bíhun n k.o. Chinese noodle, translucent, coarser than the miswa but finer than tanghun. v [A1C12; b6] prepare a dish with bíhun.
bíi short for Maáyung gabíi, Good evening.
bíka n 1 potsherd. 2 s.t. worth as much as a sherd. Unsa man ang sápì ku, bíka, nga dì mu dawátun? Is my money worthless that you don’t accept it?
bikabika n k.o. fish.
bíkag v [AB126; a12] prod, urge s.o. to do s.t. Bísag giunsag bíkag, dílì giyud siya mukúyug, No matter how much we prod him, he won’t go. Ang íyang trátu mauy nagbíkag níya paghímug dautan, Her lover prodded her to do s.t. bad. (→) a having the urge to do things in imitation of theirs. Bikag nga pagkatáwu. Unsay buhátun sa uban íyang sundun, He is a copycat. Whatever other people do he wants to do, too.
bikàkà1 = [bikangkang].
bikàkà2 n k.o. hopscotch played on a rectangular figure divided into two rows, each row of which contains four frames. v [A; b(1)] play this k.o. hopscotch.
bikang1 a 1 busy, preoccupied because of too many things to do at once. 2 encumbering, causing extra work. v [B12] get encumbered, too busy with many things. Makabikang (makapabikang) ning mga silya sa ákung paglampásu, These chairs make it all the harder to get the floor scrubbed. Nagkabikang ku sa trabáhu nga nagkadaghan na ning mga táwu dinhi, I have so much work now that there are so many people staying here.
bikang2, bíkang a having the feet spread apart, front to back or sideways. Bikang íyang linaktan, He walked with his feet spread apart. v 1 [A2; c1] take a stride, take a long step. Dì siya makabikang kay guut íyang palda, She cannot take big steps because she has a tight skirt on. 2 [c1] set one’s feet apart. Napukling kay walà man mabíkang ang mga tiil, He fell because he had not set his feet well apart. n large stride. -in- a for the legs to be widely spread apart.
bikangkang v [A; c1] spread one’s legs apart. Ug dì ka mubikangkang, dúgay kang kahimugsúan, If you don’t spread your legs, you’ll have a hard time giving birth.