butul a slow, unintelligent, poor in doing things. Butul kaáyu, dúgayng makasabut, He is stupid. It takes him forever to understand. Butul nga musiyat, He’s a terrible shot. Butul nga kabáyù kay gamay rag ági, A slow horse because it hardly accomplishes anything. v [B12; b6] be slow and inefficient, unskillful or unintelligent.
butun n button of a switch. v [A; c1] push the button of a switch.
butung1 n 1 young coconut at a stage where the meat has just begun to form. 2 other young nuts that are soft and sweet. 3 young fiber-bearing parts of plants. Abaka nga butung pag tugdan, Abaca with immature stems. v 1 [B236; b6] develop into the butung stage. 2 [b6] mix with young coconut. 3 [A12] get some young coconut. paN- v [A2] eat young coconut.
butung2 n k.o. thick, straight, and smooth bamboo: Gigantochloa levis.
butúnis n buttons. v 1 [AN; b6] button s.t. 2 [AN; b6(1)] sew buttons on. 3 [a12] make into a button. Culu- k.o. grass of waste places: Kyllinga spp.
bútuy v [B2S3(1)4; b4] for flesh to swell. Mibútuy ang pinaakan sa buyug, The bee sting swelled. Gibutúyan ang agtang kay napakung, He bumped his head causing his forehead to swell. n swelling.
butyag v [A; c6] make s.t. known that was not known before. Nianhi si San Huwan Bawtista arun pagbutyag sa maáyung púlung, John the Baptist was sent to reveal the good news. Ayaw ibutyag ang ákung tinagúan, Don’t reveal my secret.
búud v [A; b6] sulk, be sullen. buúran a prone to sulking.
búug v [A13] 1 be confined and become foul. Nagbúug ang hángin sulud sa kwartu, The air in the room is stagnant and foul. 2 for wounds to rot in the absence of air. Nagbúug ang samad nga walà kuhái sa bindáhi, The wound is rotting because the bandage hadn’t been taken off. 3 = buug, n, v. (→) n an infection characterized by a smelly yellow pus. v [a4] get this infection. -un(→) a having this sort of infection.
buuk n piece, single one. Usa ka buuk ságing, A banana. Upat ka buuk bátà, Four children. Tutú ka buuk báy, Three houses. -an a of imposing size. Ang táwung buukan katahaan, A person of imposing size is held in respect. v [B12] be imposingly big.