alibangbang n 1 butterfly. 2a butterfly fish: Chaetodon sp. 2b by extension, angel fish: Holacanthus sp. 3 k.o. seashell. -un butterfly fish.
alibángu a bothering others by being noisy. v [B1; b6] bother s.o. by being noisy. Gialibangúhan ku sa ímung pangyawyaw, I find your grumbling bothersome.
alibay1 n excuse for failing to do s.t. v [A; c] give an excuse. Ialibay nga namatyan kag lúla, Give the excuse that your grandmother died.
alibhat v [A; b5] head s.o. off. Mualibhat lang ta sa parid, Let’s catch up to the parade by heading it off. Alibháti (alibháta) siya. Didtu ági sa luyu, Head him off by going around the other way.
alíbi = [alhíbi].
alibusbus n k.o. winged large red house ants that come in swarms, esp. during rainy days, and hover around bright lights.
alibwag v [AB3(1); aPc] disperse, scatter in all directions, scatter s.t. Mialibwag ang báhù sa kasuuksuukan, The smell spread to every corner. Kinsay nag-alibwag sa duldul? Who scattered the kapok all over the place? Alibwágun ang punduk sa tirgas, The tear gas will disperse the crowd.
alibyu n 1 alleviation, improvement of an affliction. 2 improvement. Walay alibyu ang ámung kahimtang, Our financial condition is no better. v [APB; b3c5] get better, make s.t. get better in health. Ang biks mualibyu (mupaalibyu) sa sip-un, Vicks alleviates a cold. Mialibyu ang ákung ubu, My cold got better.
alid-an, alid-i see [alíli].
alig-alig v [AP; b(1)] 1 do s.t. which is not one’s ordinary duty, take s.t. on oneself. Ngánung gialig-aligan man nà nímug táud nga wà pa man mahuman ug pintal? Why did you go and put it up when we hadn’t finished painting it? 2 undertake a task which one is not up to doing. Bisag dì kamau mudrayib, mualig-alig nà siyag maníhu, He doesn’t know how to drive, but he takes it on himself to do so.