mabgas = [malubgas].
mabúlu n k.o. medium-sized tree of the primary forest, cultivated for its fruit. The wood is hard and used for furniture, the heartwood being nearly black: Diospyros discolor.
mad-as a land that has dried up. v [B1] be, become dry land. Nagmad-as ang pilapilan nga walà na makultibar, The rice paddies are dry after being left uncultivated.
mádil n fashion model. v 1 [A1; c] model s.t. 2 [B156; a2] be a fashion model. -un(→) a having a body like a model.
madrasta n stepmother.
madri1 n nun. — dipamilya woman head of the family. — supiryúra mother superior. v [B156; a] be, become a nun. paka- v [A; a12] pretend to be a nun, treat like a nun. madrihun a having ways or traits of a nun. Madrihun kaáyug nawung bayhána, inusinti kaáyug dagway, That woman is like a nun. Such an innocent face.
madri2 n main frame of a door or window shutter. v [c1] make a main frame of a shutter.
madri kakaw n small ornamental tree flowering profusely with pink or lavender blooms, used for firewood and fencing: Gliricidia sepium.
madri míya an exclamation of alarm, surprise, or disgust mainly by speakers who have been under Spanish influence. Madri míya, tingálig mahū́g nang bátà, My God! Watch out, the baby is going to fall. Madri míya! Nabúhat nímu tu! My God! You actually did that!
madrína n godmother, the female sponsor at one’s baptism, wedding, confirmation, or ordination. v [B136; c1] be, become the madrína.