gúnat n texture of meat. Pínu ang gúnat sa manuk kay sa báka, The texture of chicken meat is finer than that of beef.
gunaw, gúnaw v [AB23(1); a] 1 melt, dissolve s.t. Usa ra ka bumba ang migúnaw sa isla, One bomb was enough to obliterate the island. Mugúnaw (magúnaw) ang kandílà kun idangdang mu sa kaláyu, A candle will melt if you place it near a fire. Naggúnaw siyag tinggà nga himúung pamatu, He melted some lead to make into a sinker. Igúnaw (gunáwa) sa túbig ang pulbus nga gátas, Dissolve the powdered milk in water. 2 disappear as if melted. Usáhay anhà ra sa piskalíya magúnaw ug mamatay ang kásu, Sometimes the cases dissolve in the fiscal’s office and meet their end.
gundyà = [ganína] (dialectal).
gúnga v [AB2; c1] for the nostrils to spread apart, make them spread apart. Migúnga ang íyang ilung kay dúna siyay natimahuan, His nostrils spread because he smelled s.t. n amount the nostrils are dilated. a for the nostrils to be large. gungahun a having large nostrils.
gunggung1 1 n grunts (Theraponidae) similar in appearance to the bugáung but very small. 2 name given to slow-witted persons.
gunggung2 v [A; c1] broil small dried fish by putting them in a dish with embers and shaking the dish back and forth.
gunggung3 v [B3; b6] for a wound to swell. Dì makagunggung ang samad ug tambálag maáyu, The wound won’t swell if it is treated carefully.
gúngì v 1 [A; a] break s.t. off of s.t. Gigúngì níya ang mga butúnis sa íyang dintru, He plucked the buttons off his shirt. Gungían ta kag sanga, I’ll break a branch off for you. Magúngì nang daplin sa kahun ug ímung ibundak, The edge of that box will break off if you hurl it down. 2 [A13; a] pick s.t. out with a small stick or midrib. Kwarta ang íyang igúngì sa ákung barugánan, He will use money to pry me loose from my stand. 3 [A; a] cut into small slices, segments. n 1 small sticks or slivers. 2 midrib of palm. 3 s.t. small and pointed that can be broken off like the tooth of a comb.
*gúngis paN- v [A23] have grown old in a place, position, or job. Suhítu siya kay nanggúngis na sa katungdánan, He knows the ropes because he has been in that job all his life. — sa hiktanan become a spinster (lit. grow old in the place one is tied up). Nanggúngis nang bayhána sa hiktanan tungud sa kapilian, That woman became a spinster because of her choosiness.
gúngut v [B; aP] 1 pierce into s.t. and remain immobile there. Migúngut ang udiyung sa bukubuku, The dart was stuck firmly into his back. 2 be stuck so that it can’t move. Nakagúngut na ang mga sinumpayan sa silya, The joints in the chair have set. 3 [B2] be fixed, immobile. Ang íyang mga mata migúngut sa kisami, His eyes were fixed to the ceiling.