lipatuwan adj. supreme; extreme n. supreme chieftain
lipay v. to be happy about something v. to make someone happy, or to be a thing which makes them happy adj. happy
lipereng 1. vi. to sleep somewhere (e.g., a house) vi. to be sleepy v. to pretend to sleep v. to sleep while waiting for someone or something 2. vi. to solidify
lipetuk n. a short big type of snake; venomous
lipew vt. to flow over something else v. to be flowed over by the water
lipi n. sheath (for knives) —belt —binding vt. to place a knife in its sheath
lipit n. a clothes peg v. to tuck her skirt in between her legs vi. to get pinched between two objects
liplip vt. to smooth something, e.g., removing bamboo nodes
lipulyu n. cabbage
liput v. to betray v. to be traitorous
lireklirek n. bran (from milling grains such as corn or rice) —chaff
lirew n. someone's eyes looking around
lirù n. debt n. a problem; money that must be given
Lisanta prop_n.
lised adj. difficult; severe n. difficulty or hardship v. to have difficulties v. to experience diffuculty
liseè n. nit —hair louse —body louse
lisel n. good result n. a food or drink which aids a woman in becoming pregnant v. to be given a medicine for pregnancy
lisele te mata See mata n. pupil (of the eye)
lis-en adj. close together adj. to be close together n. a fine-toothed file
lisenv Variant of lissen n. the calf of the leg adj. having big calves, i.e., having nice legs
lisey adj. ragged
lisibuv Variant of risibu n. a receipt
lisitav Variant of risita n. a doctor's prescription
lislis v. to chop the tops off sweet potato (kasilè) plants with a bolo (ugpit) or a weeding tool (puruk) because there is no more harvest of the root crop underneath
lispituv Variant of rispitu n. respect
lissen n. the calf of the leg adj. having big calves, i.e., having nice legs
lista n. a list v. to cause someone (or oneself) to be listed on a roll, e.g. members of a bariyu or enrolling at school. n. record-keeper —secretary
listun n. shoelace
Lita prop_n.
litàg n. a snare whereby the animal or bird is caught by a noose around the neck v. to set a snare to catch something somewhere
litan vt. to care for a young baby n. the youngest in a family v. to give care at someone else n. caregiver
litas v. to be scaped from the hook when it caught
liting vi. to have eyes protrude in anger
litirasi n. literacy
litra n. a letter of the alphabet
litru n. a liter of something, particular coca-cola
lituk v. to pronounce the words v. to be able to pronounce the words well
liwan vt. to replace something e.g. to correct a mistake (by rubbing out and redoing) vi. to be replaced
liwang v. to do something to distract from pain or problems v. to ??? v. to be a comfort
liwaraanan v. half ripe
liwarè 1. n. half 2. v. to be in the middle or midst in the evening 3. n. middle; center v. to split in half; to divide into two equal portions v. to split in half; to divide into two equal portions n.
liwarè te marusilem See dusilem v. to be midnight
liwaswas vi. to dawn (around 5:30 am)
liwati n. earthworm
liyak vi. to take advantage of a situation
liyala v. to be born prematurely usually because the mother was sick or worked too hard
liyaliya n. a male insect, perhaps a cicada
liyang 1. n. a large back-basket (with a strap (sen-ung)) 2. n. basket
liyas fear adj. fearful or scared, e.g., someone who is very scared of spiders or mice or snakes —afraid v. to become fearful or scareful v. to be scared v. to be scary adj. monstrous
liyem adj. toothless vi. to become toothless vi. to become senile
liyu1 n. the other side (eg. of an exterior wall or of a fence) v. to go to the other side of a wall v. to be able to get to the other side of a wall
liyu3 n. overpower
liyu4 v. to live in a small hut
liyuan n. toilet (consisting of a pit in the ground) v. to make a toilet
liyupardu n. leopard
Lorena prop_n.
Lorinzu prop_n.
luag1 adj. wide; roomy n. width 1. v. to the make something wide
luag2 n. earwax
lubad1 vi. to beat a bankakew a drum wood by pounding with a sticks in between the four main rhythm makers
lubad2 vi. to run from one garment into another when they are washed
lubal n. (coffee or grated coconut) grounds
lubay n. legbracelet for a woman
Lubayinen prop_n.
lubè vi. to become discouraged
lubek vt. to finely pound something
lubid n. rope n. string v. to make rope or string (by rubbing the fibres between the hand and leg)
lubu n. wolf
lubug v. to wallow in a muddy pool v. to take an animal (esp. carabao) to a wallowing pool to rest n. a wallowing hole for a water buffalo
lubuk 1. vi. to enter a bad situation or do a dangerous thing even though they know the danger 2. v. to unexpectedly encounter something for a reason
lubung n. hunting hut v. building hunting hut
lued n. a misfortune that hits someone usually as a result of speaking back to an older person v. to be scared of what bad thing might happen as a result of not listening to sound advice
lueg vi. to cause body pain to someone
lugbak n. the things (e.g., money, leg bracelets, eggs, betel nut, sweet potato) placed on the offering table
luggal n. free time; available space
luglug vt. to poke something into something soft like sand or ashes vi. to accidentally fall through something (e.g. a broken floor)
lugmut n. grassy
lugpis v. to be left straggling behind on a walk
lugsek v. to trample on something v. to be trampled by someone or something
lugsing vi. to be bluntened, e.g., by hitting a rock or a piece of steel v. to clean teeth using pigs' hair tied around a cloth
lugsù 1. v. to fall on the ground v. to ignore the rain ( in working or walking outside) 2. v. to fall down
lugtem adj. a color that ranges from deep red to purple
luhadlad v. to want more space, e.g. when in a crowded room
luhal 1. adj. vacant v. to go feet first 2. vi. to slide down feet first 3. v. to push out a log climb down
luhat 1. v. to strive uselessly to achieve something vi. to realize that something was a waste of time and effort 2. v. to request something to someone else by commanding
luhè v. to commit suicide in such a way that blood flows (e.g. with a knife or gun, but not by drinking poison)
luhem n. a kind of chicken which is black in folk tales, black people
luhew adj. close to (in color) adj. a light creamy-brown color like weak coffee
luhey adj. a long time adj. how long takes something adj. stay long v. to be a long time at doing something
luhib v. to cry easily for something reason adj. to be easily upset, and hence often crying
luhilem vi. for the sky (langit) or the moon (bulan) to be clouded over
luhimit n. a smaal type of tree which has a wide leaf and the fruit is eaten by the birds (the sap of which is used to treat boils)
luhud1 v. to rub something with something e.g., to rub clothes with a stone when washing them v. to rub (clothes or the body) with a stone (to remove dirt)
luhung n. thunder v. to sound continuously
luib adj. traitorous
Luis prop_n.
lukag adj. (for rice) to be hard
lukalis v. to rub itself on something (e.g. a post or tree) v. to rub itself may times on something (e.g. a post or tree)
lukas 1. adv. easily 2. adj. already
lukat 1. vt. to open something (such as a door) 2. v. (for a doorway) to be open 3. v. to be flat
lukbù v. fell because of something (e.g on the way)
lukè n. scab
lukes n. a male - a man or boy n. men n. husband
lukib n. a leaf of a book; a page
lukip v. to place underneath something
lukiyab n. the cavities formed along the edge of a stream when roots of the reeds (tibehew) overhang the bank and the water adj. there's a lot of overhanging roots in a specific river
lukluk v. to hollow out a bamboo by ramming a smaller stick down the centre
luktun n. young wingless locust —locust
lukuluku adj. foolish (used of a chicken) v. to be disobedient or distrustful
lukung n. a barrel (for storing grain)
lukus n. squid
lulu v. to fall out, usually because of sickness v. to lose its hair, e.g., a duck to moult
lu-lù 1. vi. to wash yourself, especially the hands vt. to wash (something) 2. vt. to wash vt. to wash the hands or feet vt. to wash (plates or something else)
lulud n. shin or front of lower leg
lulun vt. to roll up something vi. to become rolled up
lulunù vi. to easily become upset of a reason v. to easily become upset for a reason
lumad v. to cook rice in bamboo
lumamey adj. gentle wind adj. very gentle wind v. to be gently
lumawig n. the waters surrounding a baby in the womb n. long white things like worms believed to follow the placenta out after a baby is born. It these are broken, then lots of blood will flow. The mother first feels them biting her, then after application of herbal medicine on the skin, they come out. This occurs rarely but is a relatively new sickness.
lumay n. something placed on one's lips so that someone else will love you vi. to put something on his lips so that a certain girl will fall in love with him
lumbrun n. types of screw pine
lumbuk v. to swim or wade without raising the arms above the water v. to swim or wade around in water, usually playfully v. to skim over the water
lumbuy n. black plum (java plum)
lumiruv Variant of numiru n. digit; number
Lumisun prop_n.
lumpang vi. to sit at floor or ground level with ones legs folded back underneath
lumpas n. a dwelling place v. to dwell a place
lumpayag adj. flat (of a surface, especially stone)
lumpiyà n. minced vegetables
lumpiyak 1. v. to be muddy adj. wet and muddy (of a small, depressed area) v. to become muddy n. a small, low, muddy area 2. n. the troughs in water which has a swell
lumpiyu v. to clean up - sweep the floor, wash the dishes etc.
lumut1 n. a slimy, green water weed
lumut2 1. n. a tree variety 2. n. it grows in a shade area, in a tree trunk, at the base and sometimes in a stones.
lunangnang adj. for something to be medium
lundis n. skin vt. to remove skin (laplap or luwit) off something, e.g., to pick off loose skin, or bark off a tree v. to remove the skin off something continuously vi. to suffer a (rope or pressure) burn
lundug n. to follow along the edge of a river (not crossing), or to walk along the edge of the road v. to sleep head to feet
lundus vi. to fall down v. to dismantle something (e.g., taking the walling off a house)
lunew n. landslide v. to experience a landslide —small slip
luney n. a tree, probably Kingiodendron alternifolium 1. n. luney corn
lungag 1. n. hole v. to bore or punch a hole in something (e.g., cellophane, a balloon) with something sharp v. to become holed adj. having many holes 2. n. a dimple
lungag te talinga See talinga n. earhole
lungahen n. a white sugarcane, has a small hole in the centre
lungalung v. to be in contact with something else
lungdin adj. engaged
lunggaat v. to watch over things
lunggat v. to rattle or shake (e.g., a door or tree) v. to rattling shaking something continuously
Lungginey prop_n.
lunggun 1. n. immediate family 2. v. to become wanted copulation v. to start in heat
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
lungket v. to wrinkle or crease
lungkù vi. to grieve v. to grieve deeply over the loss of something or someone
lunglung v. to push someone or something down into the mud v. to be easily pushed down for a reason e.g., because it is soft and wet, or because something heavy is on it.
lungpung n. the tassels, frill on a datu's headgear (tangkulu)
lungsudv Variant of lunsud2 n. town
lungun n. a coffin v. to prepare a corpse for burial by placing into a coffin, or in times back by rolling up in a sleeping mat (ikam)
Lunis prop_n. Monday
lunsen vt. to roll up their trouser leg or sleeve on shirt or blouse
lunsud1 v. to abandon their home e.g., to move in with another family or to build a new house
lunsudv Variant of lungsud n. town
luntag v. for the womb to exit from the body
luntey n. the tassel of a corn cob
lunù vi. to feel compassion
lunus vi. to escape from something by going away or even by committing suicide
lupang 1. n. a blister or callus 2. n. athletes' foot 3. vt. to blister someone
lupesang adj. difficult to swallow vi. to find something difficult to swallow because it's sharp, e.g., rice with the husk still on it
lupet vt. to shatter or crumble something vi. for something to shatter or disintegrate
lupì 1. vt. to fold something —spread out vi. to become folded 2. v. multiply
lupig v. to take advantage of someone e.g., to take something of theirs knowing that they won't stop you vi. to be taken advantage of adj. oppressed v. to not interject when someone is speaking in public
lupu v. to make the rope round when making it
lupù vt. to pull dried corn kernels off the cob n. corn kernels which have been removed from the cob —corn on the cob
lupug v. to chase something or someone for some reason
lupung n. bunch (of small fruit such as grapes and lansones)
lureg n. slippy part of the sea creatures
lurek adj. slippery; slimy; greasy v. to become slippery
lurug n. to follow along the edge of a river (not crossing), or to walk along the edge of the road
lurus vi. to climb down something
luruy vi. to accidentally slide or slip over (e.g. on ice or on a highly polished floor) vi. to slide down a slope
lusal 1. v. to push down something in a slope area (e.g., usually log) in order to be easy to transport 2. n. the lower part of the waterfalls
lusew 1. v. to stir or to make water cloudy by moving water 2. v. to vent their anger by killing someone else who was not even involved for example, to have an argument with one's wife and as a result to go and kill the next door neighbor
lusì n. a derogatory term for the penis vi. to masturbate
lusigsig adj. radiant like the edge of the sun
luspad v. to go white in the face
lusud v. to invade or attack someone else
lusuk 1. v. to hold something (e.g. a bottle or a new born baby) upside-down in order to drain out the fluid 2. n. a kind of birds when it sleep their head's down
lusukey n. nuthatch
lusung n. flu (influenza) v. to have a fever
lusut vi. to burrow in the ground
lutas 1. v. to wean (a baby or animal) v. to wean a child v. to be weaned 2. n. a weaned animal
lutel v. to have an enlarged breast from excess milk
luti n. a lot; a piece of land
lutù vi. to become cooked —the transitive form
lutus vt. to persecute someone else
lutuy v. to be weak adj. weak staring to become weak staring
luung vt. to remove a piece of clothing (optional) from someone else —dress v. to undress completely
luwak n. trap a trap for animals usually for birds and chickens and wild animals. v. to put a trap for animals even people somewhere
luwak2 n. a wave of water – usually a breaker
luwan 1. adj. for a house to be spacious or roomy 2. adj. for a rafting trip to be good because it wasn't difficult to get through the rapids
luwang v. to drain something (e.g., dam or pond) v. to flow out
luwas1 1. v. to be scalded by hot water or burnt by fire v. to be able to scald someone 2. v. to shed its exoskeleton 3. n. the shed exoskeleton (of an insect)
luwas2 v. to explain the meaning of something vi. to be explained or translated n. meaning v. to be able to understand and translate
luwas3 vt. to save someone else v. to be saved n. salvation n. savior
luwè1 vt. to spit out something vi. to get spat out somewhere
luwè2 n. tear (in eye) vi. to have tears in the eyes adj. tearful v. to be tearful
luweg v. to be hard?; to be stiff?
luwey n. a wild cane vi. to be wavy (like the form of the luwey flower)
luwit n. the outer layer of a plant, tree, egg, fruit, or vegetable —skin of animal v. to peel the skin off something (especially a fruit or vegetable) with a knife
luwit te atelug See atelug n. egg shell
luya1 v. to give a gift, especially a pig, to a datù in order to request his assistance in solving a problem, usually for him to sacrifice in order to get rid of something bad the person has done
luya2 adj. weak v. to become weak; to become exhausted adj. moody; morbid; morose vi. weary
luya3 n. ginger
luyang 1. v. to stomp in mud vt. to make a slurry e.g., by stomping around in mud, 2. to knead bread
luyluy n. a trap n. a noose snare (for catching wild chickens by the neck) v. to set a snare to catch something somewhere v. to make a trap somewhere
luyud v. to walk beside someone (person or animal) for a reason (e.g., sexual wants or friendship) v. to find or request someone else to accompany for any purpose n. squad
luyung n. a high, thin tree root which is exposed because it sits up above the ground
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