alangsúhan n a medium-sized forest tree: Alphitonia philippinensis.
alapáhap n k.o. fish.
alap-alap v [BN16] be in doubt, uncertain of. Nagpangalap-alap (nag-alap-alap) ku nga muanhi pa siya, I doubt if he is still coming.
alap-ap n k.o. fungus skin disease characterized by white splotches on the skin. v [a4] be infected with alap-ap. Giap-ap ang íyang pánit, She had ap-ap on her skin. -un(→) a covered with or infected with alap-ap.
alarma (not without l) n 1 alarm, sound notifying danger. 2 report of danger. May alarma nga náay púga, There was an alarm out that there was a jailbreak. v 1 [A; b6] give an alarm. Alarmáhan ta sa gwardiya ug muabut ang kuntra, The guard will give us a warning when the enemy arrives. 2 [A; c] report danger. Walà pa ialarma sa pulisíya ang túlis, The police has not been given an alarm about the robbery.†
aláru (not without l) n arrowroot: Maranta arundinacea.
*alas1 (not without l) — [number] [so-and-so] o’clock. Alas dus na ba? Is it two o’clock yet? Alas sayis ang puntaríya sa pusil, The sight of his gun is at six o’clock. Ala úna, — dus, — tris (in auction) going once, going twice, gone! túlin pa sa — kwatru faster than blazes. v [B5; b4(1)] be [so-and-so] o’clock. Nialas tris na lang, wà gihápun, It got to be three and he still did not come. Sa nag-alas dus na, nagsúgud na sila, When it was two o’clock, they began. Ug maalas kwatru na, ayaw na lag lakaw, If it gets to be four, don’t bother going. Pagkaala úna na, namatay, By one o’clock he was dead. Nagkaalas dúsi na lang, It was getting toward twelve o’clock. Naalasnuybihan mig mata, We didn’t wake up until nine. (We were overtaken by nine o’clock in waking up.) Alas dusa (ialas dus) ang pagsúgud, Have it start at two. ika- at [so-and-so] o’clock. Sa ikaalas singku ang taknà, At five o’clock. (At the fifth o’clock hour.)
alas2 (not without l) n ace, a card or die marked with a single spot. v [B23; a12] be an ace, draw an ace. Mualas (maalas) gánì ning ákung mahulbut, pildi ka, If I draw an ace, you lose.
alasan (not without l) n chestnut-colored horse with small white speckles.
alas dúsi n name given to various ornamental plants, the flowers of which tend to open at noon or midnight.