kwalta=kwarta1,n.kwámug=kuyámug.seedalínug.kwandigv[A; c1]sit up in bed, with the body in a reclining position.Mukwandig siya sa pinatungpatung nga unlan,She’ll sit up reclining on the pillows that were piled up.Butákang uway ang íyang gikwandígan,She reclined on the rattan chaise lounge.kwanggulalacking common sense.Ngánung wà nímu hanigig panaptun pagplantsa nímu, kwanggúla ka,You idiot! Why didn’t you put a piece of cloth over the pants when you ironed them?v[B12]become silly.But-an ka man untà kaniadtu, apan karun nagkakwanggul ka na man,You used to be so sensible before, but now you’re becoming more and more idiotic.-ù(→)a=kwanggul.-un(→)aof the sort lacking common sense.kwári, kwárìnquarry.kwarintan1forty.2=kwarinta díyas,2.vseedisiutsufor verb forms.— díyasn1forty days.2the fortieth day after a person’s burial, an occasion commemorated with a novena ending on that day and usually a banquet.— isingkunforty-five caliber revolver.kwarintína, kwarintínasnquarantine.v[A; a12]place under quarantine.kwarismanLent.v1[B256; b4(1)]be the Lenten season.Hikwarismahan pa ang ikaduhang simistri,The second semester classes will still be on during Lent.2[B1456]be sad and gloomy.Kanúnay lang nang nagkuwarisma ang ímung panagway. Unsa baysuliran mu?You are always sad and gloomy. What is the matter?paN-v[A23; b6]spend Lent s.w.kwarta1n1money.2it’s going to be a profit, a point, be in the bag.Ug masyát nà ni Mumar run, kwarta na,If Mumar sinks that ball, the game will be in the bag.Ug alas ning mabúnut ku, kwarta,If the card I’m going to draw turns out to be an ace, it’s going to help me a lot.v1[A; a]buy, purchase s.t.Mukwarta kug kindi pára sa bátà,I’ll buy some candy for the child.Unsay ímung kwartáhun sa tindáhan?What are you going to buy in the store?2[A12; b8]make money out of s.t.; secure money.Nakakwarta kug arang-arang sa ákung nigusyu,I have made quite a profit from my business.Makwartahan (makwarta) ra gihápun ni nátung tinígum nga papil,We can still make some money out of the waste paper we are saving.paN-v[A2; b5]1engage in s.t. as a means of earning money.Mangwarta ku sa Nigrus inigtingtápas sa tubu,I’ll go to Negros to earn some money during the season for harvesting sugar cane.2earn money illegally, immorally.Nakwartáhan nang mayúra kay nangwarta sa íyang katungdánan,That mayor became wealthy because he enriched himself in office.Ayaw mug apil ánang Ápag kay tingálig pangwartáhun (pangwartáhan) lang mu niánà,Don’t pay AFAG (Anderson’s Filipino-American Guerillas) a membership fee. They’ll just get money out of you for nothing.nmeans of getting money, esp. for a living.kwartáhanamoneyed, wealthy.v[B12]become wealthy.kwarta2— klási, martsa, partifourth class, gear, part.nfourth gear.v[A; c6]put into fourth gear.kwartilnbarracks and headquarters of a military or police group.v[a2]be made a headquarters and barracks.kwartisarv[A; a]divide s.t. into four equal parts.Kwartisara nang butung pára ninyung upat,Divide that young coconut into four equal pieces for each of the four of you.kwartu1n1room.1abedroom.Ang sála ug kan-anan náa sa ubus ug ang mga kwartu sa itáas,The living and dining rooms are on the first floor and the bedrooms are upstairs.v[A1; a2]make a room or partition in a house.Dakù pa ning lugaráha. Makakwartu pa bisag duha,This is quite a large space. We can even make two rooms here.Ímu man ning gibungbúngan. Kwartúhun nímu ni?You are putting up walls here. Are you partitioning it off into a room?kwartu2a1fourth.2quarter.v1[B256]be, become fourth in a series.Mukwartu anyu na siya sa hayiskul sa sunud túig,She will be in her fourth year in high school next year.2[A1; a1]divide into four equal parts.Kwartúha ning usa ka kílung bábuy,Divide this kilo of pork into four parts.kwatrunumberfour, used only with words of Spanish origin.Kwatru písus,Four pesos.vseetris.— kantusn1name given to the bottles with four sides made to contain gin.2dagger with a square four-edged blade, usually made from steel girders.numiru —seenumiru.kwáyirn1choir.2quire of paper.kwilyuncollar of a dress or shirt.— sa matriscervix of the uterus.v1[A; ab]attach a collar, make into a collar.2[A; b]hold s.o. by the collar.Gikwilyuhan sa pulis ang mangunguut,The policeman grabbed the pickpocket by the collar.kwínn1k.o. sweet, small pineapple.— áni=kwín,n1.2queen in cards.3queen in chess.4title for a queen.v1[A12]get a queen in cards.2[B256]be, turn out to be a queen in chess.kwinpusnthe queen post supporting a roof.kwinta1v1[AC12; a]compute, sum up accounts.Nagkuwinta ang tindíra sa bayranan,The salesgirl is summing up the total cost.2[A; a12]count things numerically.Makamau nang mukwinta ang bátà,The boy knows how to count.Kwintáha ug pilay nadá nímung sinínà,Count the number of shirts you brought with you.3[b6]count favors done to s.o.Bísag paryinti, íyang kwintahan sa íyang mga natábang,He counts the favors he has done, even to relatives.ncomputation, an accounting of.walay —worthless.Way kwinta ang táwung tapulan,A lazy person is worthless.Ayawg palit ánang mga walay kwintang butang,Don’t buy those worthless things.paN-v[A23]count favors done to s.o.Kusug kaáyung mangwinta nang bayhána sa mga nahátag níya nákù, mu rag dílì igsúun,That woman certainly counts things she has given to me, as if I weren’t her sister.hiN-agiven to counting favors done.kwintakwintanrough estimate.v[A13]1make a rough estimate.Nagkwintakwinta na siyag pilay magastu sa íyang kasal,He is making a rough estimate of how much his wedding will cost.2weigh s.t. on one’s mind.Kwintakwintáha kunug háin ang maáyu, mubakasiyun ba ta ug dì ba,Decide which way is better, to go on a vacation or not.-danaccounting.Ipatában ang mga risíbu sa kwintáda,Attach the receiptsto the accounting.v[A]make an accounting.kwinta2=kinta1.kwintas1nnecklace.v1[AN; c]wear a necklace or s.t. around the neck.Ikwintas ring tinúhug sampagíta,Wear this string of jasmine flowers around your neck.2[a2]make into a necklace or ornamental chain around the neck.3— ug bukugv[A13N]become very thin and haggard.Mangwintas (magkuwintas) ka lag bukug sa kabadlungun niánang ímung bána,You will be reduced to skin and bones by your husband’s vices.*kwintas2— klárasnproper accounting of.Ang awditur muhátag ug kwintas kláras sa kagastúan sa kapunúngan,The auditor will render a proper accounting of the expenses incurred by the organization.kwirdas1nstring of a musical instrument.v[A; b]string a musical instrument.nalisúan sa —seelísù.kwirdas2nclock or watch spring.v[A13; b6]put or install a spring in a time piece.kwirpuna body of police or military force.Nagkaanam kadakù ang kwirpu sa kapulisan sa syudad sa Sugbu,The police force in the city of Cebu is growing bigger and bigger.kwistiyunn1question raised in a class, meeting, examination.Píla ka kwistiyun ang tís?How many questions are there in the test?2problem, thing wrong with s.t.Ang kwistiyun gud nímu dílì ka man mamínaw ug tambag,The problem with you is you never listen to advice.Way kwistiyun nang sayúpa. Gamay ra kaáyu,That error is no problem. It’s a very minor one.Dì gud nà pait kaáyu. Kwistiyun lang nà sa ánad,It’s really not difficult. It’s just a question of getting used to it.3controversy, dispute.Mupalit ka niánang yutáa nga nag-atubang kanà karun ug dakung kwistiyun?You are going to buy that land when it is being seriously questioned at the present time?v1[A; ac6]ask questions in a class or session.Mukwistiyun giyud ku basta dì kung kasabut,I ask questions when I don’t understand.Kwistiyunun ka gánì sa maistra, tubag dáyun,When your teacher questions you, answer immediately.Kini ang ákung ikwistiyun sa tís,I’ll have this question in the test.2[A12; c1]be a problem or difficulty.Maáyu ang plánu, ang nakakwistiyun lang kay way kwarta,It is a good plan, but the problem is there is no money.3[A; c1]raise s.t. to challenge or dispute.Wà kahay mukwistiyun niíning inyung gibúhat?Don’t you think anybody will question what you did?-abliaopen to suspicion, having s.t. anomalous or dishonest about it.Kwistiyunabli nga transaksiyun,A questionable transaction.Kwistiyunabli kaáyu ang kagíkan ánang bayhána,The real background of that woman is open to suspicion.kwítisnfireworks consisting of rockets.v[A1; b(1)]explode fireworks consisting of rockets.kwúta=kúta.kyag-ang=kagangkagang,n.seekágang.kyaknit=kulaknit.kyampawnsting rays of genusDasyatis, but usually not brightly marked species.kyampik.o. fish, name given to species of slipmouth that are thick and fleshy, as opposed to the rather thin and rounded species (palutputandsapsap): e.g.,Secutorruconius.kyamud=kuyámud.kyamuynk.o. candied fruit sold in Chinese stores with a single seed, the size of a small prune, with a taste that is salty, sour, and sweet at the same time.kyápùn1Quiapo, a district in the heart of Manila.2female genitalia (humorous allusion, originating with a movie in which the hero, a jeepney driver, keeps peeping at his female passengers’ genitalia while shouting his destination, Quiapo).kyawkaw, kyawkyawnfussy complaints.Ug mupirma ka, pirma lang. Way daghang kyawkyaw,If you are going to sign the papers, sign them. Do not make such a fuss.v[A; b3]making complaints on small things.Bísag gamay kaáyung sayup, mukyawkyaw ang manidyǐr,The manager makes a fuss about the tiniest mistakes.kyugpus=kulugpus.kyúkus=kulúkus.kyungkungv[B3(1)6; c1]curl up.Mikyungkung (nakyungkung) ang núkus sa ínit nga bága,The dried squid curled up in the glowing embers.Nagkiyungkung pa gihápun ka dihà bísag taas na ang adlaw?You are still curled up there, even at this hour of the day?kyuskuna kiosk in a park or plaza, usually used as a bandstand or a place for resting.v[b6]put a kiosk up s.w.kyuskus=kuyuskus.kyúumv1[B; c1]for s.t. with a horizontal opening to close tightly.Mukyúum ang imbaw ug matugaw,Clams shut tight when they are disturbed.Makyúum nang samára,That wound will close.Nagkakyúum ang mga dáhun sa akasya nga nagkagabíi na,The acacia leaves are slowly closing up as night is drawing near.2keep the mouth shut andnot talk.Mukyúum nà siya ug hisagpaan,She’ll shut up if you slap her.Kyuúmun (ikyúum) ku lang ang tinúud nga nahitabù,I’ll just keep my mouth shut as to what really happened.3[B; a1P]be doubled up in fear or pain.Mikyúum siya sa pagkaigù níya sa kutukutu,He doubled up from pain when he was hit in the solar plexus.a1tightly closed.2keeping the mouth shut.
kwalta=kwarta1,n.kwámug=kuyámug.seedalínug.kwandigv[A; c1]sit up in bed, with the body in a reclining position.Mukwandig siya sa pinatungpatung nga unlan,She’ll sit up reclining on the pillows that were piled up.Butákang uway ang íyang gikwandígan,She reclined on the rattan chaise lounge.kwanggulalacking common sense.Ngánung wà nímu hanigig panaptun pagplantsa nímu, kwanggúla ka,You idiot! Why didn’t you put a piece of cloth over the pants when you ironed them?v[B12]become silly.But-an ka man untà kaniadtu, apan karun nagkakwanggul ka na man,You used to be so sensible before, but now you’re becoming more and more idiotic.-ù(→)a=kwanggul.-un(→)aof the sort lacking common sense.kwári, kwárìnquarry.kwarintan1forty.2=kwarinta díyas,2.vseedisiutsufor verb forms.— díyasn1forty days.2the fortieth day after a person’s burial, an occasion commemorated with a novena ending on that day and usually a banquet.— isingkunforty-five caliber revolver.kwarintína, kwarintínasnquarantine.v[A; a12]place under quarantine.kwarismanLent.v1[B256; b4(1)]be the Lenten season.Hikwarismahan pa ang ikaduhang simistri,The second semester classes will still be on during Lent.2[B1456]be sad and gloomy.Kanúnay lang nang nagkuwarisma ang ímung panagway. Unsa baysuliran mu?You are always sad and gloomy. What is the matter?paN-v[A23; b6]spend Lent s.w.kwarta1n1money.2it’s going to be a profit, a point, be in the bag.Ug masyát nà ni Mumar run, kwarta na,If Mumar sinks that ball, the game will be in the bag.Ug alas ning mabúnut ku, kwarta,If the card I’m going to draw turns out to be an ace, it’s going to help me a lot.v1[A; a]buy, purchase s.t.Mukwarta kug kindi pára sa bátà,I’ll buy some candy for the child.Unsay ímung kwartáhun sa tindáhan?What are you going to buy in the store?2[A12; b8]make money out of s.t.; secure money.Nakakwarta kug arang-arang sa ákung nigusyu,I have made quite a profit from my business.Makwartahan (makwarta) ra gihápun ni nátung tinígum nga papil,We can still make some money out of the waste paper we are saving.paN-v[A2; b5]1engage in s.t. as a means of earning money.Mangwarta ku sa Nigrus inigtingtápas sa tubu,I’ll go to Negros to earn some money during the season for harvesting sugar cane.2earn money illegally, immorally.Nakwartáhan nang mayúra kay nangwarta sa íyang katungdánan,That mayor became wealthy because he enriched himself in office.Ayaw mug apil ánang Ápag kay tingálig pangwartáhun (pangwartáhan) lang mu niánà,Don’t pay AFAG (Anderson’s Filipino-American Guerillas) a membership fee. They’ll just get money out of you for nothing.nmeans of getting money, esp. for a living.kwartáhanamoneyed, wealthy.v[B12]become wealthy.kwarta2— klási, martsa, partifourth class, gear, part.nfourth gear.v[A; c6]put into fourth gear.kwartilnbarracks and headquarters of a military or police group.v[a2]be made a headquarters and barracks.kwartisarv[A; a]divide s.t. into four equal parts.Kwartisara nang butung pára ninyung upat,Divide that young coconut into four equal pieces for each of the four of you.kwartu1n1room.1abedroom.Ang sála ug kan-anan náa sa ubus ug ang mga kwartu sa itáas,The living and dining rooms are on the first floor and the bedrooms are upstairs.v[A1; a2]make a room or partition in a house.Dakù pa ning lugaráha. Makakwartu pa bisag duha,This is quite a large space. We can even make two rooms here.Ímu man ning gibungbúngan. Kwartúhun nímu ni?You are putting up walls here. Are you partitioning it off into a room?kwartu2a1fourth.2quarter.v1[B256]be, become fourth in a series.Mukwartu anyu na siya sa hayiskul sa sunud túig,She will be in her fourth year in high school next year.2[A1; a1]divide into four equal parts.Kwartúha ning usa ka kílung bábuy,Divide this kilo of pork into four parts.kwatrunumberfour, used only with words of Spanish origin.Kwatru písus,Four pesos.vseetris.— kantusn1name given to the bottles with four sides made to contain gin.2dagger with a square four-edged blade, usually made from steel girders.numiru —seenumiru.kwáyirn1choir.2quire of paper.kwilyuncollar of a dress or shirt.— sa matriscervix of the uterus.v1[A; ab]attach a collar, make into a collar.2[A; b]hold s.o. by the collar.Gikwilyuhan sa pulis ang mangunguut,The policeman grabbed the pickpocket by the collar.kwínn1k.o. sweet, small pineapple.— áni=kwín,n1.2queen in cards.3queen in chess.4title for a queen.v1[A12]get a queen in cards.2[B256]be, turn out to be a queen in chess.kwinpusnthe queen post supporting a roof.kwinta1v1[AC12; a]compute, sum up accounts.Nagkuwinta ang tindíra sa bayranan,The salesgirl is summing up the total cost.2[A; a12]count things numerically.Makamau nang mukwinta ang bátà,The boy knows how to count.Kwintáha ug pilay nadá nímung sinínà,Count the number of shirts you brought with you.3[b6]count favors done to s.o.Bísag paryinti, íyang kwintahan sa íyang mga natábang,He counts the favors he has done, even to relatives.ncomputation, an accounting of.walay —worthless.Way kwinta ang táwung tapulan,A lazy person is worthless.Ayawg palit ánang mga walay kwintang butang,Don’t buy those worthless things.paN-v[A23]count favors done to s.o.Kusug kaáyung mangwinta nang bayhána sa mga nahátag níya nákù, mu rag dílì igsúun,That woman certainly counts things she has given to me, as if I weren’t her sister.hiN-agiven to counting favors done.kwintakwintanrough estimate.v[A13]1make a rough estimate.Nagkwintakwinta na siyag pilay magastu sa íyang kasal,He is making a rough estimate of how much his wedding will cost.2weigh s.t. on one’s mind.Kwintakwintáha kunug háin ang maáyu, mubakasiyun ba ta ug dì ba,Decide which way is better, to go on a vacation or not.-danaccounting.Ipatában ang mga risíbu sa kwintáda,Attach the receiptsto the accounting.v[A]make an accounting.kwinta2=kinta1.kwintas1nnecklace.v1[AN; c]wear a necklace or s.t. around the neck.Ikwintas ring tinúhug sampagíta,Wear this string of jasmine flowers around your neck.2[a2]make into a necklace or ornamental chain around the neck.3— ug bukugv[A13N]become very thin and haggard.Mangwintas (magkuwintas) ka lag bukug sa kabadlungun niánang ímung bána,You will be reduced to skin and bones by your husband’s vices.*kwintas2— klárasnproper accounting of.Ang awditur muhátag ug kwintas kláras sa kagastúan sa kapunúngan,The auditor will render a proper accounting of the expenses incurred by the organization.kwirdas1nstring of a musical instrument.v[A; b]string a musical instrument.nalisúan sa —seelísù.kwirdas2nclock or watch spring.v[A13; b6]put or install a spring in a time piece.kwirpuna body of police or military force.Nagkaanam kadakù ang kwirpu sa kapulisan sa syudad sa Sugbu,The police force in the city of Cebu is growing bigger and bigger.kwistiyunn1question raised in a class, meeting, examination.Píla ka kwistiyun ang tís?How many questions are there in the test?2problem, thing wrong with s.t.Ang kwistiyun gud nímu dílì ka man mamínaw ug tambag,The problem with you is you never listen to advice.Way kwistiyun nang sayúpa. Gamay ra kaáyu,That error is no problem. It’s a very minor one.Dì gud nà pait kaáyu. Kwistiyun lang nà sa ánad,It’s really not difficult. It’s just a question of getting used to it.3controversy, dispute.Mupalit ka niánang yutáa nga nag-atubang kanà karun ug dakung kwistiyun?You are going to buy that land when it is being seriously questioned at the present time?v1[A; ac6]ask questions in a class or session.Mukwistiyun giyud ku basta dì kung kasabut,I ask questions when I don’t understand.Kwistiyunun ka gánì sa maistra, tubag dáyun,When your teacher questions you, answer immediately.Kini ang ákung ikwistiyun sa tís,I’ll have this question in the test.2[A12; c1]be a problem or difficulty.Maáyu ang plánu, ang nakakwistiyun lang kay way kwarta,It is a good plan, but the problem is there is no money.3[A; c1]raise s.t. to challenge or dispute.Wà kahay mukwistiyun niíning inyung gibúhat?Don’t you think anybody will question what you did?-abliaopen to suspicion, having s.t. anomalous or dishonest about it.Kwistiyunabli nga transaksiyun,A questionable transaction.Kwistiyunabli kaáyu ang kagíkan ánang bayhána,The real background of that woman is open to suspicion.kwítisnfireworks consisting of rockets.v[A1; b(1)]explode fireworks consisting of rockets.kwúta=kúta.kyag-ang=kagangkagang,n.seekágang.kyaknit=kulaknit.kyampawnsting rays of genusDasyatis, but usually not brightly marked species.kyampik.o. fish, name given to species of slipmouth that are thick and fleshy, as opposed to the rather thin and rounded species (palutputandsapsap): e.g.,Secutorruconius.kyamud=kuyámud.kyamuynk.o. candied fruit sold in Chinese stores with a single seed, the size of a small prune, with a taste that is salty, sour, and sweet at the same time.kyápùn1Quiapo, a district in the heart of Manila.2female genitalia (humorous allusion, originating with a movie in which the hero, a jeepney driver, keeps peeping at his female passengers’ genitalia while shouting his destination, Quiapo).kyawkaw, kyawkyawnfussy complaints.Ug mupirma ka, pirma lang. Way daghang kyawkyaw,If you are going to sign the papers, sign them. Do not make such a fuss.v[A; b3]making complaints on small things.Bísag gamay kaáyung sayup, mukyawkyaw ang manidyǐr,The manager makes a fuss about the tiniest mistakes.kyugpus=kulugpus.kyúkus=kulúkus.kyungkungv[B3(1)6; c1]curl up.Mikyungkung (nakyungkung) ang núkus sa ínit nga bága,The dried squid curled up in the glowing embers.Nagkiyungkung pa gihápun ka dihà bísag taas na ang adlaw?You are still curled up there, even at this hour of the day?kyuskuna kiosk in a park or plaza, usually used as a bandstand or a place for resting.v[b6]put a kiosk up s.w.kyuskus=kuyuskus.kyúumv1[B; c1]for s.t. with a horizontal opening to close tightly.Mukyúum ang imbaw ug matugaw,Clams shut tight when they are disturbed.Makyúum nang samára,That wound will close.Nagkakyúum ang mga dáhun sa akasya nga nagkagabíi na,The acacia leaves are slowly closing up as night is drawing near.2keep the mouth shut andnot talk.Mukyúum nà siya ug hisagpaan,She’ll shut up if you slap her.Kyuúmun (ikyúum) ku lang ang tinúud nga nahitabù,I’ll just keep my mouth shut as to what really happened.3[B; a1P]be doubled up in fear or pain.Mikyúum siya sa pagkaigù níya sa kutukutu,He doubled up from pain when he was hit in the solar plexus.a1tightly closed.2keeping the mouth shut.
kwalta=kwarta1,n.kwámug=kuyámug.seedalínug.kwandigv[A; c1]sit up in bed, with the body in a reclining position.Mukwandig siya sa pinatungpatung nga unlan,She’ll sit up reclining on the pillows that were piled up.Butákang uway ang íyang gikwandígan,She reclined on the rattan chaise lounge.kwanggulalacking common sense.Ngánung wà nímu hanigig panaptun pagplantsa nímu, kwanggúla ka,You idiot! Why didn’t you put a piece of cloth over the pants when you ironed them?v[B12]become silly.But-an ka man untà kaniadtu, apan karun nagkakwanggul ka na man,You used to be so sensible before, but now you’re becoming more and more idiotic.-ù(→)a=kwanggul.-un(→)aof the sort lacking common sense.kwári, kwárìnquarry.kwarintan1forty.2=kwarinta díyas,2.vseedisiutsufor verb forms.— díyasn1forty days.2the fortieth day after a person’s burial, an occasion commemorated with a novena ending on that day and usually a banquet.— isingkunforty-five caliber revolver.kwarintína, kwarintínasnquarantine.v[A; a12]place under quarantine.kwarismanLent.v1[B256; b4(1)]be the Lenten season.Hikwarismahan pa ang ikaduhang simistri,The second semester classes will still be on during Lent.2[B1456]be sad and gloomy.Kanúnay lang nang nagkuwarisma ang ímung panagway. Unsa baysuliran mu?You are always sad and gloomy. What is the matter?paN-v[A23; b6]spend Lent s.w.kwarta1n1money.2it’s going to be a profit, a point, be in the bag.Ug masyát nà ni Mumar run, kwarta na,If Mumar sinks that ball, the game will be in the bag.Ug alas ning mabúnut ku, kwarta,If the card I’m going to draw turns out to be an ace, it’s going to help me a lot.v1[A; a]buy, purchase s.t.Mukwarta kug kindi pára sa bátà,I’ll buy some candy for the child.Unsay ímung kwartáhun sa tindáhan?What are you going to buy in the store?2[A12; b8]make money out of s.t.; secure money.Nakakwarta kug arang-arang sa ákung nigusyu,I have made quite a profit from my business.Makwartahan (makwarta) ra gihápun ni nátung tinígum nga papil,We can still make some money out of the waste paper we are saving.paN-v[A2; b5]1engage in s.t. as a means of earning money.Mangwarta ku sa Nigrus inigtingtápas sa tubu,I’ll go to Negros to earn some money during the season for harvesting sugar cane.2earn money illegally, immorally.Nakwartáhan nang mayúra kay nangwarta sa íyang katungdánan,That mayor became wealthy because he enriched himself in office.Ayaw mug apil ánang Ápag kay tingálig pangwartáhun (pangwartáhan) lang mu niánà,Don’t pay AFAG (Anderson’s Filipino-American Guerillas) a membership fee. They’ll just get money out of you for nothing.nmeans of getting money, esp. for a living.kwartáhanamoneyed, wealthy.v[B12]become wealthy.kwarta2— klási, martsa, partifourth class, gear, part.nfourth gear.v[A; c6]put into fourth gear.kwartilnbarracks and headquarters of a military or police group.v[a2]be made a headquarters and barracks.kwartisarv[A; a]divide s.t. into four equal parts.Kwartisara nang butung pára ninyung upat,Divide that young coconut into four equal pieces for each of the four of you.kwartu1n1room.1abedroom.Ang sála ug kan-anan náa sa ubus ug ang mga kwartu sa itáas,The living and dining rooms are on the first floor and the bedrooms are upstairs.v[A1; a2]make a room or partition in a house.Dakù pa ning lugaráha. Makakwartu pa bisag duha,This is quite a large space. We can even make two rooms here.Ímu man ning gibungbúngan. Kwartúhun nímu ni?You are putting up walls here. Are you partitioning it off into a room?kwartu2a1fourth.2quarter.v1[B256]be, become fourth in a series.Mukwartu anyu na siya sa hayiskul sa sunud túig,She will be in her fourth year in high school next year.2[A1; a1]divide into four equal parts.Kwartúha ning usa ka kílung bábuy,Divide this kilo of pork into four parts.kwatrunumberfour, used only with words of Spanish origin.Kwatru písus,Four pesos.vseetris.— kantusn1name given to the bottles with four sides made to contain gin.2dagger with a square four-edged blade, usually made from steel girders.numiru —seenumiru.kwáyirn1choir.2quire of paper.kwilyuncollar of a dress or shirt.— sa matriscervix of the uterus.v1[A; ab]attach a collar, make into a collar.2[A; b]hold s.o. by the collar.Gikwilyuhan sa pulis ang mangunguut,The policeman grabbed the pickpocket by the collar.kwínn1k.o. sweet, small pineapple.— áni=kwín,n1.2queen in cards.3queen in chess.4title for a queen.v1[A12]get a queen in cards.2[B256]be, turn out to be a queen in chess.kwinpusnthe queen post supporting a roof.kwinta1v1[AC12; a]compute, sum up accounts.Nagkuwinta ang tindíra sa bayranan,The salesgirl is summing up the total cost.2[A; a12]count things numerically.Makamau nang mukwinta ang bátà,The boy knows how to count.Kwintáha ug pilay nadá nímung sinínà,Count the number of shirts you brought with you.3[b6]count favors done to s.o.Bísag paryinti, íyang kwintahan sa íyang mga natábang,He counts the favors he has done, even to relatives.ncomputation, an accounting of.walay —worthless.Way kwinta ang táwung tapulan,A lazy person is worthless.Ayawg palit ánang mga walay kwintang butang,Don’t buy those worthless things.paN-v[A23]count favors done to s.o.Kusug kaáyung mangwinta nang bayhána sa mga nahátag níya nákù, mu rag dílì igsúun,That woman certainly counts things she has given to me, as if I weren’t her sister.hiN-agiven to counting favors done.kwintakwintanrough estimate.v[A13]1make a rough estimate.Nagkwintakwinta na siyag pilay magastu sa íyang kasal,He is making a rough estimate of how much his wedding will cost.2weigh s.t. on one’s mind.Kwintakwintáha kunug háin ang maáyu, mubakasiyun ba ta ug dì ba,Decide which way is better, to go on a vacation or not.-danaccounting.Ipatában ang mga risíbu sa kwintáda,Attach the receiptsto the accounting.v[A]make an accounting.kwinta2=kinta1.kwintas1nnecklace.v1[AN; c]wear a necklace or s.t. around the neck.Ikwintas ring tinúhug sampagíta,Wear this string of jasmine flowers around your neck.2[a2]make into a necklace or ornamental chain around the neck.3— ug bukugv[A13N]become very thin and haggard.Mangwintas (magkuwintas) ka lag bukug sa kabadlungun niánang ímung bána,You will be reduced to skin and bones by your husband’s vices.*kwintas2— klárasnproper accounting of.Ang awditur muhátag ug kwintas kláras sa kagastúan sa kapunúngan,The auditor will render a proper accounting of the expenses incurred by the organization.kwirdas1nstring of a musical instrument.v[A; b]string a musical instrument.nalisúan sa —seelísù.kwirdas2nclock or watch spring.v[A13; b6]put or install a spring in a time piece.kwirpuna body of police or military force.Nagkaanam kadakù ang kwirpu sa kapulisan sa syudad sa Sugbu,The police force in the city of Cebu is growing bigger and bigger.kwistiyunn1question raised in a class, meeting, examination.Píla ka kwistiyun ang tís?How many questions are there in the test?2problem, thing wrong with s.t.Ang kwistiyun gud nímu dílì ka man mamínaw ug tambag,The problem with you is you never listen to advice.Way kwistiyun nang sayúpa. Gamay ra kaáyu,That error is no problem. It’s a very minor one.Dì gud nà pait kaáyu. Kwistiyun lang nà sa ánad,It’s really not difficult. It’s just a question of getting used to it.3controversy, dispute.Mupalit ka niánang yutáa nga nag-atubang kanà karun ug dakung kwistiyun?You are going to buy that land when it is being seriously questioned at the present time?v1[A; ac6]ask questions in a class or session.Mukwistiyun giyud ku basta dì kung kasabut,I ask questions when I don’t understand.Kwistiyunun ka gánì sa maistra, tubag dáyun,When your teacher questions you, answer immediately.Kini ang ákung ikwistiyun sa tís,I’ll have this question in the test.2[A12; c1]be a problem or difficulty.Maáyu ang plánu, ang nakakwistiyun lang kay way kwarta,It is a good plan, but the problem is there is no money.3[A; c1]raise s.t. to challenge or dispute.Wà kahay mukwistiyun niíning inyung gibúhat?Don’t you think anybody will question what you did?-abliaopen to suspicion, having s.t. anomalous or dishonest about it.Kwistiyunabli nga transaksiyun,A questionable transaction.Kwistiyunabli kaáyu ang kagíkan ánang bayhána,The real background of that woman is open to suspicion.kwítisnfireworks consisting of rockets.v[A1; b(1)]explode fireworks consisting of rockets.kwúta=kúta.kyag-ang=kagangkagang,n.seekágang.kyaknit=kulaknit.kyampawnsting rays of genusDasyatis, but usually not brightly marked species.kyampik.o. fish, name given to species of slipmouth that are thick and fleshy, as opposed to the rather thin and rounded species (palutputandsapsap): e.g.,Secutorruconius.kyamud=kuyámud.kyamuynk.o. candied fruit sold in Chinese stores with a single seed, the size of a small prune, with a taste that is salty, sour, and sweet at the same time.kyápùn1Quiapo, a district in the heart of Manila.2female genitalia (humorous allusion, originating with a movie in which the hero, a jeepney driver, keeps peeping at his female passengers’ genitalia while shouting his destination, Quiapo).kyawkaw, kyawkyawnfussy complaints.Ug mupirma ka, pirma lang. Way daghang kyawkyaw,If you are going to sign the papers, sign them. Do not make such a fuss.v[A; b3]making complaints on small things.Bísag gamay kaáyung sayup, mukyawkyaw ang manidyǐr,The manager makes a fuss about the tiniest mistakes.kyugpus=kulugpus.kyúkus=kulúkus.kyungkungv[B3(1)6; c1]curl up.Mikyungkung (nakyungkung) ang núkus sa ínit nga bága,The dried squid curled up in the glowing embers.Nagkiyungkung pa gihápun ka dihà bísag taas na ang adlaw?You are still curled up there, even at this hour of the day?kyuskuna kiosk in a park or plaza, usually used as a bandstand or a place for resting.v[b6]put a kiosk up s.w.kyuskus=kuyuskus.kyúumv1[B; c1]for s.t. with a horizontal opening to close tightly.Mukyúum ang imbaw ug matugaw,Clams shut tight when they are disturbed.Makyúum nang samára,That wound will close.Nagkakyúum ang mga dáhun sa akasya nga nagkagabíi na,The acacia leaves are slowly closing up as night is drawing near.2keep the mouth shut andnot talk.Mukyúum nà siya ug hisagpaan,She’ll shut up if you slap her.Kyuúmun (ikyúum) ku lang ang tinúud nga nahitabù,I’ll just keep my mouth shut as to what really happened.3[B; a1P]be doubled up in fear or pain.Mikyúum siya sa pagkaigù níya sa kutukutu,He doubled up from pain when he was hit in the solar plexus.a1tightly closed.2keeping the mouth shut.
kwalta=kwarta1,n.
kwámug=kuyámug.seedalínug.
kwandigv[A; c1]sit up in bed, with the body in a reclining position.Mukwandig siya sa pinatungpatung nga unlan,She’ll sit up reclining on the pillows that were piled up.Butákang uway ang íyang gikwandígan,She reclined on the rattan chaise lounge.
kwanggulalacking common sense.Ngánung wà nímu hanigig panaptun pagplantsa nímu, kwanggúla ka,You idiot! Why didn’t you put a piece of cloth over the pants when you ironed them?v[B12]become silly.But-an ka man untà kaniadtu, apan karun nagkakwanggul ka na man,You used to be so sensible before, but now you’re becoming more and more idiotic.-ù(→)a=kwanggul.-un(→)aof the sort lacking common sense.
kwári, kwárìnquarry.
kwarintan1forty.2=kwarinta díyas,2.vseedisiutsufor verb forms.— díyasn1forty days.2the fortieth day after a person’s burial, an occasion commemorated with a novena ending on that day and usually a banquet.— isingkunforty-five caliber revolver.
kwarintína, kwarintínasnquarantine.v[A; a12]place under quarantine.
kwarismanLent.v1[B256; b4(1)]be the Lenten season.Hikwarismahan pa ang ikaduhang simistri,The second semester classes will still be on during Lent.2[B1456]be sad and gloomy.Kanúnay lang nang nagkuwarisma ang ímung panagway. Unsa baysuliran mu?You are always sad and gloomy. What is the matter?paN-v[A23; b6]spend Lent s.w.
kwarta1n1money.2it’s going to be a profit, a point, be in the bag.Ug masyát nà ni Mumar run, kwarta na,If Mumar sinks that ball, the game will be in the bag.Ug alas ning mabúnut ku, kwarta,If the card I’m going to draw turns out to be an ace, it’s going to help me a lot.v1[A; a]buy, purchase s.t.Mukwarta kug kindi pára sa bátà,I’ll buy some candy for the child.Unsay ímung kwartáhun sa tindáhan?What are you going to buy in the store?2[A12; b8]make money out of s.t.; secure money.Nakakwarta kug arang-arang sa ákung nigusyu,I have made quite a profit from my business.Makwartahan (makwarta) ra gihápun ni nátung tinígum nga papil,We can still make some money out of the waste paper we are saving.paN-v[A2; b5]1engage in s.t. as a means of earning money.Mangwarta ku sa Nigrus inigtingtápas sa tubu,I’ll go to Negros to earn some money during the season for harvesting sugar cane.2earn money illegally, immorally.Nakwartáhan nang mayúra kay nangwarta sa íyang katungdánan,That mayor became wealthy because he enriched himself in office.Ayaw mug apil ánang Ápag kay tingálig pangwartáhun (pangwartáhan) lang mu niánà,Don’t pay AFAG (Anderson’s Filipino-American Guerillas) a membership fee. They’ll just get money out of you for nothing.nmeans of getting money, esp. for a living.kwartáhanamoneyed, wealthy.v[B12]become wealthy.
kwarta2— klási, martsa, partifourth class, gear, part.nfourth gear.v[A; c6]put into fourth gear.
kwartilnbarracks and headquarters of a military or police group.v[a2]be made a headquarters and barracks.
kwartisarv[A; a]divide s.t. into four equal parts.Kwartisara nang butung pára ninyung upat,Divide that young coconut into four equal pieces for each of the four of you.
kwartu1n1room.1abedroom.Ang sála ug kan-anan náa sa ubus ug ang mga kwartu sa itáas,The living and dining rooms are on the first floor and the bedrooms are upstairs.v[A1; a2]make a room or partition in a house.Dakù pa ning lugaráha. Makakwartu pa bisag duha,This is quite a large space. We can even make two rooms here.Ímu man ning gibungbúngan. Kwartúhun nímu ni?You are putting up walls here. Are you partitioning it off into a room?
kwartu2a1fourth.2quarter.v1[B256]be, become fourth in a series.Mukwartu anyu na siya sa hayiskul sa sunud túig,She will be in her fourth year in high school next year.2[A1; a1]divide into four equal parts.Kwartúha ning usa ka kílung bábuy,Divide this kilo of pork into four parts.
kwatrunumberfour, used only with words of Spanish origin.Kwatru písus,Four pesos.vseetris.— kantusn1name given to the bottles with four sides made to contain gin.2dagger with a square four-edged blade, usually made from steel girders.numiru —seenumiru.
kwáyirn1choir.2quire of paper.
kwilyuncollar of a dress or shirt.— sa matriscervix of the uterus.v1[A; ab]attach a collar, make into a collar.2[A; b]hold s.o. by the collar.Gikwilyuhan sa pulis ang mangunguut,The policeman grabbed the pickpocket by the collar.
kwínn1k.o. sweet, small pineapple.— áni=kwín,n1.2queen in cards.3queen in chess.4title for a queen.v1[A12]get a queen in cards.2[B256]be, turn out to be a queen in chess.
kwinpusnthe queen post supporting a roof.
kwinta1v1[AC12; a]compute, sum up accounts.Nagkuwinta ang tindíra sa bayranan,The salesgirl is summing up the total cost.2[A; a12]count things numerically.Makamau nang mukwinta ang bátà,The boy knows how to count.Kwintáha ug pilay nadá nímung sinínà,Count the number of shirts you brought with you.3[b6]count favors done to s.o.Bísag paryinti, íyang kwintahan sa íyang mga natábang,He counts the favors he has done, even to relatives.ncomputation, an accounting of.walay —worthless.Way kwinta ang táwung tapulan,A lazy person is worthless.Ayawg palit ánang mga walay kwintang butang,Don’t buy those worthless things.paN-v[A23]count favors done to s.o.Kusug kaáyung mangwinta nang bayhána sa mga nahátag níya nákù, mu rag dílì igsúun,That woman certainly counts things she has given to me, as if I weren’t her sister.hiN-agiven to counting favors done.kwintakwintanrough estimate.v[A13]1make a rough estimate.Nagkwintakwinta na siyag pilay magastu sa íyang kasal,He is making a rough estimate of how much his wedding will cost.2weigh s.t. on one’s mind.Kwintakwintáha kunug háin ang maáyu, mubakasiyun ba ta ug dì ba,Decide which way is better, to go on a vacation or not.-danaccounting.Ipatában ang mga risíbu sa kwintáda,Attach the receiptsto the accounting.v[A]make an accounting.
kwinta2=kinta1.
kwintas1nnecklace.v1[AN; c]wear a necklace or s.t. around the neck.Ikwintas ring tinúhug sampagíta,Wear this string of jasmine flowers around your neck.2[a2]make into a necklace or ornamental chain around the neck.3— ug bukugv[A13N]become very thin and haggard.Mangwintas (magkuwintas) ka lag bukug sa kabadlungun niánang ímung bána,You will be reduced to skin and bones by your husband’s vices.
*kwintas2— klárasnproper accounting of.Ang awditur muhátag ug kwintas kláras sa kagastúan sa kapunúngan,The auditor will render a proper accounting of the expenses incurred by the organization.
kwirdas1nstring of a musical instrument.v[A; b]string a musical instrument.nalisúan sa —seelísù.
kwirdas2nclock or watch spring.v[A13; b6]put or install a spring in a time piece.
kwirpuna body of police or military force.Nagkaanam kadakù ang kwirpu sa kapulisan sa syudad sa Sugbu,The police force in the city of Cebu is growing bigger and bigger.
kwistiyunn1question raised in a class, meeting, examination.Píla ka kwistiyun ang tís?How many questions are there in the test?2problem, thing wrong with s.t.Ang kwistiyun gud nímu dílì ka man mamínaw ug tambag,The problem with you is you never listen to advice.Way kwistiyun nang sayúpa. Gamay ra kaáyu,That error is no problem. It’s a very minor one.Dì gud nà pait kaáyu. Kwistiyun lang nà sa ánad,It’s really not difficult. It’s just a question of getting used to it.3controversy, dispute.Mupalit ka niánang yutáa nga nag-atubang kanà karun ug dakung kwistiyun?You are going to buy that land when it is being seriously questioned at the present time?v1[A; ac6]ask questions in a class or session.Mukwistiyun giyud ku basta dì kung kasabut,I ask questions when I don’t understand.Kwistiyunun ka gánì sa maistra, tubag dáyun,When your teacher questions you, answer immediately.Kini ang ákung ikwistiyun sa tís,I’ll have this question in the test.2[A12; c1]be a problem or difficulty.Maáyu ang plánu, ang nakakwistiyun lang kay way kwarta,It is a good plan, but the problem is there is no money.3[A; c1]raise s.t. to challenge or dispute.Wà kahay mukwistiyun niíning inyung gibúhat?Don’t you think anybody will question what you did?-abliaopen to suspicion, having s.t. anomalous or dishonest about it.Kwistiyunabli nga transaksiyun,A questionable transaction.Kwistiyunabli kaáyu ang kagíkan ánang bayhána,The real background of that woman is open to suspicion.
kwítisnfireworks consisting of rockets.v[A1; b(1)]explode fireworks consisting of rockets.
kwúta=kúta.
kyag-ang=kagangkagang,n.seekágang.
kyaknit=kulaknit.
kyampawnsting rays of genusDasyatis, but usually not brightly marked species.
kyampik.o. fish, name given to species of slipmouth that are thick and fleshy, as opposed to the rather thin and rounded species (palutputandsapsap): e.g.,Secutorruconius.
kyamud=kuyámud.
kyamuynk.o. candied fruit sold in Chinese stores with a single seed, the size of a small prune, with a taste that is salty, sour, and sweet at the same time.
kyápùn1Quiapo, a district in the heart of Manila.2female genitalia (humorous allusion, originating with a movie in which the hero, a jeepney driver, keeps peeping at his female passengers’ genitalia while shouting his destination, Quiapo).
kyawkaw, kyawkyawnfussy complaints.Ug mupirma ka, pirma lang. Way daghang kyawkyaw,If you are going to sign the papers, sign them. Do not make such a fuss.v[A; b3]making complaints on small things.Bísag gamay kaáyung sayup, mukyawkyaw ang manidyǐr,The manager makes a fuss about the tiniest mistakes.
kyugpus=kulugpus.
kyúkus=kulúkus.
kyungkungv[B3(1)6; c1]curl up.Mikyungkung (nakyungkung) ang núkus sa ínit nga bága,The dried squid curled up in the glowing embers.Nagkiyungkung pa gihápun ka dihà bísag taas na ang adlaw?You are still curled up there, even at this hour of the day?
kyuskuna kiosk in a park or plaza, usually used as a bandstand or a place for resting.v[b6]put a kiosk up s.w.
kyuskus=kuyuskus.
kyúumv1[B; c1]for s.t. with a horizontal opening to close tightly.Mukyúum ang imbaw ug matugaw,Clams shut tight when they are disturbed.Makyúum nang samára,That wound will close.Nagkakyúum ang mga dáhun sa akasya nga nagkagabíi na,The acacia leaves are slowly closing up as night is drawing near.2keep the mouth shut andnot talk.Mukyúum nà siya ug hisagpaan,She’ll shut up if you slap her.Kyuúmun (ikyúum) ku lang ang tinúud nga nahitabù,I’ll just keep my mouth shut as to what really happened.3[B; a1P]be doubled up in fear or pain.Mikyúum siya sa pagkaigù níya sa kutukutu,He doubled up from pain when he was hit in the solar plexus.a1tightly closed.2keeping the mouth shut.