alagbay v [AC; c] to put one’s arm around s.o.’s shoulders. Miagbay ang ryumáhun sa nars, The rheumatic patient put his arm around the nurse’s shoulders. Ayaw ku agbáyi, Don’t put your arm around my shoulder.
alagúbay = [bagaybay].
alagúkuy n k.o. light orange crab living in holes along the shore. It is about an inch across, and one claw is much bigger than the other.
aláhas (not without l) n jewelry. maN-r-(→), alahíru n jewelry dealer.
alahíru = mangangalahas. see [aláhas].
álak (not without l) n liquor, strong alcoholic beverage.
alakáak n k.o. edible mollusk resembling the chiton, about an inch in length.
alakri (not without l) n sealing wax, for package, letters, etc. v seal s.t. with sealing wax.
alaksiw (not without l) n hard liquor of the cheapest sort.
al-al1 a adult, full-grown birds. Lisud tudlúag sulti ning al-al nga piríku, It’s hard to teach a full-grown parrot to speak. v [B15] become full-grown. Samtang nagkaal-al ang langgam nagsúgud pud ug kapakápa, As the bird was growing up it began to flap its wings.