úpà v 1 [A; c1] chew food for s.o. else, esp. for a child to eat. 2 [A; b6] spit s.t. out. Giupáan ku sa núkus sa íyang átà, The squid squirted its ink out at me. Akung giúpà ang midisína kay pait kaáyu, I spat out the medicine because it was very bitter. n pulp left after sucking the juice of s.t. chewed. -in- n chewed food for s.o. else to eat.
upak n a piece or part of s.t. in cake or bar form. Usa ka upak kámay, A cake of sugar. v 1 [AB; a1] cut s.t. into bars or pieces; get broken. Upaka únà ang mahariyal únà ibaligyà, Cut the candy into cakes before you sell it. 2 [A; b] break or cut off a piece for s.o. Giupakan nákù siyag duha ka báhin sa tsukulit, I broke off two pieces of the chocolate bar for him.
úpak n bark of trees. Ang úpak maáyung isugnud, Bark of trees make good fuel. Usa ka úpak tungug, A strip of mangrove bark. v 1 [A; a] gather, take the bark off of trees. 2 [AB2; a2] peel off, get peeled off. Ínit sa adlaw ang nakaúpak sa íyang pánit, His skin peeled in the heat of the sun. Nagkaupak ang hapin sa diksiyunaryu, The cover of the dictionary is working its way off.
úpal n k.o. soft, fine-weave cloth.
upas v [B2; b6] 1 lose flavor from being left uncovered. Muupas (maupas) ang sigarilyu ug byáan nga abyirtu, The cigarettes lose their flavor if you leave them around open. 2 lose fertility. Muupas ang yútà ug dílì abunúhan, The land will lose its fertility if you don’t fertilize it. a lacking in flavor or potency.
úpas n banana leaf stalk.
upat numeral four. Upat ka buuk bátà, Four children. v see [tulu]. — ug (ang) mata a having glasses (four-eyed) (humorous). — ang tiil for a wife to have clandestine relations with another man (humorous). Inig talikud sa bána sa trabáhu, upat dáyuy tiil sa asáwa, When the husband leaves for work his wife meets her lover (lit. gets four legs). ika- fourth. kap-atan n forty. maka-, ka- four times. tag-, tagup-at n 1 four apiece. 2 odds of four to three in betting. v [AC2; c] give four to three odds in betting. Gitagupátan ang ámung manuk, Our cock was given odds of four to three. tinagup-at v [A; a12] do by fours.
upaup = †[alupaup]. see [álup], 1.
upaw1 a 1 bald, lacking hair on the head. 2 bald, devoid of vegetation. Upaw nga mga búkid, Deforested mountains. 3 infertile. Upaw nang dáan ang yútà sa Marigundun, The land in Marigondon has always been infertile. v 1 [B; c1] grow bald. Naupaw ka sa hilabihang pininsar, You have grown bald from worrying too much. 2 [c1] be, become denuded of forest. 3 become barren, infertile. (←) v [A; c1] make s.o. bald or s.t. barren. Giupáwan ku siya kay gikutu, I cut off her hair bald because she had lice. bísan pag mangaúpaw come what may, by hook or by crook (lit. even if I go bald trying). Bísan pag mangaúpaw magdátù giyud ku ug mag-idad kug kwarinta, By hook or by crook I’ll become rich by the time I’m forty.
upaw2 v 1 [A; b] block a shot in basketball. Luksu inigsiyát arun dì ka upawan, Jump when you shoot so that your shot won’t be blocked. 2 [A2; b(1)] prove much better than s.t., putting it to shame. I, bag-u ka mag kutsi. Upawan mag akúa, My, you’ve got a new car! It puts mine to shame.