroplane
lehuy n. the husband of a woman who is the first cousin of a male
lehuy1 n. the husband of a woman who is the first cousin of a male
leig1 vi. to be mocked or insulted by someone else v. to mock or insult someone else vi. to be taken advantage of vi. to be taken advantage of
leig2 vi. to be undercooked (usually on the fire)
lein n. other v. to be changeable or mixed
leing n. cultivated abaca n. an abaca plantation
lèing n. a variety of abaka that produce a hemp fibre
lekat 1. v. to redeem something which has been pawned or mortgaged 2. v. to obtain a licence, residence certificate, or other official papers v. to be acquired or released 3. v. to dig the first of their sweet potato crop
lekè 1. vt. to (intentionally) let go or drop something v. to be dropped accidentally somewhere v. to released from a strong hold 2. v. (for an animal) to run away
lekeb 1. n. door; gate; shutter 2. n. shutter 3. v. to close something (such as a doorway gumawan) 4. v. (for a doorway) to be closed adj. shut
lekep v. a solar or lunar eclipse somewhere by something (e.g. another planet, the moon or the earth)
lekes v. to wrap something around something else v. to wrap around something else, e.g. a vine around a tree; a snake around a pig
lekig vi. to be stiff and to bend back
lekis v. to uncover something by lifting off whatever was covering it
leklek vi. to be strangulated (e.g., an animal whose tether pulls tight around its neck)
lelabawen n. A tiny dark bird; when it sings it's gradually changing from lower into higher.
lelakayan ne banug See lakey See banug n. Philippine hawk eagle
lelanteng n. a reddish black insect variety from the forest
lelapeng n. a hidden house or field far from one's usual home or a rice storage shed
lelappengv Variant of lelapeng n. a hidden house or field far from one's usual home or a rice storage shed
lelatey n. chestnut mannikin
Lelawag n. a benevolent spirit incharge of wild animals and to bless hunters
lelembungan n. A small black bird with black eyes; and also called as nightbird because it calls only during the nighttime.
lelenguan n. wrist (also pulse); elbow/knee/ankle joint
lemad n. fontanella
leman v. to be silent v. to rest; to stay at home adj. quiet; solemn; still; formal
lembas vi. to be completely covered or completely finished vt. to completely cover or finish something e.g., clearing a field vi. to complete cover an area
lemè v. to stop bleeding v. to stop throbbing v. to wait the pain to stop
lemet v. to jeer at someone else (to their face) adj. sarcastic adj. ridiculous adj. vile
lemey vi. to become weak with fear
lemperilya n. lamp
lemu 1. adj. easy; simple v. to make something easily adj. easiness 2. v. to be lazy
lemuk n. green-winged ground dove
lemung vi. to dwell with someone else on a temporary, yet extended, basis vi. to sleep together vi. to dwell together
lendig n. side of the mountain 1. adj. slope
lending n. the eaves of a house
lenè 1. vi. to get off a nest or egg 2. vi. to get off or out of a vehicle 3. vi. to land somewhere v. to cause something to descend 4. v. to cause their (eaten) food, breathing or stressful emotions to settle down (or to experience their emotions settling down) by doing something or for a reason
leneb 1. vi. to be absorbed by something, e.g., a sponge or a pillow 2. v. to cause an evil spirit (busew) to enter someone else
lened vi. to drown (or sink if inanimate) vt. to drown something into the water vi. for the rain to come suddenly and then leave again suddenly
lenem n. goosebumps vi. to have the hairs on their arms stand on end
lenep 1. v. to dive into the water v. to submerse themselves in the water 2. v. to be pulled in towards the centre of the body v. to test the innocence of two men by holding their heads under water - the first one to surface is the guilty one
lenew vi. to be afraid of something dangerous (such as falling out of a tree), often the stomach will tighten in fear v. that someone feel fear ( esp. height )
leney vt. to dissolve or melt something in something (e.g., pot or frying pan) using something vi. to dissolve or melt adj. easy to melt
lenga n. sesame
leng-ag v. to look up or to raise one's eyes v. to be in a high level or a top adj. heavenly
lengak v. to raise one's head v. to become raise up
lenged n. direction v. to place alongside; to be a guarantee of a debt
lengen 1. v. to pause for a few minutes v. to wait for the rain to pause before doing something 2. n. the name of a creek 3. adj. slow in decision making but really good (of a person)
lengew n. a small fly which is attracted to the eyes
lengey vi. to shake the head from side to side
lenggaman n. a simple tool fashioned from bamboo and a tin can for picking rice
lenggew 1. adj. to be well after being sick 2. adj. conscious; still alive
lenggu vi. to be in the process of dying
lengguk v. to snore v. to snore pretending
leng-ig adj. an unpleasant smell like that of urine or rotting fish; rancid odor
lengkay v. to feel uninterested and uninvolved in what is happening around them v. to be uninterested and uninvolved in what is happening around them to always feel uninterested and uninvolved in what is happening around them adj. uninterested
lengleng n. rainy season v. to rain for a long time
leng-ug v. to become rancid and decay
lenug adj. roaring adj. rumbling
lenus v. to run away from doing something
lep-ang v. to step over the top of something
lepeng adj. same height with the others v. to have the same height v. to level about something (e.g., height, ability or thinking) to other person or thing v. to be leveled or overpowered by someone or something
lepet 1. adj. low (thing) 2. adj. short
lepet se katuenan adj. ignorant
lepew vi. to appear; to arrive somewhere v. to appear all over v. to be intentionaly show up something
leplep v. to push down something into the water vi. to be covered with water
leppeng n. someone of the same age (either sex), height or position n. someone of the same age (either sex), height or position v. to be the same height, age or position
leppewv Variant of lepew vi. to appear; to arrive somewhere v. to appear all over v. to be intentionaly show up something
Lepù prop_n. the name of a star
lepuk n. a rotten log vi. to rot
lepung v. to completely finish something, e.g., weeding a field, or cutting off all one's hair
leput vi. to protrude, as muscle from a deep wound.
lerab v. to be not straight in direction; went some direction
lerew adj. ordinary, for example an ordinary person (i.e., civilian)
leru adj. uneven adj. uneven
les ahan n. les-ahan potato
les-ag vi. to sit or lie on the floor without a mat v. to be at ground level; to not be put away —table level
lesek 1. n. a small type of snake which is colorful; venomous v. to be like a color as lesek snake 2. adj. hard to find 3. v. to put something inside (e.g., pocket or under something)
lesing a loud sound that someone makes (usually a child) vi. to squeal when hurt or to shriek in fright
lesu vt. to squeeze something like a pimple or boil for someone else vt. to keep on squeezing something like a pimple or boil vi. to burst open
lesung n. mortar —pestle
lesut 1. v. to be born birth v. to giving birth 2. v. to bear grains
letem vi. to build and light a fire with sticks
letes adj. pure, as in a pure color or pure cooking oil
letib n. a little share (asking a little)
letu vi. to jump up vi. to keep on jumping v. to suddenly jump or move to be surprised by something
let-ug n. pervert vi. to have an erection v. to cause an erection
letundan n. a (light yellow) type of banana
leug vi. to wander around with no specific destination v. to cause to move around n. a traveller; a sojourner
leung adj. having plenty of room
leus1 vi. to continue, e.g. to continue on home rather than staying overnight
leus2 v. to pierce somebody with a spear by mistake when just playing around
leus3 v. to be thrown forward (off a horse)
leuy 1. vt. to go and see something e.g., used of Otto coming to look at the timber 2. v. to survey and clear a small clearing before the main time of clearing fields, in order to see if the land is ready for clearing yet 3. v. to survey its nest for laying eggs
lev Variant of la part. [exclamatory]
lewad adj. undressed; naked
lew-ag n. the fat which rises to the top and sets after meat has been boiled in a pot v. to come out of boiling meat and rise to the top of the water v. to produce more fat and float on top of the water adj. fatty (of food, especially meat)
lewuat v. to fast from eating so that their body will become thin, causing the skin to wrinkle, and thus allowing room for the person to grow taller inside their skin
lewuk vi. to move from place to place
lewwad adj. naked
Leyagan prop_n.
ley-ang 1. v. to lie on one's back 2. vi. to fall backwards
ley-as v. to lie a body down facing upwards
leyteyv Variant of lentey vi. to cross a bridge
liba v. to waste time instead of getting ready to go somewhere
libak v. to be envious or jealous of someone else
libat vt. to pretend or trick someone else vi. to backtrack; make a mistake in speaking
libatu n. a lead anchor or sinker v. to anchor a boat or weigh down a fishing line with something (e.g., lead, a stone) v. to attach something as an anchor or sinker
libed1 1. vi. to return v. to be not expected to return somewhere vt. to do something again and again 2. vi. to return back something
libed2 n. a material waistband tied in a knot (especially that which is part of the traditional Matigsalug dress for a woman) v. to wear a material waistband
libed3 v. the delivery of a baby
libeg 1. vi. to become confused or delirious for doing something vi. to cause confusing 2. v. to cause someone troubled 3. v. to cause someone crazy
libeng v. to circle around a fixed area
libildiv Variant of ribildi v. to rebel
libiriv Variant of libri adj. free
Libita n. Levite
libu num. thousand
libug vt. to commit adultery with a married woman v. to commit adultery together
libulung 1. vi. to meet somewhere for some reason vi. to gather together somewhere for some reason n. banquet n. to gather together; to meet together n. a meeting 2. vi. to accumulate something somewhere vi. to be accumulated somewhere 3. vi. to be contracted
libumba n. an air-rifle (with one trigger, fires lead)
libusen v. to make something round using a tool adj. round adj. very round v. to be shaped like a circle or ball
libut1 v. to circle around a fixed area
libuwan v. to sweat on the way to recovery from an illness
liddus 1. v. to sharpen the point of something (e.g., a spear) using an instrument vi. to become sharp adj. sharp-pointed n. tool for sharpening pointed tips 2. adj. steep
lig-en 1. adj. durable; tough vi. to be strengthened 2. n. document
ligkat 1. v. from (a person, source or starting point) vi. to start from somewhere 2. n. origin —ancestor n. historical
ligkeg adj. resentful
ligneep n. consciousness
ligpeng vi. to be unable to hear clearly, e.g., after blowing their nose
ligsem adj. dirty; dingy v. to be dirtied
ligtung n. a pool vi. to form into a pool
ligusyuv Variant of nigusyu n. business v. to have a business
ligwang 1. n. outside vi. to go outside 2. n. the way out of a dilemma
ligwè vi. to go outside (of a building) v. ousted
lihad 1. vi. to pass by something or somebody n. Someone or something that is passed by v. to be passed by 2. vi. to become past v. to pass by each other at midnight on December 31st.
lihal v. to mount a female dog that is on heat v. to be in heat together
lihawang n. the outside v. to go outside (of a building) v. to take out something
Lihawasan n. a place beyond the edge of the sky and the earth
lihawenan n. fishing tackle (line, hook, sinker, etc.)
lihè adj. haughty v. to be showy; to pretend; to flirt to someone for the reason (e.g.,enlove or wants)
lihenney n. to be beautiful looking v. to become beautiful looking
lihet vi. to continue doing something 1. conj. while (simultaneous events)
lihew v. to cause ripples in water v. to become rippled
lihi n. a belief or custom of the people, e.g., that placing a broken piece of a sleeping mat hikam under a sleeping baby will cause it to stop wetting the bed at night at a younger age than otherwise n. a belief or custom
lihì vi. to cry intermittently
lihis vi. to be run over by a vehicle vt. to run over something or someone
lii 1. n. a certain medicine to avoid misfurtune or incantation 2. v. to conform to tradition by not doing certain things, e.g., for a pregnant woman to not eat anything red (the color of blood) v. to have something unfortunate happen because of going against the traditions, e.g., not being able to catch any more wild pigs because gave away meat from the very first catch. v. to confirm to certain beliefs, e.g., to not eat bananas from a plant which was blown down by the wind
likab n. a flat thing v. to weave a flat platform with bagtek bamboo for roasting nuts on
likalik n. an insect, perhaps a cicada
likansu n. a porch or balcony v. to rest
likay v. to keep away from something or someone
likeb v. to cross over (a ridge or mountain pass)
likes1 v. to wrap itself around something else
likes2 1. adj. the correct size; a good match v. to be a good match 2. v. to measure someone's leg, hands, or waist
likeung n. bowl-shaped
liklamuv Variant of riklamu n. complaint v. to complain about something to someone
likus v. to become overburdened
lilid v. to roll down a slope v. to roll over adj. rolling
liling vi. to begin a journey v. to give visitors a gift as they are about to leave
Lilingayen prop_n.
lilingey 1. v. to look behind at something 2. n. a name of a place of a traditional Matigsalug belief
lilis v. to transfer a sick person to another house
lilliyungan n. the ridge of a house roof
lilliyunganv Variant of lingliyung n. roof ridge; beam n. the crosspiece at the apex of a roof
limanda v. to charge (in court)
limang n. the other side (of something), or the other one of a pair (especially footwear) v. to use the other side of something
limatek n. land leech n. river leech
limbey v. to tease someone else e.g., a child taking a toy, a man flirting with a girl
limbung vt. to cheat or deceive someone else vi. to be cheated adj. cunning; dishonest
limbutung n. a long sleeved shirt
limeng v. to fill a hole with something
limensitu n. a small type of citrus fruit
limerang v. to be tickled v. to be tickled (by someone or something) v. to be tickled v. to be scared adj. ticklish
limma 1. num. five (counting) num. five (counting) adj. five (adjective) num. five (limitation) 2. adj. fifth 3. adv. five times 4. num. in groups of five or five each 5. adv. in five days' time adv. five days that have passed vi. to be in five days' time 6. n. five nights (and intervening days) in the future vi. to be going to spend five days or nights somewhere n. five nights (and intervening days) in the past 7. vi. to become five in total or five times in size 8. adv. in five parts, or five times vt. to be divided into five parts or to be done five times vi. to cause five things to exist or to happen
limmakut v. take adavantage/grab the oppurtunity
limmav Variant of lalimma num. five (counting) adj. five (adjective)
limpas vi. to deviate from something e.g., eglimpas te balaud, "disobey", eglimpas te uras, "fail to arrive on time", eglimpas te dalan, "get lost", eglimpas te taha, eglimpas te saad, "break promise"
limpiyu 1. adj. clean; smooth vt. to clean something with something (e.g. water or a cloth) 2. adj. monochrome; having one color 3. adj. virtuous
limù1 v. to request someone to please change their mind (and not continue with their bad course of action) v. to forgive v. to forgive
limù2 v. to have something to remember you by
limud 1. v. to gather up something with something to fixed 2. v. together with; accompanied by
limuken 1. n. white-eared brown fruit dove; an omen bird 2. v. to call to someone to give an omen
limulan1 n. the berry of tubu cane
limulan2 adj. chicken color v. a black color mix with white chicken feathers
limunsitu n. calamondin
limus n. a donation towards funeral expenses v. to give alms to someone with something
limuseng n. sweat vi. to work by someone to be sweat or to cause them to be sweat v. to work in order to be sweat
linas 1. n. a tree bark (used for walling houses) 2. v. to skin a log with something
linayun n. a dress vi. to put on a dress
lindig vi. to walk along whilst holding onto the wall for balance
lindit adj. dirty v. to dirty something
lineb 1. vi. to set 2. n. west v. to go out of sight over the hills
lineknek v. fall asleep
linew1 n. a deep body of water, e.g. a lake with a stream flowing out v. to form a lake adj. a shallow lake
linew te hapuy n. hell; a lake of fire
linga v. to pay attention to what someone says to them v. to be attended to for a reason adj. obedient; attentive to what people tell one
lingab vt. to knock someone's tooth out somewhere with an instrument vi. to lose one or more teeth —toothless
lingan adj. satanic
lingeg adj. hardheaded (never mind something) v. to not paying attention to something or obey it
lingen vi. to be calm for a short time and then blow again v. to wait for the wind to be calm before doing something
lingen-ngen v. a shortish span of time (ten minutes to half an hour)
lingew vt. to (intentionally) forget someone or something vt. to (unintentionally) forget something —remember
Linggan prop_n.
Linggawayan prop_n.
Linggu prop_n. Sunday
lingì vi. to turn their head at their sides vi. to shake the head from side to side
lingkesuv Variant of lungkesu 1. n. race 2. v. to race or sprint v. to run around; to jiggle a baby around to keep it from crying v. to gallop speedily
lingkus 1. v. to circle around someone or something for a purpose 2. v. to surround something, e.g. when trying to catch a wild pig
lingkus v. to go around at someone else or something somewhere 1. v. to cause something to circle around v. to be not reach or gone v. to be able to go around something for a reason 2. v. to circle around someone or something for a purpose 3. v. to surround something, e.g. when trying to catch a wild pig
lingkut n. ricemeal
lingliyung n. roof ridge; beam n. the crosspiece at the apex of a roof
lingu v. to switch identical items v. to marry a close relative v. to marry each other
lingut 1. v. to surround something v. to keep on on walking or moving around something v. to be surrounded by someone or something else 2. v. to able to go somewhere
lingya n. line (drawn or formed by things in a row or column) vi. to line up in a row
linis adj. clean; clear; organised adj. peaceful vt. to clean something with something v. to be cleaned v. to be able to clean something, or to be a thing which is able to clean something
linsa v. to line up (something)
linseg v. to roll past another round object, e.g., two pieces of bamboo scraping past each other in the wind, a vein (uhat) flicking over to the other side of the bone when pressed
lintak n. a generic name of all types of leeches
lintek 1. adj. fine (in texture); small (when there is many) vt. to divide something, e.g., food or work into small parts 2. vt. to budget something (e.g.,food or viand) in order to minimize the amount to be consumed 3. adj. uniform 4. v. to be constantly happening
linug n. earthquake vi. to shake or tremble vi. to shake continuously
linuhud v. to frighten someone somewhere v. to frighten someone (e.g., you can see images or they throw you something) somewhere v. to scare or frighten someone (e.g., you can see images or they throw you something)
linyav Variant of lingya n. line (drawn or formed by things in a row or column) vi. to line up in a row
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