uang vi. to get a breast abscess
ubabè 1. v. to refuse 2. v. to blaspheme
ubabèv Variant of hubabè vt. to disbelieve someone or something —believe
ubag part. well...sorry part. a particle indicating pretense ??? v. to use the ubag particle in their speech to undervalue themselves or something of theirs
ubal 1. n. a generic name for all kinds of monkey 2. vi. to play-up; to fool around; to be naughty vt. to mess up something n. any toys (toy) n. used of a mischevious child 3. v. to perform a monkey dance
uban1 1. n. gray hair adj. gray haired v. to have a gray hair n. a proper name of a person 2. n. a sitio village of Tawas, Kitaotao, Bukidnon
Uban2 prop_n.
ubang n. splinters or fine chips of wood
ubat n. a falsehood adj. false; untrue v. to lie to someone adj. prone to lying
ubbas n. chewing tobacco (and can also be used for chewing gum) vt. to tuck betel nut or tobacco (or maybe chewing gum) between the teeth and lips
ubbus n. a shoot; a bud; new growth v. to produce new growth at the top
ubi n. yam
ubil v. to be irritated or frustrated
ubpèv Variant of ugpè 1. vi. to reside at a certain place v. to stay at home n. dwelling n. situation adj. habitable n. a dwelling v. to live with prospective parents-in-law prior to the wedding in order to get accustomed to each other 2. v. to live in something or someone 3. n. address v. stay in a specific place with something v. to keep on staying in a place 4. adj. situation
ubud n. the soft flesh of a fruit or tree or tree (bitter to eat)
ubùv Variant of hubù v. to ask fire at their neighbors
uddat vi. tobounce up and down, e.g., when riding a galloping horse, or in a car on a rough road
Udiyuv Variant of Hudiyu prop_n. Jew
udlut n. the young stalk or tip of a plant or vine, e.g., the tip of a banana plant, or a sayote vine
Udung prop_n.
uganget v. to wait someone or something patiently whatever happen
ugbus n. any tops wether vegetables or anything which have young tops leaves
Uggayan prop_n.
ugged adj. stingy
Uggenya prop_n.
ugpè 1. vi. to reside at a certain place v. to stay at home n. dwelling n. situation adj. habitable n. a dwelling v. to live with prospective parents-in-law prior to the wedding in order to get accustomed to each other 2. v. to live in something or someone 3. n. address v. stay in a specific place with something v. to keep on staying in a place 4. adj. situation
ugpit n. a bolo, usually used by men for clearing fields, hacking down trees, and cutting timber when house-building —handle —side of the blade —attachment to the handle? —blade —back —point —inner curved edge on the blade v. to strip bagtek or balahen cane with a small knife, e.g. ilab, gepes, or a small bolo (ugpit)
ugsal v. to reach the bottom of the heart through the veins v. to become reach by someone
ugseb 1. v. to become scorched (by the heat, cold, or water) 2. v. to penetrate or soak into something v. to push something down deeper
ugsi v. to ask someone something in order to find out if something heard is correct adj. clarifier; investigator; evaluator
ugsul v. to go up vt. to raise something up higher still
Ugtan prop_n.
ugtu vi. to rise to the center of the sky
ug-ug vt. to pour something non-liquid, e.g., rice, weeds, stones out of something into or onto something else
ugyab v. to shout for enjoying something (e.g., presentation or play)
uhab vi. to eat the first catch of a wild animal yourself – for future catches it must be shared —eat first rice
uhaling n. a predicament?; suffering?; owner? adj. voluntary adj. private
uham n. to have a sore white tongue and the insides of the cheeks
uhat 1. n. tendon adj. fibrous 2. n. a blood vessel 3. n. nerve
uhingey n. a perennial grass of Sorghum family n. Sorghum cane – a cultivated cereal grass
uhis 1. n. albino (of animals and chickens only) n. a pink carabao 2. adj. pure; sinless
ukaba1 n. corn flour used for pig feed
ukaba2 n. chaff (from winnowing) v. to have chaff in it
ukalè v. to crow a place to crow
ukasa v. to remove (an animal from a trap)
ukasiyunv Variant of ukasyun n. not for bussiness vehicle v. to ride a vehicle for free, e.g. a sugar truck
ukasyun n. not for bussiness vehicle v. to ride a vehicle for free, e.g. a sugar truck
ukehung n. the hollow in the top of the back
ukembè v. to lean one's chest over onto something
ukra n. okra
Uktubri prop_n. October
ula n. custom vi. to experience their destiny (most often negative) n. experience vi. lifestyle
ulag v. to have painful knees - probably as a result of arthritis
ulahing v. to sing to sing without accompaniment n. an epic song n. a singer n. a singer
ulak n. gills
ulamit v. to cause someone to hallucinate
ulangag v. to shout for pain v. to shout for a sudden pain received
ulangu n. a type of screw pine
ulas n. a traditional fire lighter consisting of flint, striker, and tinder
ulat vi. to get sick again (having just recovered) v. to cause someone to get sick again vt. to assist the dying person to die quickly —Using smoke from certain burning herbs to assist the death. v. to assist the dying person to die quickly
ulaula 1. n. face 2. n. form or shape
ulayan n. a large strong type of tree
ulè1 v. to pour or to dispose something (e.g., garbage or rice) somewhere vi. to be spilled (from a container) adj. refer to a person who are wasteful
uled 1. n. a generic name of all kinds of snake including the insects, and worms 2. n. a generic name of all kinds snake 3. n. (a slender, crawling or creeping) animal (without legs) —python —cobra —earthworm 4. n. lice
uled te dahat See uled See dahat n. seaworm
ulepung n. the upper part of a tree including the leaves
ulesen n. a blanket or sheet - used as a covering for sleeping on a mat, and often used as a wrap in cold wrap or after bathing in the river
ulì1 1. vi. to return home v. to keep on go home 2. vt. to return (something) 3. v. to reconcile
ulì2 v. to recover (from sickness) for the reason v. to cure diseases effectively v. to almost recover from sick
uliben n. an edible seed n. a perennial grass of Sorghum family
ulibu n. an olive tree or its fruit n. a place which mostly olive trees grown
ulid n. bunch (of large fruit as bananas and coconuts)
ulig n. the stem that holds banana fruits
ulingel v. to tease someone or something
ulit 1. vi. to repeat something over and over adj. keep on repeating saying something v. to keep on doing something 2. n. the growth of plants (e.g., rice) after harvested
ulitewu vi. to be a bachelor; to desire a wife v. to court someone
ulkid n. orchid
ulu 1. n. head 2. n. the headwaters of a river or creek 3. n. the bow (of a ship) 4. n. topic; title 5. n. fond of animal's head as share 6. n. a leader; a job; a position n. leader v. to lead the group or community
ulu te ubal n. ulu te ubal camote
ulug1 vi. to fall on the ground vt. to drop something down somewhere v. to be matured enough and falled
ulug2 v. to have to give or pay concerning a problem
ulug te lawa ???. the cost (often a horse) of getting someone a wife or of getting someone out of trouble
ul-ul n. brown shrike 1. n. ul-ul rice
ulun1 v. to begin at the same place (but going down opposite sides of the mountain)
ulun2 1. v. to lay their head somewhere when lying down n. pillow —pillow case 2. n. the placenta
ulung1 n. a large log for firewood v. to store fire by allowing a large log to smoulder overnight
ulung2 v. to be cautious about doing something
ulu-ulu n. a variety of wild fruit
uluwan n. the theme or topic of a story
uluwew n. a fruit tree, probably of the genus Nephelium. It is said to differ from Nephelium mutabile only in that the fruit is black
uma 1. v. to arrive or reach somewhere 2. v. to reach or achieve something v. goals v. n. to be reached caught v. to be a harvest time of any plantation 3. v. to exist (e.g., insect pest or disease) 4. n. to happen in the future 5. v. to be entered or controlled by a spirit (tumanud) and thus to prophesy in a trance v. to be rarely entered and controlled by someone v. to be approaching to arrive soon in a place 6. v. to send a messge or information somewhere or to someone else
umalag vt. to let someone else first esp. the host (e.g., to eat or to give something) eat first
umaled n. no intention to go to a place
umambu v. to pile up something for something
umbaba vi. to put their head on someone else's shoulders
umbasey v. to swing a swinging place to someone with something
umbeg v. to be crazy; to be insane adj. used to describe a person who is always changing their mind v. to be inconsistent in obeying or believing
umbetut vi. to jump (a distance) v. to be shaken up and down
umel n. mouth disease adj. weak-kneed v. intently
umes vt. to suffocate someone else vi. to suffocate
umetung n. giant???
umew 1. v. to call someone or something else v. to request or ask someone else to call v. to keep on calling someone else 2. v. to call or pray to God
umil adj. for a child to still be physically slow at progressing; weak vi. for a child to still be physically slow at progressing; weak
Umilis prop_n.
Umising prop_n.
ummew n. for a person to be unable to speak v. to become speechless
umpak 1. n. shirt v. to put on a shirt 2. adj. wearing an upper garment
umul 1. n. life 2. v. to create something v. to create anything
umung vi. abundant
una num. one (but only used for time as in ala una = 1 pm)
unag n. a prize for a race or competition vt. to give a gift or reward to someone else
unas v. to rub/scrape (e.g., rust off a bolo)
unayan n. a house which is out of the barrio close to the fields
undav Variant of hunda n. motorcycle
unduk 1. vi. to bow one's head 2. v. to bend for bearing fleshy grains
undul vi. to stoke a fire with dry sticks v. to keep on stoking up wood on a fire that is already burning under a pot
uney1 vi. to say a word which is understood but doesn't sound right
uney2 vi. to feed and look after oneself v. to fight within the group adj. personal; between family
ungel adj. foolish adj. cranky v. to become stupid adj. sometimes good and sometimes stupid v. to be stupid
ungkag n. a nipple or teat vi. to have her nipples protruding
ungkey adj. for a bunch of Matigsalug corn to be tied up adj. for a bunch of Matigsalug corn to be tied up
Ungkitin prop_n. a person of the Bagobo or Obo tribe
unipulmiv Variant of unipurmi n. uniform - this may refer to a school uniform, or to the revised traditional Manobo dress
unipurmi n. uniform - this may refer to a school uniform, or to the revised traditional Manobo dress
unsad n. the low point in a field on a hillside
unsi num. eleven
untud1 1. v. to stand or sit on the top (of a large rock) or to put something on the top of another thing v. to rise to the zenith n. the peak 2. v. to offer something to a spirit by placing it on a stone or on a ledge high in the house
untud2 v. to mount or ride (a vehicle or animal) n. a vehicle v. to ride something
unug adj. a term of address used in anger towards someone, such as a child who has misbehaved or someone who wants to borrow money. adj. loyal
unung n. a person's possessions which are buried with him; to die along with someone v. to not want to live without another person (For example a husband who has not wish to keep living after the death of his wife, or two friends who would not want to live without the other) n. a funeral feast n. aid (usually financial)
unusv Variant of hunus n. drawer (of a desk or cabinet)
upa n. female chicken —rooster
upal vi. to not sure for something vi. to be boast even not sure to do things
upalan n. a large kind of an edible frog which live in forest; creek
upè n. the remaining after grinding and chewing the bettle nut
upe te balu n. handsome bird
upè te balu n. Rufous paradise flycatcher
upew adj. bald vi. to become bald vi. to cause baldness
upì1 1. adj. desirable 2. v. to want someone or something
upì2 n. a rattan carrier for the game cock and for the snare for wild chickens
upian 1. v. to want someone or something 2. n. well-being
upisiyalv Variant of upisyal n. official
upisyalisv Variant of upisyal n. official
upiya 1. v. to be more good v. that can improve or to be able to improve someone or something 2. adj. good; excellent; dignified 3. adj. good; moral 4. adj. satisfactory 5. adj. clean 6. adj. pretty; attractive 7. adj. happy; peaceful 8. adj. convenient; orderly; polite 9. adj. expert; fluent 10. adj. fit; effective adj. well, a feeling 11. ???. hello 12. n. good 13. adj. desirous adj. lovely; loyal; well v. to become good or fine v. to do good 14. adv. thank you adj. most beautiful adj. most beautiful 15. adj. advantage
upiya se geyinawa adj. happy
upiya se kulis See kulis adj. fortunate
upiya se lawa adj. healthy
uppav Variant of upa n. female chicken —rooster
upul 1. v. to become annoyed adj. easy to get angry v. to annoy someone 2. adj. need; necessity; requirement 3. n. a deep hole made by a rat so that he can hide if someone is trying to smoke him out
upung 1. n. an upper long hair of the horse neck —mane 2. adj. a shield decoration above which is made of horse hair 3. v. to ran fastest
upus adv. in advance adv. to think ahead; to plan ahead; to do ahead v. to advance preparing something
ural v. to have all that they want/need v. to be abundant
uran 1. n. rain vi. to rain on someone or something vi. to keep on raining adj. rainy season 2. n. wildflower variety
uranda n. a story chanted without accompaniment vi. for a person to chant a story without musical accompaniment
uras1 v. to greet by calling out when approaching a house to someone
uras2 1. n. hour 2. n. time 3. n. wristwatch 4. n. clock v. to time someone or something else v. to be paid by the hour
urdina v. to ordain someone with a responsibility or a role v. to have power or rights to ordain someone to be qualified for become 1. adj. an act of ordaining
ureyik vi. to go upstream n. upstream
uripen 1. n. a slave; a maid vt. to enslave someone else v. to slave someone else v. to colonize other country 2. n. a kind of Matigsalug dance which relates a life of being slave vt. to perform a slave dance
uruk 1. v. to assist in childbirth by squeezing the abdomen of the woman in labor 2. v. to call the attention of chicken for feeding
usak v. to get wound by struck/stabbed all over
usal v. to waste their money v. to be wasted by someone v. to keep on wasting money
usang n. the fine stalk holding a rice or uliben grain onto the main stalk v. to remove or separate the rice grains from the stalk by treading on it v. to sift (grain) through the fingers (removing it from the stem) adj. stalky rice; failure; few bearing of grains
usarey n. a swing v. to swing (back and forth)
useddu v. to jump (in place) v. to jump for a sudden startling v. to keep on jumping
usembep adj. sad v. to be troubled for thinking or worried about something ( esp. problem ) v. to make someone sad; or to be the thing that makes someone sad
useng vi. to bow their body vi. to lie their head down on something
usengul 1. vi. to lie their head down or to lean their head/forehead on something 2. v. to lean on someone else
usì n. an affectionate name used between two men friends
usig1 n. a foe or enemy vi. to tease someone else adj. annoying
usug v. for someone or something to flow or walking following something (e.g., pipe or river) n. a specific way to cross
us-us1 n. a needle (used to sew up a vat)
utas 1. vt. to say something completely vt. to clarify something completely 2. vt. to finish doing a task e.g., cutting something through with a knife, or to finish telling a story adj. no doubts for saying something
utek 1. n. brain adj. intelligent; crafty; creative; ingenous 2. n. bone marrow
utel 1. vt. to hunt for and catch something (e.g., animal) vi. to be caught v. to be able to catch 2. v. to be able to afford something
uteng v. to cut something cleanly
utsinta num. eighty
utsu num. eight
utù pron. a form of address for a youngish boy
utuk 1. vt. to carry someone or something else (e.g., a child) on the head (including somebody riding on the shoulders) 2. n. the upper part of the waterfalls where the water start to fall 3. adj. intelligent
utun v. to place something on top of the other thing to hold it in place v. to be placed on the top of something
Ut-ut1 prop_n. the name of a spirit (busew)
ut-ut2 n. a tiny big stomach poisonous frog that live in the virgin forest
ut-ut3 adj. to have lost one's riches
utu-utu v. to be very full ( esp. basket ) v. to make something very full
uud 1. n. the tip of something (esp. a tree) furtherest from the base 2. n. the end of a fruit opposite the stem
uuluwan1 n. honey-comb
uuluwan2 n. beeswax as made by patiyukan and tameing
uung n. a large edible white mushroom
uus v. to bite and chew on sugarcane n. the waste material after chewing sugarcane
uwa n. a hammock for a young child made by suspending a cloth from a bamboo
uwak n. a crow 1. n. a variety of rice that is small
uwakè n. a small, black type of ant
uwang 1. n. steam v. to give off steam 2. v. to clear out
uwas vi. to run from one garment into another when they are washed
uwat vt. to leave her chicks since they are now big enough to fend for themselves n. a chicken which has been left by its mother
uwey v. to breath shallowly when close to death v. to rest, to feel well after being sick
uwisv Variant of huwis n. judge
uya 1. adv. yes 2. v. to assent
uyag 1. v. to be alive and live again v. to take care someone or something 2. n. food supply v. to provide for so as to keep others (esp. their children) alive v. to recover from an illness and then get sick again n. the man who make the dead to live again n. action of making the dead to live again
uyamu1 v. to to watch over a process (such as something cooking) v. to assist in childbirth n. a midwife
uyamu2 v. to be loaded by someone v. taut; tight, e.g. used in respect to a bow string
uyan1 1. vt. to bring something somewhere v. to keep on bringing something v. to request or ask someone to load something somewhere 2. vt. to be carried along by someone or something else 3. vt. to be convince or dominated someone's ideas or opinion or without self decision.
uyan2 v. to govern something v. to govern
uyang n. a brother-in-law of a male by virtue of one marriage, i.e., either his wife's brothers, or his sisters' husbands (but not his wife's sisters' husbands)
uyun1 n. unsufficient supply of food
uyun2 1. vi. to agree decision adj. obedient v. to be decided by the majority 2. adj. to all be parallel
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