bahádu a 1 below normal, low. May bagyung umalábut. Bahádu ang barumítru, A typhoon is coming. The barometer is below normal. Bahádu ang prisyu sa kupras, The price of copra is low. 2 in a bad mood. Pagbantay mu. Bahádu bayà ang átung maistra run, Better be careful. Our teacher is in a bad mood today. v [B2] be in a bad mood, go down below normal.
bahag n G-string. Dì masaghirag bahag bayhána, That woman is terribly fertile. (Lit. You can’t brush a g-string against her without her getting pregnant.) v [A; a] wear, make a g-string. Gibahag níya ang íyang kamisin, He made a g-string out of his undershirt. — ang íkug v [B] 1 tuck the tail between legs. Mabahag ang íkug sa irù basta daug, A defeated dog tucks his tail between his legs. 2 run away in cowardice. Mibahag ang íyang íkug nga gigúkud sa íyang kaáway, He turned tail when his enemy pursued him. bahagbahag n harmless k.o. long thin jellyfish, semi-transparent, resembling a snake. Used in sorcery called sampal.
baháhà n bleat of sheep and goats. v [A; b6] bleat.
báhak 1 = [baláhak]. 2†.
bahakhak v [A] laugh boisterously. n boisterous laughter.
bahal n palm toddy one or two days old. v [A1PB26; a2] make, become bahal. Ibaligyà ta ning tanan kay bahalan unyà ta, Let’s sell all of this, otherwise, our toddy will turn into bahal on us. a for palm toddy to be aged two or three days. — nga syíti birnis = síti birnis. see [birnis].
bahálà n in charge of, responsible for. Aku nay bahálà sa tanan, I’ll take care of everything. — na I don’t care what happens, come what may. Bahálà nag unsay mahitabù basta makabawus lang ku, I don’t care what happens as long as I can get even. paN- v [A2] 1 say one doesn’t care. Ákù siyang giingnan ayaw pagminyù, namahálà lang, When I told him not to get married, he just said he didn’t care. 2 assume responsibility for. Akuy mamahálà sa balayranan, I’ll take charge of the payments.
bahalína n coconut toddy aged for several months. v [A1; a12] make aged palm toddy. Bahalináun ta ning tubáa, Let’s have this palm toddy age.
báhan n 1 team of militia workers. Tulu ka báhan sa písi, Three teams of constabulary men. 2 type of net fishing with a large group of people. v [A; a12] tie in a row, large groups. Itángag ang púkut didtu sa búkung ug bunut. Unyà bahánun, Put the net on top of the shells and husks; then tie them in a row to the net. bahanbáhan v [C] gang around. Nagbahanbáhan na pud ang mga batan-un sa átung baryu, The youngsters are running around in gangs in our neighborhood. Dílì ku mutúgut nga makigbahanbáhan ka sa mga buguy, I don’t like you to gang around with those good-for-nothing fellows.
bahandì n wealth, treasure. maN-, maN-r- n treasurer. Mamahandì (mamamahandì) sa lungsud, The treasurer of the town. -ánun a wealthy. Kun dì ka bahandiánun, dì ka mapílì, If you are not wealthy, you will not get elected.