aduptǎr v 2 [A; a] adopt a form of government. Kun unsang matánga sa kagamhánan ang aduptahun kanà mag-agad lang unyà sa plibisítu, It depends on the plebiscite as to what form of government will be adopted.

†adwána n 2 place where the customs house is located or the port area near the customs house. Didtus adwána dunggù ang bapur, The ship docked near the customs house.

ág — lang anything and everything. Ág lay kan-un sa bábuy, Pigs eat anything and everything. Ág lang trabáhu ang íyang gidatug kanákù, She dumped whatever she had to do on me.

†ágak v 3 [A; a12] guide s.o. in doing things. Musúkul kus kásu ug dúnay muágak nákù, I’ll put up a fight in court if I have legal counsel. Agákun tikaw sa pag-atiman sa tanum, I’ll show you how to tend the plants.

†agálunpaN- v [A23] for a long-lost thing to be found again by its owner or for a thing long sold by its owner to find its way back to him. Nangagáwun ang ákung singsing nga narimáti kay aku ra gihápuy nakapalit sa pagsubasta, My ring must consider me its master, because after I pawned it and failed to redeem it, I still got it back at the auction.

†agaw ig-(←) ug ikatrayinta idús ug tungà (humorous) one’s fiancee (lit. thirty-second and a halfth cousin).

agay-ay2 v [B346] for liquid to trickle down very slowly from a source. Nag-agay-ay ang túbig sa punúan sa káhuy, The water is trickling very slowly down the trunk of the tree. n slow trickling of water. -in- n 1 slow trickling of liquid. 2 water which has trickled out.

†ági (→) anhà mag- it will inevitably be so. Anhà giyud ka mag-agi sa latigu kay buyágun ka man, It looks like you’re going to have to get whipped. You’re so naughty. pa- v 2 [A; ab] go over s.t. with an instrument. Paagia kug kadiyut sa ákung sinínà, Let me just press my dress a second time. Gipaagian ku na ang mga hábul nga gisiun, I have already run the torn sheets through the sewing machine. pa-(→) = [pa-], v2.

†agpas v 5 [c] for medicine to cure an ailment. Dílì maagpas (maagpasan) sa binisayà ang sakit sa bágà, Folk medicine cannot cure a lung disease.

agribyádu = [agrabyádu].