mubgas = [malubgas].
múbil n 1 mobile patrol. Pag-abut sa múbil nanágan ang mga sugarul, When the mobile patrol arrived, the gamblers disappeared. 2 Mobil oil gasoline station. — patrul = [múbil], 1.
mubù a 1 short, brief. Mubù nga sirmun, A brief sermon. 2 short in height or quantity. Mubù si Napuliyun, Napoleon was a short man. Mubù ang mga sinínà karun, Dresses are short nowadays. 3 low. Mubù ang lamísa pára sa mga bátà, The tables for the children are low. 3a low in price, grade. Pilía nang tinda nga mubù ra ug prisyu, Choose low-priced goods. Mubù ug grádu ang buluk, The dull child got a low grade. 4 in phrases: having little. — ug buut in a bad mood. Ayaw nag samuksamuka kay mubù run nag buut, Don’t disturb him because he is in a bad mood now. — ug ginháwa short-winded. — ug idukasiyun having little education. Mubù siyag idukasiyun maung way batásan, He’s just ignorant. That’s why he is ill-mannered. — ug lánat lacking endurance. Mubù ra siyag lánat sa lánguy, He cannot swim very far. — ug lupad like a prostitute. Ang mga babáying mubù ug lupad tinámay sa katilingban, Women of easy virtue are held in contempt by the community. — ug paminsar lacking thinking power. Mubù nà siyag paminsar. Maung gigastu ang puhúnan, He didn’t think very hard and that is why he spent his capital. — ug panlantaw lacking foresight. — ug pasinsiya lacking patience. — ug tinan-awan nearsighted. — ug tubul sensitive, easy to take offense. Kamubù nímug tubul uy. Dì man ka kakumidiyáhan, You’re too sensitive. It’s impossible to make a joke with you. — ug tul-an having short limbs. 5 low in pitch. Mubù siyag tíngug, She has a low voice. v 1 [B1; ab7] be brief, concise. Mub-a ang ímung tubag, Make your answer short. 2 [AB; b7c1] become low, make s.t. low. Imubù (mub-a) lang pagtábas ang ákung sayal, Just cut my skirt short. Mub-i ning ákung buhuk dapit sa kílid, Cut my hair short on the sides. ha- a short. -g- a short (plural). Sa mugbù pa ang lubi, In olden times (when the coconuts were still short). -in- n shortenings. Ang yúbi mauy minubù sa University of the Visayas, U.V. is short for the University of the Visayas.
múda n mode, current fashion. Múda karun ang mugbù nga sinínà, Short dresses are the style these days. v [B1; c1] be in fashion.
mudílu n 1 fashion model, one who poses for photographers or artists. 2 style or design. 3 model to emulate. Mudílu sa maáyung pamatásan, A paragon of good behavior. 4 a small copy, model of s.t. Mudílu sa ayruplánu, Model airplane. v [A; c6] work as a model that poses.
mudipikar v [A; c1] modify s.t. to adopt it for a new use. Mudipikahun nátù ning silyang himúung tuwangtúwang, Let’s modify this chair to turn it into a rocking chair.
mudiradur n in the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (a merging of several Protestant sects), the executive head of a conference composed of several local congregations in a certain area. v [B156; a2] be the moderator.
múdirn n modern dance of the late sixties and seventies. v [A23] dance a modern dance.
mudirnu a modern. Mudirnung paági sa panguma, Modern farming methods. v [B12; a12] be, become modern; make s.o. or s.t. modern.
mudista n seamstress, usually one who sews very ordinary clothes. v [B156; a12] be, become a seamstress.