luhudluhud n a prostrate, spreading herb found in wasteland and open spaces, bearing small blue flowers in an axilliary, peduncled, leaflike spathe: Commelina diffusa.
luib n small bits of cooked rice or other burnt or partially burnt food that stick to the corners and creases of leaves which line the bottom of a cooking vessel.
lúib v [A2S3S; b(1)] betray, be unfaithful to s.o. Way mapyúsu nga makaluib sa mapya, No Mafioso can betray the Mafia. Giluíban siya sa íyang asáwa, His wife was unfaithful to him. ma-un a unfaithful, tending to betray. n see [maluíbun].
luing a having weak knees such that one can’t stand. v [B12] be, become weak-kneed. Pulyu ang nakaluing (nakapaluing) nang batáa, Polio has caused that child to have weak knees.
lúka1 v 1 [A; a] uproot, pull s.t. out by the roots. Átung lukáhun ang mga tanum nga way hinungdan, We’ll uproot the useless plants. 2 [a3] for two sisters to be married to two brothers. Ang íyang duha ka anak dalága nalúka pagkaminyù sa magsúun, His two daughters were married to the two brothers. 3 [A; a12] dislodge from power, put one’s reign to an end. Way makalúka ni Duránu sa únang puruk, No one can dislodge Durano from his hold on the first district. n a case of marriage where brothers marry sisters. lukahay v [C23] for brothers to marry sisters.
lúka2 = [lúku] (female).
lukà n short piece of bamboo tube, usually used as repository of documents, jewelry, or anything important. v [A; c] store s.t. in a lukà for safekeeping.
lúkab v 1 [A; a1] pry open. Hiraminta nga ilúkab sa salug, Tools to use in prying the floor up. 2 [A; b5] open a door or window shutter. Nalúkab ang pultahan tungud sa kusug hángin, The door came open in the strong wind. Íyang gilukában (gilúkab) ang íyang tindáhan ug sayu, She opened her store early. 2a burglarize. Gilúkab (gilukában) ang ílang upisína ug nawad-an silag tayipraytir, Their office was broken into and they lost a typewriter. n opening. Dakug lúkab ning tarúha, This kerosene can has a wide opening.
lúkad v [AB26; a1] uproot, dig out from the ground. Dalì malúkad (mulúkad) nang haligía kay dì lawum ang pagkalubung, That post will get uprooted because it’s not planted deep into the ground. Naglúkad silag mga sáhà sa ságing, They uprooted some banana shoots.
lukal n local. Iliksiyun nga lukal, Local elections. (←) — mid n locally made product.