lángub n cave. v [B1256; a12] become, make into a cave.
lang-ug a having the putrid smell of severe halitosis. Lang-ug ang bàbà ug bag-ung mata ug dì makapanutbras, A person that has just woke up has awful halitosis until he brushes his teeth. v [B] get a foul smell. Mulan-ug ang túbig sa bangà ug dílì kailísan, The water in the jar will turn foul if you don’t change it.
lángut v [A2; b] stick to work until it is done. Tiwas dáyun nà ug langútan nákù ug tulu ka úras, It’ll get done quickly if I stick to it for three hours.
languy v 1 [A; ac] swim. Gikalambrihan siya samtang naglanguy, He had an attack of cramps while he was swimming. 2 [A13] float as if swimming. Ayawg isirbi ang sud-ang naglanguy sa mantíkà, Don’t serve food that’s swimming in fat. 3 [b8] for soup to be too dilute. Grábi sab ka makasabaw kalanguyan man, How terrible the soup is! You could practically swim in it. (←) v [A12] swim for pleasure. n 1 action of swimming. Ang ámung lánguy niadtung Duminggu, Our swim last Sunday. 2 swimming contest. linangyan n style of swimming.
langyaw v 1 [A; b6] travel abroad. Mulangyaw ku inigkahíkay sa paspurt, I’m going abroad as soon as my passport is ready. 2 [A2; b6] emigrate. Mulangyaw sila sa Mindanaw, They will emigrate to Mindanao. n foreigner. buhatang, kalihúkang — Department of Foreign Affairs. 2 extra-marital relations (humorous). Human sa trabáhu dílì pa nà siya mupaúlì kay dúna pay kalihúkang langyaw nga atimanun, After work he doesn’t go directly home because he still has some foreign relations to attend. — nga kalabútan foreign affairs.
lanipgà n forest tree with wood that smells like cedar, used for making cigar boxes, finger boards for guitars, et al.: Toona calantas.
lanit v [A; a] grab s.t., usually with speed. Milanit siya sa íyang amirkána ug miadtu sa huspital, He grabbed his coat and went to the hospital. Gilanit ang íyang pitáka sa kawatan, The thief snatched her purse. Gilanitan ku níya sa íyang pistúla, He drew his gun on me.
laniw n k.o. small flying fish, smaller than the barúnguy and bangsi.
lankay = [langkay].
lanlan v [A; a12] 1 eat food usually taken with rice or corn (sud-an) all alone. Mulanlan siya sa isdà úsà mukáun sa kan-un, He eats the fish and then eats his rice afterwards. Mau ra niy bulad, ayaw ug lanlána, This is all the dried fish we have. Don’t eat it without rice. 2 by extension, eat s.t. alone that usually accompanies s.t. else. Mulanlan lang siyag dyam nga way pán, He eats jam all alone without bread.