láds v [A] lodge, rent a room or sleeping space. n loge in a movie house. ladyir n lodger.

lad-uk v [A; b6] 1 gulp down a liquid. Mulad-uk lang siyag kapi dáyung adtus trabáhu, He gulps down a cup of coffee before leaving for work. 2 = [lab-uk]. n 1 action of swallowing liquids. 2 quantity of liquid in a swallow. Tulu ka lad-uk sa túbig ígung ipugung sa uhaw, Three swallows of water, enough to stave off thirst.

ladyir see [láds].

laga = [hulmígas].

làgà v [A; a] broil water or water with s.t. in it: coffee, medicinal herbs, and the like. Naglàgà kug luy-a pára sa nagsakit kung tiyan, I am brewing ginger tea for my stomachache. -anan n any cooking utensil used for boiling purposes.

lagáak v [B2S3(1)46] produce a loud cracking or splitting sound. Kusug nga nakalagáak ang kawáyan pagpíkas niíni, The bamboo produced a loud cracking sound when it was split.

lag-ab1 v [A; a] drink in large gulps, drink greedily. Adtu na pud sa tubaan. Paglag-ab na pud didtu, Go on to the drinking stand. Swig your toddy. Ug lag-ábun nímu ang sabaw, dì na hisalinan ang uban, If you gulp all of the soup down, there won’t be any left for the others. n gulp. Sa usa ka lag-ab nahurut níya ang usa ka básu, He drank up the glassful in one gulp.

lag-ab2 a having spaces in between. Lag-ab ang pagkasalug sa balay, The flooring was put in with spaces between the floor boards. v 1 [B2; c1] get spaces between. Naglag-ab ang kamaisan kay daghan ang wà muturuk, The corn plants came up far apart because so many failed to germinate. Nalag-aban ang ámung baul sa karsáda, The road divided our field. 2 [A; b7] destroy a large portion of s.t., remove a large chunk out of. Ang bagyung Naring milag-ab sa ámung kalubihan, Typhoon Naring destroyed a large number of our coconut plants. Gilag-ában ug dakù ang kík, A big part was taken off the cake. n amount taken off.

lag-ab3 v [A; b6] belch, burp. Milag-ab siya sa kabusug, He burped because he was full. Dílì makatulug ang bátà ug dílì makalag-ab, The child can’t go to sleep unless he burps.

lagablab (from lablab) a 1 for clothing to be loose so as to be flapping. 2 talking continuously and inconsequentially. Katuúhan ba gud nà nga lagablab man, Can you believe him when he babbles on all the time? v 1 [A] be loose and flapping. Nalagablab ang pagkatahì sa íyang sinínà, After it was sewed, her dress was so loose it flapped. Naglagablab ang íyang ági sa íyang paglabay, She passed by with her skirts flapping. Naglagablab ang bandíra, The flag flapped. 2 [A; c] blab, talk too much. Sugut lang nà siyag way káun basta makalagablab lang, She doesn’t mind not eating so long as she can shoot off her mouth. Pagbantay unyag kining ímung hidunggan ímung ilagablab, Better watch out if you blabber about what you heard here.