dahay n sighs, bewailing of misfortune. v [A; b3] moan, bewail one’s misfortune. Midahay siya sa dautan níyang gidangátan, She sighed mournfully over her misfortune. Dílì angayang dahayan ang ímung kakabus, It’s not right to bewail your poverty. 2 [A13] behave for no good reason in an unusually jolly, high-spirited manner, laughing gaily and easily. Such behavior is believed to portend s.t. bad for whoever engages in it. Ngánung nagdahay man mu bísag nagngíub ning kalibútan? Why are you boisterously mirthful with such gloomy weather?
dáhig = [daláhig].
dahik = [dalahik].
dahil v 1 [A; b] iron s.t. over quickly to smooth it out. Dahili úsà kanang sinináa kay gigámit na man nímu, Iron out the creases in that shirt because you wore it once. 2 [A; a] iron a few things. Mu ra niy ímung dahilun, This is all you are to iron.
dahilì n k.o. dwarf coconut, not more than 10′ tall, with thin-husked nuts the size of a grapefruit. — humay n k.o. small-grained rice with white husk and grains, considered desirable for consumption as staple.
dahílì v [B2S3; c] 1 for solids in small pieces (grains, small rocks, etc.) to slip, slide down touching a surface; or for liquids to move. Singut nga midahílì sa íyang kalawásan, Sweat that rolled down his body. Nagdahilì ang grába, The gravel was slowly falling out of the truck. 2 for solids in small pieces to be abundant. Magdahilì ang mangga sa Sibu sa ting-init, Mangoes are abundant in Cebu in the summer. Gidahilían ang Sibu ug kwarta ni Markus, Marcos flooded Cebu with money.
dahilug n small venomous snake-like creature, shiny black in color, 3″ long.
dahílug v [B5; b6] slip off downwards, slide down. Midahílug lang ang kasíli gíkan sa ákung kamut, The eel just slipped out of my hand. Nagdahilug sa bakilid ang mga trúsu, The logs slid down the steep slope.
dahílus v [B5; c] for things in one piece to slide over a surface having continuous contact with it. Dalì kaáyu kung nakadahílus sa lubi, I slid down the coconut tree fast. Maáyu mang dahilúsan ang sínaw ninyung salug, What fun to slide on your shiny floor.
dahinggay v [AN; b6] for liquid to flow downwards without leaving the surface over which it is flowing. Nagdahinggay ang ímung sip-un, Your nose is running. Ang kamisin nga gidahinggáyan sa singut, A shirt that had sweat flow down into it.