íku1 n echo chamber. v [B23(1)6] for a sound to echo in the echo chamber. pa- v [b5] make an echo effect in a song. Paikúhun (paikúhan) ang kanta sa kumbu, The songs of the combo are recorded with an echo.
íku2 (short for tagái ku) let me have some. Íku bi, Let me have some, please.
ikud v [A; b5] follow immediately behind s.o. Giikud (giikuran) siya kanúnay sa kapulisan kay mu ra man siyag kawatan, The police shadowed him constantly because he seemed to be a thief. ikud-íkud v [A; b] move around in a circle in a limited space. Pwirting nakaikud-íkud sa irù nga gikatlan sa lubut, The dog with an itchy rump is turning round and in discomfort.
íkud = [íkug2].
íkug1 n 1 tail, or analogous structure. Midágan pinabahag ang íkug, He ran off with his tail between his legs. Ang íkug sa ayruplánu, The tail of the airplane. 2 penis (humorous). 3 train of a dress (in the traditional skirt [sáya], usually tucked in the front). v [A2; a] put a tail on. Giikúgan sa bátà ang yáwà nga íyang gidrúwing, The child put a tail on the devil he was drawing. ikug-íkug sa iring n k.o. ornamental bush bearing small flowers in dense purple, hanging spikes. ikug-ikug sa iring n k.o. ornamental aerial plant consisting of long branches with fine leaves resembling a cat’s tail. paN- v [A23; c6] put, be at the rear. Nangíkug siya sa lumbà, He was last in the race. Mauy nahimámat sa mga táwu ang nangíkug nga asu, The people noticed the smoke trailing behind the plane. paN-(→) n crupper, thing to hold the saddle in place. v [b6] put a crupper on. -an a devil, devilish (lit. the tailed one). Gisákit na pud ku íning bátang ikúgan, The little devil is bothering me again.
íkug2 v [B12; b3(1)c5] feel hesitant to approach s.o. for s.t., feel embarrassed to refuse. Maíkug ka bang mubalíbad? Are you embarrassed to refuse them? Wà ku mangasábà kay gikaikgan ku ang tigúwang sa píkas, I didn’t scold them because I was embarrassed to do so with the father right next door. Ngánung ikaíkug man nímu ang pagpatábang kanákù? Why are you embarrassed to turn to me for help? paN-(→) v [A13] be feeling embarrassed. Nagpangikug siyang misaka sa báy, He felt terribly embarrassed as he went into the house. ilikgan, ikgánun a easily feeling hesitation. ka- n feeling of shyness to ask or refuse a favor.
kailikgan n person whom one hesitates to approach or refuse. Kailikgan ku nà siya kay bugtung igsúun sa ákung Máma, I can never turn him down, for he is my mother’s only brother. ma-un(←) a characterized by hesitation. Nangáyù siya sa maikúgung tíngug, He asked me in a shy voice.
ikunumika n economy, economics.
ikunumíya a economical. Ikunumíyang gamítun ang sabun nga dúgay mahílis, A soap which doesn’t easily dissolve is economical to use. v [A13; a12] 1 economize. Mag-ikunumíya ta sa átung pagkáun, Let us be economical with our food. Ikunumiyáha paggámit ang pumáda, Use the pomade economically. 2 [A13] masturbate (slang—from the idea of saving money by not hiring a prostitute).
íkus = [íkut].