nu1 1 isn’t that right? ‘Muinum man ka, nu?’—‘Mu lang’, ‘You drink liquor, don’t you?’—‘I sure do’. 2 so it is, isn’t it? Martis man diay run, nu? Today is Tuesday, isn’t it? 3 particle asking the hearer if he understands: You know what I mean? Ákù siyang giabláhan. Unyà nu, mihílak siya, I proposed to her. And then, you know what? She cried. sa — = [sa]. see [unsa], 5.
nu2 = [kunu].
Nub. n abbreviation for Nubimbri, November.
*nubáli — [number of Spanish origin] in billiards, the amount of handicap a player gives his opponent, the amount he must reach before giving up the cue if his score is to be counted. Way kwinta tung nakuhir nímung singkwinta kay nubáli siyin may ímung gihátag nga bintáhà, The fifty points you scored do not count because your handicap was no points unless they amount to one hundred or more. — náda a without effect, useless. Nubáli náda lang ang tambag nímu ánang tawhána kay dì nà mamínaw, It’s useless to give advice to that fellow because he doesn’t listen. v [B12; c1] be without effect. Dílì giyud manubáli náda ang kahibalu sa makinilya, A knowledge of typing always will come in handy.
nubátu, nubátus a inexperienced, neophyte. Kumaw siya kay nubátu pa ánang trabahúa, He does it awkwardly because he is inexperienced in that job.
núbi n decoration representing clouds used in the background of the representation of the nativity scene in church at Christmas.
nubíla n novel. nubilista n novelist.
nubimbri = [nubyimbri].
nubína n novena. — nga bug-us n special novena for one person or soul. — sa kumun n novena offered for all souls on All Souls’ Day or on the nine days before. v [A; b6] hold a novena. Nakalingkawas tu siya sa purgaturyu kay nanubináhan, He has probably been saved from purgatory because a novena was held for him. — ug sugung, almanáki v [A12; b6] I’ll eat my hat, do the impossible (lit. read a novena from a bamboo tube, almanac). Magnubína kug sugung ug makapasar kas síbil sirbis, I will eat my hat if you pass the Civil Service exams. nubinahan n book used in praying the novena. nubinaryu n the nine-day period in which a novena is held. v [A13] hold this feast.
nubinta number ninety. see [disiutsu] for verb forms.