arul v 1 [A3; b6] shave the hair off the head. Giarulan ang binilanggung patyunun, The condemned prisoner had his hair shaved off. 2 [BN; b6] lose hair, feathers. Muarul (mangarul) ang manuk ihás ug mating-init, Wild chickens shed their feathers in the hot season.
arúma n spiny shrub or small tree similar to ipil-ipil, used for firewood. Said to be the plant from which Christ’s crown of thorns was made: Acacia farnesiana.
arun1 in order to. Mupaúlì siya arun pag-utaw (nga mangutaw), She is going home to iron. kay — in order to, so that. Magtígum ku kay arun makapalit kug awtu, I will save so that I can buy a car. — ingnun in order to be said, to be mistaken for. Nagpulupangutána siya arun ingnun walà masáyud, He keeps asking questions so they will think he does not know. pa-, paka- ingnun v [A13] make false pretenses. Adtu siya magpakaarun-ingnun (magpaarun-ingnun) nga dakung táwu, There he goes making pretenses that he is an important person. paarun-árun v [A13] do s.t. under pretenses. Nagpaarun-árun siya ug diskursu bísan ug dílì siya kamau, He made pretensions of delivering a speech though he doesn’t know how.
arun2 (from karun) 1 particle calling s.o.’s attention when he is being spoken to. Arun, Pidru, gitawag ka, Hey, Pedro! S.o. is calling you! 2 particle introducing a new subject. Arun, muadtu ka sa Amirika? Now, are you going to America?
árun see [karun].
arunsa v 1 [A; c] move, move s.t. over. Iarunsa ngari ang kahun, Move the box this way. 2 [B] advance, progress. Muarunsa ang táwu ug magkúgi, A person who works hard will prosper. 3 [b7c1] advance, move s.t. ahead in time. Arunsáhun (iarunsa, arunsáhan) nátù ang adlaw sa kasal, Let us advance the date of the marriage. 4 [B] become more and more. Nag-arunsa siya pagkaabusáda, She is getting more and more abusive. 5 [APB; b7c1] raise, rise. Muabut na ang bag-u nátung isták, mag-arunsa (magpaarunsa) ta sa prisyu, When the new stock arrives, let’s raise the price. Muarunsa ang prisyu sa humay, The price of rice will rise. n progress, advancement. Gamay ang arunsa sa íyang swildu, He received a very small increase in pay.
arus1 v [A; a] cut a growth short: hair, grass, hedge; strip the leaves, fruits, or flowers from a plant. Kinsay miarus sa mga rúsas? Who picked all of the roses? Naarus ang íyang kílay dihang mikalit pagsiláub ang kaláyu, Her eyebrow was singed off when the flame suddenly flared up. Giarusan ku siya kay gikutu, I cut her hair short because she has lice.
*arus2 — ala balinsiyána n Arroz a la Valenciana. — kaldu n rice porridge with chicken. — kun kamarun n rice with shrimp. v [A] prepare a rice dish.
ar-utísi n ROTC. v [A] hold, attend ROTC. Dílì ku muar-utísi rung hápun kay sakit ákung tiil, I will not attend ROTC drill this afternoon because my foot hurts. Mag-ar-utísi ba ta ugmà? Will we have ROTC tomorrow?
aruwákà n 1 k.o. ornamental plant with flowers that bloom at midnight. 2 prostitute. v [B; b6] become a prostitute.