urasanta n Holy Hour devotion, a one-hour devotion offered to the Sacred Heart of Jesus led by a priest and said once a month in church. v [A1] offer a Holy Hour devotion. paN- v [A2] attend or offer a Holy Hour devotion.
urasiyun n 1 special set prayers in the liturgy. 1a a magical formula in Latin or pseudo-Latin which has curative or other magical powers, esp. as sumpà. It is applied by reciting or by putting written representations on or near whatever it is supposed to affect. The urasiyun is effective only in the hands of the owner. 2 the angelus prayer said by the family in the evening, and sometimes at dawn. 3 twilight (lit. the time when the angelus is said). 3a the bell announcing the angelus. v 1 [A] pray the urasiyun in the liturgy or the angelus. 2 [A; b(1)] treat with a magic formula. Giurasiyunan níya ang irù. Wà kapaghut, He uttered a magical formula at the dog and it couldn’t bark. 3 [B1256; b4] for evening to fall. Naurasiyun na lang. Walà pa giyud muabut ang gisúgù, It got to be evening and the boy we sent on an errand still hadn’t arrived. -an n one who possesses an urasiyun, 1a.
uray1 n k.o. sickness of supernatural origin which causes women to abort, giving birth to an octopus or other sea creature (actually a misshapen fetus). v [A12SP; b4] become the victim of uray. Malagmit urayan ka ug pakabuntagan nímu ang ímung panti, You’re likely to become a victim of uray if you don’t take your panties in.
uray2, úray title of respect for a related woman older than the speaker, esp. an elder sister, aunt, or cousin. v [A; a12] address s.o. úray.
urbanidad way — unrefined, unversed in urban ways. Way urbanidad. Dì ka kamaung mangáyug katahúran, You are a boor. You don’t know to greet people.
urbanisar v [B126] become civilized, polished in one’s ways. Ang mga tulunghaan makaurbanisar (makapaurbanisar) sa táwu, Schools teach people refinement and civilization.
urdín n religious order.
urdin n 1 order given by a higher authority. Kinahanglan buhátun mu karun dáyun. Urdin kanà, You must do it immediately. That’s an order. 2 order, command. Urdin diaristu, Warrant of arrest. Urdin sa pagpangusísa, Search warrant. v [A13; a12] 1 issue an order. 2 command s.o. to do s.t. -ansa n ordinance. v [a12] enact into an ordinance. urdinansahun n things to be made into an ordinance.
urdinar v [A; b26] ordain into priesthood. urdinasiyun n ordination.
urdinaryu a ordinary, not especial. Urdinaryu kaáyu ang ílang mga butang sa báy, They just have ordinary things in their house. v 1 [A; c1] use s.t. that should be special for ordinary wear. Dì ku muurdinaryu ug mahalun nga sinínà, I won’t use expensive clothes for ordinary wear. 2 [B12; b6] be, become ordinary. Sa nadúgay na, naurdinaryu na lang ang taas nga buhuk, After some time it became an ordinary thing to have long hair.