ganíha 1 before, at a previous time. Milakaw siya ganíhang buntag, She left this morning. Dinhi siya ganíha. Karun, walà na, He was here a minute ago. Now he isn’t. 2 — ra since a while ago. Ganíha ka ra dinhi? Have you been here for some time? Ganíha ra nákung pinaábut nímu, ganíha ra kung nagpaábut nímu, I have been waiting for you for some time. ka- = [ganíha].
ganína = [ganíha]. ka- = [ganíha].
gánir n one in charge of pouring and passing the glass of liquor around in a drinking spree (slang). v [A; c1] be, become the ‘gunner’ in a drinking spree (slang).
gansà = [gangsà].
gansal a rough, not smooth-surfaced. v [B1; a12] be, become rough. Gansála pagsimintu ang banyu arun dílì ta madalin-as, Put a rough cement flooring in the bathroom so it won’t be slippery. gansalgansalun a rough, uneven.
*gansang gansanggansang v [B16; c1] be rough and uneven. Naggansanggansang nga ngípun, Uneven teeth. -un a uneven, rough. Gansangun siyag nawung, She has lots of pockmarks on her face.
gansilyu v [A; a] crochet. Kuti gansilyúhun kanang mútip, That motif is an intricate one to crochet. n crochet hook. -in- n crocheted material.
gansíyang = [galansíyang].
gansu n 1 hook attached to sacks to help one heave them. 2 crochet hook. 3 large safety pin. 4 hook in wrestling. v 1 [A; b6(1)] put a hook in s.t. to lift it with. Gansúhi kun lisud paggúnit, Use a hook if it’s hard to hold. 2 [b6] fasten s.t. with a safety pin. Gigansúhan ku na lang ang ákung karsúnis, I just fastened my pants with a safety pin. 3 hook in wrestling.
gansung n whippletree of a plow. v 1 [A; b6(1)] put a whippletree. Nabitik ang kábaw sa kasya kay wà gansúngi, The trace was looped around the carabao’s leg because there was no whippletree fastened to the rope. 2 [a12] make into a whippletree.