magasin2 n ammunition clip for automatic firearms.
magay n maguey, cultivated as a source of sisal fiber: Agave cantala or sisalana. (←) v [A] make into sisal hemp. magay mágay n ornamental plant similar to the maguey but smaller in size: Sansevieria spp.
magaya = [malagaya].
Magindánaw n Muslims of Cotabato and Zamboanga del Sur.
magka- durative active future for verbs referring to a state: be, becoming more and more [so-and-so]. (Past: nagka-. Subjunctive: magka-.) Verbs with this affix always have a stressed final syllable. Imbis nga magkakusug, nagkahinay hinúun, Instead of getting faster and faster, it was getting slower and slower. Wà lagi magkaduul ang bapur nganhi, nagkalayù hinúun, The boat is not coming nearer. It’s actually getting further and further away.
magka-(←) potential active verb affix, future. (Past: nagka-. Subjunctive: magka-.) Used with verbs referring to mutual actions (cf. mag-1, 5) but otherwise paralleling the potential meanings listed under maka-. 1 can [do] with each other. Dì tang tanan magkasákay, We cannot all ride together. 2 manage to [do] with each other. Wà mi magkasábut, We didn’t manage to come to an agreement. Nagkaábut sila sa tungàtúngà, They met in the middle. 3 happen to [do] with each other. Ug magkakítà gánì ang ímung babáyig asáwa, If your mistress and your wife happen to run into each other.
mag-l- alternant of mag-r-, and usually in competition with it, but with some roots only mag-r- is frequent or the form with mag-r- has acquired a different nuance. Magbalantay, Watchman. Magbuluhat ug mga mwiblis, Furniture maker.
maglalatik n k.o. folk dance in which half coconut shells are knocked to the rhythm of the accompanying music.
magnisya n milk of magnesia. — simpli a half dose of milk of magnesia (as opposed to — dubli, the full dose).
magnit n 1 magnet. 2 kissing scene (slang—from the notion that the faces come together as if magnetized). Daghang magnit ánang salidáha, There are plenty of kissing scenes in that movie. 3 syúgar — sugar magnate. v [A; a] 1 pick up with a magnet. 2 swipe, steal, spirit away. Kinsay nagmagnit sa ákung bálùn? Who swiped my lunch? 3 [C] kiss one another usually in a show (slang). a won over. Inigkanta nímu, magnit na silang tanan, When you sing, they’ll all be won over.