bakang a 1 bowlegged. 2 deprecatory term for the Japanese. v [B] become bowlegged. Mabakang (mubakang) ang bátà kun punáyan ug tambid, A child becomes bowlegged if he is always carried astride. (←) v [B125] get tired out from looking for s.t. Diin ka ba nga nabákang man kug pinangítà nímu? Where have you been? I’ve gotten so tired (lit. become bowlegged) looking for you.
bakanti n 1 vacancy. Wà na mi manáwat ug bag-ung kawáni kay way bakanti, We’re not accepting new employees because there’s no vacancy. 2 vacant place. Nangítà mig bakanting lingkuránan, We were looking for a vacant seat. 3 piece of land left to lie fallow. v 1 [B126; b(1)] for a vacancy to open up, leave s.t. vacant. Magubà ang balay nga bakantíhag dúgay, A house that is left vacant for a long time will go to pieces. 2 [B126] for a piece of land to lie fallow.
bak-ap v [A; b5] shoulder expenses. Bak-apan (bak-apun) ku ang tanang balayran, I’ll take care of all the expenses.
bákas n one who contributes capital to a venture. Ang ákung bákas dakug gipuhúnan sa ámung nigusyu, My partner has chipped in a sizeable capital to our partnership. v [C; ac] be partners. Dílì na sila magkumpitinsiya. Bakásun níla ang ílang nigusyu, They will join their businesses in a partnership. Kanang ímu usa ka líbu ibákas na lang sa átung puhúnan, Add your one thousand to our capital. ka- = [bákas], n.
bakasi = [balakasi].
bakasiyun n vacation. v [A; b6] take, spend vacation. Adtu ku sa Hungkung bakasiyun, I will spend my vacation in H. K. -ista n one who is taking a vacation. Ang Bagyu nagsugwak sa mga bakasyunista, Baguio is crowded with vacationers.
bakat n k.o. hamper, a woven container about 2′ high with a top. -in- k.o. large, round, smooth tomato.
bakatin n wild pig.
bakatya v [A; a1] 1 subject s.o. to hard, severe treatment. Kusug mubakatyag súgù nang agalúna, That master drives (his servants) to work very hard. Gibakatya siyag bukbuk sa mga buguy, He was severely mauled by the roughnecks. 2 discipline s.o. wild, unruly. Mabuútan ang irù ug dúnay makabakatya íni, A dog will become meek if s.o. disciplines it.
bakawan = [bakhaw1].