lubakan n 1 a coconut palm with the defect that its nuts and fronds easily break or fall off. 2 the way certain coconuts develop with a husk so thick that the nut looks very much bigger than the ordinary, but with an ordinary amount of meat. v [B1256] for a coconut tree to get to be so that the nuts and fronds break off easily.
lubang1 v [A; c] transplant seedlings. Kamiy mulubang sa mga lubi, We will transplant the coconut seedlings. n seedling.
lubang2 v [B246] for pimples or rash to come out. Mulubang ang mga butuybutuy ug mukáun siyag pasáyan, She breaks out in rash if she eats shrimps.
lúbang n k.o. upland rice with big, round, reddish grains that ripen in five months.
lub-ang1 v [A; c] put all of s.t. in one container. Kinsa may naglub-ang íning tanang ságing sa kúlun? Who put all the bananas in the pot? Ilub-ang ang tanang linabhan sa duwang, Put all of the laundry in the basin.
lub-ang2 n 1 pothole. 2 hole to plant seedlings in. v [B12] for potholes to develop. -un(→) n seedling ready for transplanting to holes dug for the purpose.
lúbas n 1 heartwood of timber. 2 maturity, enough years to become seasoned (literary). v [b4] have well-developed heartwood. -an a 1 having well-developed heartwood. 2 seasoned, experienced. Lubásan nga magbabalaud, Seasoned lawmaker.
lubat n illness caused by a frightening experience, esp. contact with the dead. The cure is palínà. (see [*línà2]) Kanang íyang gibátì lubat nà niadtung kalit nga pagdawugdug, Her sickness is due to the intense fright she suffered from hearing the thunder. v [B246; b4] for an illness to develop or for s.t. that one has to get worse because of intense fright. Mulubat ang kabahung basta iadtug mintiryu, Sores get worse if you go to a cemetery when you have them. Gilubatan ang bátà kay gidúul sa minatay, The child got ill from fright because he was made to go near the corpse. pa- v [A; c] startle s.o. by s.t. sudden—a shout or a sudden spring from a concealed position. Palubatan nákù si Náti inigsúd sa kwartu, I’ll frighten Natie when she enters the room.
lubaung= [libaung].
lubay, lúbay a pliant, easily bent. Lúbay ang kawáyan, Bamboo bends. v [B2; b6] become supple. Mulúbay (malúbay) ímung láwas ug mukúhà kag bali, Your body becomes supple if you take ballet lessons. (→) n tender string beans. lubaylúbay v [A1P; c16] move or do s.t. slowly with a wiggly body. Maglubaylúbay (magpalubaylúbay) giyud nà siyang maglakaw, mu rag báyut, He walks slowly wiggling his body like a fairy. n k.o. wrasse.