banal a hardened, pressed solid. Banal na ang dálan nga kanúnayng agiagíag sakyanan, The road that the vehicles keep passing over has been pressed down hard. v [B; a2] be hardened, pressed solid and firm. Banala ang ímung láwas sa bug-at nga trabáhu, Harden your body by heavy work.
banásay n k.o. small, brightly-colored fish.
banáta n 1 section, flat piece cut from a whole. Nanglatas kami sa lagpad nga banáta sa pilapilan, We traversed the wide sections of the rice field. 2 division in a cabinet or room. Sa kinaubsang banáta sa aparadur, On the lowest shelf of the cabinet. Ang banáta nakapangitngit sa kwartu, The partition made the room dark. 3 sheet of woven cloth, a fathom wide. v [A; c1] 1 divide into sections, partition. Arun way sámuk ibanáta (banatáha) ang yútà, So there will be no disagreement, divide the land. 2 do s.t. by pieces. Banatáhun (ibanáta) ku pagpalit ang panaptun, I will buy the cloth cut into pieces. 3 [A; c] put a shelf, section.
bánaw v 1 [APB; c] for liquids to be spread over an area, spread liquids. Daghang dugù ang mibánaw sa kalsáda, The road was streaming with blood. Kinsay nagbánaw (nagpabánaw) sa túbig sa salug? Who poured the water over the floor? -an(→) n container of water for fowl to drink or bathe in.
banawug, banáwug1 n k.o. coral that looks like a leafless shrub. The body is sponge-like in consistency and tough. The color varies: black, red, orange, dark brown.
banáwug2 n 1 strand of hair that grows by itself in a place where there is no other hair. 2 a similar characteristic of chickens, a wire-like feather that is said to give a cock special fighting abilities. 3 the vine of the balyákag which climbs up bamboos and other tall plants. banawgan a possessing a banáwug.
bánay1 n tassel of plants. paN- v [A] growing tassels. Namánay na ang mais, The corn is growing tassels now.
bánay2 n 1 immediate family consisting of parents and their children. 2 family consisting of ascendants, descendants, and lateral relations as well. ka- n one who is related by blood. ka-an n group of people related by blood.
bánay3 = ubánay. see [uban].
banban1, 2 = balanban1, 2.