kuríyu n mail. v [c6] send through the mails. — rihistrádu n registered mail.
kur kamandir n cadet commander of an ROTC unit in a school. v [B156; a2] be, become a corps commander.
kurkubádu, kurkubáwu a crooked, having a curve. Ilinya nímu sa papil nang káhuy nga kurkubádu? Are you going to use that crooked stick to line the paper? Kurkubádu siyag bukubuku, She has a crooked back. v [B12P; a] become curved, crooked. n hunchback. Nagminyù siyag kurkubádu, He married a hunchback.
kur kumandir = [kur kamandir].
kurlir n hair curlers. v [A; b6] put hair curlers in the hair.
kurmáta = [karumáta].
kurna1 v 1 [A; c1] tow s.t. that cannot run on its own power. Kurnáhun (ikurna) na lang nang dyíp ngadtu sa talyir, Better have the jeep towed to the repair shop. 1a drag s.o. s.w. Nangumprang gikurna ang mga bátà, Shopping dragging the children along. 2 [AN; a2] find s.o. unexpectedly s.w. and pick him up. Sundálu ang nagkurna sa tulisan ngadtu sa búkid, A soldier found the bandit unexpectedly in the mountains and picked him up. 2a meet s.o. with goods of his own production on the way to market and buy them from him. Ug makurna nímu ang kuhà sa mananagat, barátu ra, If you can buy the fish directly from the fisherman, it’s cheap. 2b pick up a girl in a public place for promiscuous petting. Adtu siya sa barátung sinihan mangurna, He goes to cheap movie houses and picks up s.o. to pet with. 2c [A; a12] take a girl around for rides. Gwápa tung ímung gikurna gabíi, The girl you took around last night was pretty. -da = [kurna1], 1.
kurna2 = [kurnir].
kurnáwu n 1 partners in a small business. 2 companion. 2a side-kick. Dì siya mubulag sa íyang kurnáwu, He won’t separate from his side-kick. v [AC; c1] be business partners. Kurnawhun (ikurnáwu) kung Pápa sa íyang nigusyu, Father will make me his business partner.
kurnil = [kurunil].