bagansiya n vagrancy. v [a3] charged with vagrancy. Nabagansiya si Rus kay nasakpan nga namampam, Rose was charged with vagrancy because she was caught engaging in prostitution.
bag-as v [B12] 1 for animal tissue to decay and dry up. Ug mabag-as, dílì na bahù, Once it has decayed and dried, it doesn’t smell. 2 for tough guys to die (slang). Nabag-as na ang matun, The tough guy kicked off.
bagási, bagásu n bagasse, dried pulp of the sugar cane. bagasíru n employee in a sugar mill who gathers the pulp. v [B6; a2] be, become a pulp-gatherer.
bágat v 1 [AC; ac] meet, esp. on the sea. Nagbágat ang duha ka barku, The two ships met on the sea. Adtu níla ikabágat ang matahum nílang kaugmáun, There they will meet their rosy future. 2 [AC; ac2] barter products (from the notion that one goes to meet a fisherman and exchanges s.t. for his fish). Átung bagátun ang isig nátù kaabut, We will exchange our products with each other. Bagátan (ibágat) ku ning ákung humay ug isdà, I will barter my rice for fish.
bagatúngul = [balbangáan].
bagaw1 as if (dialectal).
bagaw2 = [bagal2].
bag-aw v [B1256] be kept waiting. Nabag-aw man lang kug pinaábut nímu, You kept me waiting for a long time.
bágay a 1 befitting, becoming. Bágay kaáyu sa íyang nawung ang antipára, His glasses are very becoming on his face. 2 for instruments to be in tune. Bágay na nang ímung sista, Your guitar is tuned now. 2a for voices to be blended. Bágay kaáyu ang ílang mga tíngug, Their voices are well blended. v 1 [B2C] harmonize with, match. Mibágay sa kurti sa íyang láwas ang íyang sinínà, Her dress is very good for her sort of body. Nagbágay ang íyang bag ug sapátus, Her bag and shoes match. 2 [A; a] tune musical instruments. Mubágay pa ku sa sista, I’ll tune the guitar first. 3 [B2; a1c3] for words to rhyme. Ang púlung ‘úlud’ dílì mubágay sa ‘pálad’, The word ‘worm’ doesn’t rhyme with ‘palm’. paN- n rhyming, verse-making.
bagaybay n fat in a fish that develops into eggs. v [B34; b4] develop bagaybay. Mau rung panahúna ang bangrus mubagaybay, This is the time the milkfish develops egg fat. -un a 1 having bagaybay. 2 big-stomached. Bagaybáyun ug tiyan ang mga táwung tambuk, Obese people have big stomachs.