rumbu v [A; ac] 1 head towards the direction of; take s.t. s.w. Sakayang nagrumbu dinhi, A boat heading this way. Ang ímung kabúang nagrumbu nímu sa kadáut, Your foolishness is leading you to misery. Rumbuha nang kahúya, Head towards that tree. 2 be the target or object of. Aku tung íyang girumbu sa insultu, I was the target of his insult. 3 [A; a] batter, ram s.t. down. Rumbúhun ta ning pultahan kay nawálà ang yábi, Let’s batter the door down because we lost the key. n 1 direction or heading taken. Tan-áwa ug unsay rumbu sa barku, See what direction the ship took. Ása rumbu ning dalána? Where does this road lead to? Gitumba níya ang káhuy rumbu sa sapà, He felled the tree directly into the river. 2 destination, goal. 3 target, object aimed at.
rumíru n rosemary, sold as a dried herb for spice.
rumlun = [rumblun].
rumpi v [A; a] 1 destroy s.t. by breaking it to pieces. Ang mga tulisan mauy mirumpi sa pultahan, The robbers broke the door down. Si Ilurdi mauy nagrumpi sa gúsuk ni Kusáka, Elorde shattered Kosaka’s ribs. 2 destroy a girl’s reputation. Narumpi na ang kadunggánan ánang bayhána, The reputation of that girl is ruined. n = rumpi kandádu. — kandádu n general name for barracudas (the lock breaker): Sphyraena jello, et al.
run short for [karun].
runda v [A; a12] 1 police raid. Mga Písi ang mirunda sa sugálan, The P.C. raided the gambling den. 2 go to s.o.’s house unexpectedly to collect a debt, ask for charity. Girunda mi sa mananaygun, The carollers came to see us to solicit money (lit. raided us).
rundalya n orchestra consisting mainly of native stringed instruments. v [A1] form a rundalya.
rúng a wrong answer in an exam. Rúng tanan ang ákung ansir, All my answers were wrong. v 1 [A; b(1)] mark s.t. wrong. 2 [B126; b6] be, become wrong.
rungkilyu n name of a notorious bandit during Spanish times. v [B3(1)] flare up at s.o. unreasonably at the slightest provocation. Murungkilyu (marungkilyu) siya kun mahubug, He gets mad easily when he is drunk.
runíyu n mimeographing machine (so called from the brand name Roneo). v [A; a] mimeograph s.t.