arayis n skipper of small boats. v [B156] become, make into skipper.
arbul1 v [AN; b5] join s.o. in s.t. they have to eat, drink, ask for a smoke. Mangarbul (muarbul) na sad nig sigarilyu, He’ll probably come over to get a cigarette from us.
arbul2 n the royal poinciana tree: Delonix regia.†
arbularyu n a folk doctor who deals with plants. v [B156] be, become an arbularyu. pa- v [A1; b6(1)] have s.o. treated by an arbularyu. Paarbularyúhi na lang nà, kay dì madá sa duktur, Let an arbularyu treat it because a regular doctor can do nothing.
argabyádu = [agrabyádu].
argabyu = [agrabyu].
argardulsi = [limunsítu].
argh word used in writing to represent sound of coughing.
argulya n 1 metal ring. 2 k.o. merry-go-round consisting of a wheel mounted on a pole from which metal chains with rings at the end dangle. To operate this contrivance the child holds on to a ring and runs around generating momentum until he can swing around holding on to the ring. Other children can ride by holding rings suspended from the other chains.
argumintu n 1 arguments for or against s.t. 2 argument, discussion. v [C; a12] argue with s.o. about s.t. Nagkaargumintu mi mahitungud sa báyad, We had an argument about the payment. Argumintúhun nátù ni ug dílì ta magkaúyun, We will argue this out if we can’t make each other see eye to eye.