lingag a lacking concentration, preoccupied with many other things so as to make stupid mistakes. Lingag man maung bisag kurik girúngan, She is so careless. She marked correct answers wrong. Wà siya makatúman sa túgun kay lingag man, She didn’t do what she was told because she was careless. v [B1] be, become careless, preoccupied with other distracting activities. Nagkalingag na ning draybir námù. Sígi na lang makabanggà, Our chauffeur is getting careless. He keeps having accidents.
lingagngag = [alingagngag].
lingas a unable to keep still but moving about all the time instead. Lingas kaáyu ning batáa, dì mahimutang, This boy is always moving about, he can’t keep still. v [B; b6] be moving about always and not keeping still.
língat v 1 [AB24] for the eyes to rove, move the eyes. Milíngat lang ang íyang mata pagsúd níya sa palasyu, Her eyes popped out of her head when she went in the palace. Naglíngat siya sa simbahan, She looked around at the people in the church. 2 [A] behave badly, wildly when one is in a place where formal behavior is expected. Mulíngat lang ning mga bátà kung túa sa láing báy, My children act wild when they are in other people’s houses. Naglíngat lang siya didtu sa baylihan kay hubug man, He acted wildly at the dance because he was drunk. (→) a 1 careless, not paying attention to what one is about. Hibyaan níya ang bág kay lingat man, She left her bag because she was careless. 2 failing to behave modestly and composed in a place where one is expected to be on one’s good behavior. v [B12; b6] be, become careless. Nalingat siya kay giapura, She was careless because she was rushed.
lingátung n shrub or small tree having numerous stinging hairs, with magical uses to drive unglù away: Laportea brunnea. v [b4(1)] get the stinging hairs of this plant on one.
lingaw v 1 [A; a12] attract one’s interest or attention. Ákung lingawun si Máma ug ikay kúhà sa dulsi, I’ll keep Mom’s attention while you get the candy. 2 [A2; a12] entertain, amuse. Ang íyang kumidiya dílì makalingaw nákù, His jokes don’t amuse me. Nalingaw ang bátà ug panakup ug apan, The child is amused, occupying himself with catching grasshoppers. n thing to keep oneself busy with. Ug wà kay lingaw, pagtuun, If you don’t have anything to do, you could study. ka- v [A3; b6] do s.t. in one’s spare time, spend one’s time doing s.t. Samtang nagpaábut ku, magkalingaw kug bása, While I am waiting, I will pass the time reading. lingawlíngaw v 1 [A13] amuse, divert oneself. Human sa trabáhu, maglingawlíngaw mi, After work we amuse ourselves. 2 [A13; b6] spend one’s spare time doing s.t. Human dáyun ni kay ákung lingawlingáwan ug pintal human sa trabáhu, It won’t take long to get done painting because I’ll do it in my spare time after work. n recreation, amusement. Álang kaníya ang panulat usa ka lingawlíngaw, For him writing is a form of relaxation. palingawlíngaw v [A; b6] pretend to be occupied or engrossed with s.t. to avoid confronting an embarrassing situation. Nainsultuhan gud siya piru nagpalingawlíngaw lag hinábì sa uban, She felt insulted but she just pretended to be engrossed in her conversation with other people. ka-an(←) n amusement. Sa karnabalan daghang kalingáwan, In the fair grounds there are lots of amusements. maka-r-(←) a affording amusement.
lingay, língay v [A2] for the sun to move beyond the zenith and the shadows to lengthen in the afternoon. Milingay na ang adlaw ug wà pa sila makapaniudtu, The sun has moved beyond the zenith and they still have not taken their lunch. Nakalingay ang anínu sa lubi gíkan sa kural apan ang aláyun wà pa makasúgud, The shadow of the coconut tree has moved beyond the fence, but the work bee has not yet started.
lingbas n file. — nga língin rattail file. — nga mídiya língin half-round file. — nga tris kantus triangular file. v [A; a1] 1 file s.t. down, off. 2 make, make into a file. -in- n filings. -in-an a for the voice to be cutting and sharp. Gitubag ku níya sa usa ka tíngug nga linimbásan, She answered me in a sharp and cutting voice.
lingbáhun = [limbáhun].
linggà v [B6; a12] for boats to roll. Pag-ági sa barku gilinggà ang sakayan, The fishing boat rolled in the wake of the ship.