máhay n feelings of hurt and regret at what s.o. did. Arun walay máhay apúran ta kamung tanan, So there will be no hurt feelings, I’ll give you each one. v [A; b3c5] have feelings of hurt. Nagmáhay kung napalit ku tung sapatúsa, I’m sorry I bought those shoes. Ikay ákung gimaháyan sa nahitabù, I blame you for (lit. you are the reason I’m regretting) what happened. Gikamaháyan ta ka kay wà ka mudúaw nákù, You hurt me because you did not pay me a visit. walay — v [A13] there was nobody that felt bad, said in two situations: when people who attack on s.o. are beaten up instead (i.e., they cannot blame anyone but themselves), and when people who set on s.o. are unsuccessful (i.e., no one felt bad because they were successful).
mahika n magic.
mahiku n word referring to an unknown location when asking or giving a location, usually used in anger. Lupad ngadtu sa mahiku, animála ka, Get out, I don’t care where, you beast. Ambut ásang mahikúha tu nákù ikabutang ang pisti nga hunsuy, I don’t know where the heck I left that blinkety-blank pipe.
mahistrádu n judge. v [B156; a12] be made, become a judge.
mahugani n mahogany.
maigang n medium to large tree of the primary forest, with fruit similar in flavor and taste to lungbuy: Eugenia polycephaloides.
mailúku = [mamilúku].
ma-in-un(←), ma-in-ánun alternant of ma-un used with some bases in place of ma-un. Matinabángun, Helpful. Masinabtánun, Full of understanding.
mais n 1 maize, the corn plant or any part of it. 1a bugas — corn grits. Mahal na ang prisyu sa bugas mais karun, The price of corn grits has increased. v [A1] have corn grits as one’s staple food. Nagmais lang mi kay barátu man kay sa humay, We had corn grits as our staple food because it is cheaper than rice. -an, ka-an, -al n cornfield. v [A1; a12] have a cornfield. maismáis n 1 ornamental plant similar to the corn plant, and growing up to 3′: Dracaena sanderiana and D. fragrans. 2 folding knife with a handle that is made of sheet metal, molded into the form of an ear of corn. 3 name given to the largest species of flying fish (bangsi). -un = maismáis, 3.
maistra n 1 female teacher. 1a term of address or title for a teacher. Nía na si Maistra Lúling, Here is Mrs. Loling, the teacher. 2 education course. Maistra ang gikúhang kursu ni Pirla, Perla is majoring in Education. (→) voc. teacher, ma’am. v 1 [A; b6] for a woman to teach. Tunghaan nga gimaistráhan ni Sunya, The school where Sonia is teaching. 2 [B156; a1] be a (female) teacher. Maistráhun ku ning ákung anak, I’ll make my daughter into a teacher. ubra — see [ubra].