bútas1 n boot. v [A; a] wear, make into boots. limpiya — n bootblack.
bútas2 n ceremony similar to the diwáta where unsalted food is offered to the spirits to insure good harvest, give thanks, or diagnose an illness. It differs from the diwáta in that the participation of the people affected is part of the ceremony. v [A; b] perform this ceremony.
butasiyun n vote, act of voting. v [c16] put to a vote. Ug butasyunun (ibutasiyun) ni sigúrung dì mahinayun, If it is put to a vote, it won’t go through.
butay1 n stalk to which coconuts attach.
butay2 n bow tie. v [A; ac] make, wear a bow tie.
butay-ad v [B6; c1] be lying flat on the back. Butay-ára (ibutay-ad) paghigdà ang bátà, Lay the baby on its back.
butbut1 n lie, boast of s.t. untrue (coarse). — pula a glaring lie (so called from the homonymy with butbut2). Miuk-uk ang — back out from a lie (lit. for the hemorrhoids to recede). Miuk-uk ang butbut pagdumílì níya sa pagkanta, He was proven a braggart when he refused to sing. v [c] tell a lie. paN- v [A2; b6(1)] tell a lie. Ayaw kug pamutbúti (butbúti), Don’t lie to me. -un(→) a liar.
butbut2 n 1 the red flesh of the rectum which comes out in childbirth or when one has constipation. 2 = [búwà2]. 3 sea anemone, black with red center. v 1 [A123P; a4] suffer from butbut. 2 [B1236] defecate. Nakabutbut siya sa íyang karsúnis, He defecated in his pants. Nagbutbut siya sa kasilyas, He’s defecating in the bathroom.
butbut3 = [balusbus].
buthù v [A23; b6] 1 appear from nowhere. Mu ra kag gibuthuag (gibuthúag) kalag, You look as if you saw a ghost. 2 have one’s monthly period.