kurukutuk1 n sound made by chickens in summoning other chickens. v [A; b6] for a rooster or hen to make a sound like kurukutuk. Mingkurukutuk dáyun ang sunuy pagkakità sa himungáan, The rooster immediately called the hen when he saw her. Gikurukutukan sa himungáan ang íyang mga pisù, The mother hen called her chicks.
kurukutuk2 n k.o. bird, the zebra dove: Geopelia striata.
kúrum n 1 quorum of a meeting. 2 have a requisite number of people for a game of cards or other table game. Kúrum na giyud ta, magmadyung na ta dáyun, We’ve got a quorum, so let’s start our mahjong at once. 3 have an intimate get-together, esp. for drinks (slang). Dúnay kúrum sa ámung balay karung gabíi, We’ll have a drinking session in our house tonight. v 1 [B13(1)6; b6] form a quorum in a meeting or for a game. 2 [C; c] have an intimate get-together among friends.
kurúna n 1 crown of royalty or royalty in a pageant. 1a garland put on the head. 1b crown as a symbol of supremacy. Maílug kahà ang kurúna sa átung kampiyun? Will anyone wrest the champion’s crown from him? 2 wreath of flowers as an offering for the dead. 3 priest’s tonsure. 4 tails of a coin. 5 the curved lower part of the anchor. Ang kurúna sa angkla mauy mag-una pagbungad sa bunbun, The crown of the anchor touches the sand first. 6 a small side-compartment in the fish corral (bungsud) into which the fish which were not caught in the main compartment are driven. v 1 [A; b6(1)] crown royalty. Ang gubirnadur mauy mikurúna sa hára, The governor crowned the beauty queen. Si Kristu gikurunáhan ug tunuk, Jesus Christ was crowned with thorns. 1a [a12] make into a crown or wreath. 2 [A; b6] put a wreath on a grave or coffin. 3 [b(1)] tonsure a priest. Gikurunáhan na ag manghud kung siminarista, My brother in the seminary has already been given his tonsure. 4 [B256; a2] for tails to come up in coin tossing. Mukurúna (makurúna) gánì ni, ikaw na say antug, If this comes out tails, you take a turn in tossing. paN- v [A2; b(1)] for the baby to crown in delivery. Nangurúna na ang úlu sa bátà, The baby has already crowned.
kurunasiyun n coronation. v [A13] perform a coronation ceremony.
kurung1 n chicken cage about 2–3′ high and just as deep and wide, usually set in rows abreast. v [A12; b6] construct or put a chicken cage s.w.
kurung2, kúrung n veil or any other head covering used by women in church. v [A; b] wear a veil on the head while in church. Salingawhan ku ug dílì ku makakúrung sa simbahan, I feel uneasy if I do not wear a veil in the church.
kurungkuntung a somewhat mentally retarded or not able to think. Dílì makatumung sugúun ang táwung kurungkuntung, A person who is somewhat retarded cannot do errands properly. v [B12] lose one’s common sense, ability to think reasonably. Nakurungkuntung siya pagkabangkarúta sa íyang nigusyu, After he went bankrupt he began to act unreasonably—as if his mind were s.w. else.
kurunil n colonel in the military or police. v [B1256] be, become a colonel.
kurunit n woman’s hair style in which the curled hair is formed like a crown around the head.