laaw n stray cat.
láay a 1 monotonous, wearingly boring. Láay kaáyu ning wà tay búhat, It is so dull to be without anything to do. Láay kaáyu ang pagpaábut, It is very boring just to wait around. 2 disgusting, disappointing in that one doesn’t conform to what is expected of him. Laáya nímu uy, ingun ka palitan ku nímug sapátus, How disgusting! You promised to buy shoes for me (but you didn’t). Kaláay bayang Nína, gipanabì diay níya ang ákung sikrítu, How disgusting of Nina. She told my secret to everybody. v [B124; b4] be boring, feel bored. Nagkalaay na ning trabahúa kay mu ra gihápun, This work is getting boring because it is always the same thing. Mipaúlì na lang siya kay gilaáyan nag pinaábut nímu, He just went home. He got tired of waiting for you. (→) n a variety of corn that takes a long time to mature. laaylaay v [A; b(1)] while away time or do s.t. for the meantime. Samtang magpaábut ku mulaaylaay lang kug gansilyu, While I’m waiting, I’ll while away the time crocheting. Gilaaylaayan ku lang nig búhat, nahuman na giyud, I just did this little by little during my spare time, and now it’s finished. ka-(→) = laaylaay. ka- n boredom.
láb1 n half of the number of points or one less half the number of points that make a tennis or pingpong game. (From the notion that when the one who is behind reaches half the number of points—usually ten points, that number is subtracted from the winner’s points and the one behind is reckoned at zero. E.g. a score 12 to 10 is reckoned at dus láb instead of dúsi diyis.) v [A; b6] for the one who is behind to get as far as the half-way point. Makaláb lang ku, sigurádu giyud kung makaagpas ug makadaug, If I can make it to love (ten points), I’m sure I can catch up and win. Siya ang kampiyun apan gilában ku siya, He is the champion, but I was able to get ten points (out of twenty-one).
láb2 n lab.
laba v 1 [A; b1] wash clothing. Gilabhan níya ang ákung púlu, She washed my shirt. Ang batu nga ílang gilabhan, The stone where they do their washing. 2 [A; b] scold, talk against. Gilabhan ka na sad sa ímung bus? Did your boss give you a cussing out again? 3 [b(1)] be badly defeated. Gilabhan námù ang ílang tím sa baskitbul, We trounced their team in basketball. -kára n washcloth. v [A; b] wash the face with a washcloth. labalába v [A; bc1] work furiously, in a concentrated way. Átung labalabáhan pagpanday ang iskuylahan, Let’s work furiously building the school. 2 keep scolding, ranting against. a done at a furious pace. labhanan n 1 dirty laundry. 2 place to do wash. 3 place to air grievances. labhunun = labhanan, n1. nilabhan (linabhan) n clean laundry. -bu(←) n lavatory, sink. -da(←) n laundry done for pay. v [AN; b5] take in wash, work off a debt by doing laundry. Naglabáda (nanglabáda) na lang siya, She took in wash. labandíra n washerwoman. v [B156; a] be a washerwoman. labandíru n laundryman. -dur n basin.
labà1 n stains, spots, uneven color. Ang labà sa íyang mga sinínà walà makúhà, We could not get the stains out of her dress. v [B; c1] get stained, spotted in color. Mulabà (malabà) ang kulur sa sinínà ug ibuwad kini sa ínit, The color of the dress will become uneven if it gets exposed to the sun. Ayaw nag labaa (ilabà) ug pintal, Don’t paint it unevenly. labàlabà v [B46] have splotches of lighter or darker hue, not evenly smooth. Naglabàlabà ang sinínang dikulur nga giladlad, The colored dress got splotched when it was bleached in the sun.
labà2 = [taas] (dialectal). pa-(←) v [A; b6] do s.t. to enhance one’s image in public. Kanang íyang panghátag kwarta nagpalábà lang sa íyang papil, He gave money, but only to enhance his public image. n action of doing s.t. for the show and not with earnest intent.
*lába see kilába.
labábu see [laba].
labad a 1 for the head to ache. Labad kaáyu ang ákung úlu, I have a terrible headache. 2 giving a headache, problem. Labad kaáyung tudlúan. Búgù unyà dì pa mamínaw, It’s a real headache to teach him. He’s stupid and on top of that, he won’t listen. Ang pagbáyad ímung labad, It’s your headache how to pay it off. v 1 [B46; b4] get, have a headache. Naglabad ning ákung úlu sa inyung kasábà, I have a headache because of your noise. Labdun (labarun) pa giyud ku ninyu ánang mga sulirána, You still have to trouble me with those problems. Tumar ug aspirin ug labdan ka sa úlu, Take aspirin if you have a headache. 2 [B12; b4] be mentally disturbed. Malabad siya basta higutman, He becomes deranged if he misses meals. labdunun a mentally disturbed. labdanan a prone to headaches.