Aprika n Africa. -na n African woman. -nu n African man.
aprindis, aprintis n apprentice. v [B136; a2] be, make into an apprentice.
apríta v [A; a2b2] 1 force s.o. to do s.t. by pressuring him. Hing-apritahan siya pagpatug-an, He was pressured into revealing the information. 2 [A; a12] hurry up, rush doing s.t. Mag-apríta tag lakaw kay umuúlan, Let’s walk fast because it’s about to rain. -du a pesteringly insistent.
apritáda (from prítu) n dish made of sauteed meat, peppers, peas, and potatoes or bananas. v [A; b2] make apritáda.
aprubar v [A; b(1)] approve a request. Aprubahan ku lang ning hangyù, I’ll just approve this request. aprubádu a 1 approved. 2 be in favor of s.t. Háin may ímung gustu? Aprubádu ka íning planúha? Which do you like? Are you in favor of this plan? 3 proven to be good. Ang Linimintu Sluwan aprubádu nga maáyu sa panakit sa kalawásan, Sloan’s liniment is proven the best for body pains. v [B1256] get to be approved. Ug maaprubádu ang ákung lún, If my loan is approved.
aptan see [atup].
apu n grandchild. paN- v [A2] have grandchildren. Unsang idára ka nangapu? At what age did you have grandchildren? apuhan n grandparent. — sa sungkud, túhud, matag bagul Great, great-great, great-great-great grandchild, respectively.
ápù v [APB2S; c1P] pierce into or go into a hole as far as it will go, cause s.t. to do so. Siyay miápù (mipaápù) sa lansang, He drove the nail all the way in. Nag-apù ang gasulinadur ug kusug ang dágan, The accelerator was all the way down and it went fast. Nagkaapù na ang táwu sa lungag nga íyang gikubkub, The man is getting hidden beneath the hole he is digging. a gone all the way into a hole.
apud = [aplud].
ápud v 1 [A; b5c] give each. Apúrun (apúran) ta mu ug tagurha ka libru, I will give each of you two books. 2 [B15] to have [so-and-so-many] each. Nag-ápud silag pusil, They each have a rifle. 3 [A12] be enough for each to have a share. Kining prútas dílì makaápud kanátù, These fruits are not enough for all of us. maN- n cost one centavo each. Ang dulsi mangápud, The candies are one centavo each. pang- n distribution. Gipadayúnan ang pang-ápud sa humstid, They continued giving out homestead sites. apud-apud v [AN; c] distribute, divide among. Ang pusta giapud-apud sa daghang táwu, The bet was divided up among many people.