grusiríya = [grusiri].
grútu n grotto where a saint’s statue is placed. v [A13; a2] make a grotto.
gu see marts.
gú n green traffic light. — signal n green light in traffic, sign permitting s.o. to proceed doing s.t. Dì pa mabaligyag wà pay gú signal, We can’t sell it if we don’t get the go-signal. v [B236] for the go-signal to be given to vehicles. Wà pa gánì magú (mugú) nanglábay na ang mga trák, It isn’t even the green light yet and the trucks have started.
guang n large clod, usually in a plowed field.
gub. abbreviation for Gubirnadur ‘governor’.
gúb = [gulub].
guba v [b(1)] swarm over s.t. to consume it. Gigubhan sa mga manuk ang binlad, The chickens swarmed over the rice being dried. Gigubhan sa mga bisíta ang litsun, The visitors swarmed over the roast pig.
gubà v [A3P; a1] 1 destroy, wreck, put out of order. Ang tambuk naggubà sa ímung pigúra, Fat is ruining your figure. Nagkagubà ang báy nga wà puy-i, The house is getting dilapidated because it hasn’t been occupied. Gub-a ang payag, Tear the hut down. 2 ruin plans, life, and the like. Nagubà ang ákung plánung madátù, My dream to become rich was ruined. 3 — ang nawung [B126] grimace. Nagubà ang íyang náwung mu rag nakakaug aslum, He grimaced as though he had eaten s.t. sour. 4 [A; a12] cultivate virgin land. Ang ákung mga apuhan mauy únang migubà íning yutáa, My ancestors were the first to cultivate this land. n damage done, mechanical defect. Dakug gubà ang kutsi maung giubirhǔl, The car sustained heavy damage so it was overhauled. a damaged, broken down, dilapidated. Gubà ang tulay, The bridge is out of order. -in- n pieces of materials from s.t. demolished. ma-un(←) a destructive. -un a of a broken-down, dilapidated sort.
gubàgubà v vase shells, k.o. small univalves with rough, grey exteriors, furnishing edible meat.