mirakul a persons short in height (humorous—so called from miracle rice, a newly developed variety of rice which ripens rapidly). — rayis n miracle rice.
miramíra v [A; b] wave the fingers at s.o. in anger. Gimiramiráhan ku níya, mu rag si kinsang dunyáha, She waved her fingers at me as if she were some grand señora.
mirasul n sunflower: Helianthus annuus.
mirída n bad omen, usually portending death of s.o. far away. v [A13; b(1)] for a portent of death to appear. Pagkamatay ni Pidil sa Manílà nagmirída sa íla kay may itum nga alibangbang nga nagtuyuktúyuk, When Fidel died, there was an omen that appeared to them: a black butterfly fluttering about in their house.
miriguráwun n a children’s game in which all the participants hold hands to form a circle; then they let the circle turn singing at the same time.
mirkánu = [amirikánu].
miriku n folk doctor that treats illnesses of natural or supernatural cause. v 1 [B156; b(1)] be, become a folk doctor. 2 [A; c1] have a sickness treated by a folk doctor. Imiriku (mirikuha) kanang ímung buyagbuyag, Have a folk doctor take care of that skin ailment. pa- v [A; c] go to a folk doctor for treatment.
mirinda = [miryinda].
miringgi1 n meringue. v [A; a] make meringue, put meringue on s.t.
mirísi expression indicating that s.o. got his just desserts. Mirísi nga nahúlug ka kay kiat man, That’s what you get when you won’t sit still. Now you fell.