ispidbut1 n speedboat.
ispidbut2 v [A1; b6(1)] cook more rice or corn hurriedly in a small pot because what was cooked earlier was not enough for everyone (humorous—so called from the small speedboats that accompanied Japanese warships). Bisitahun kaáyu mis ámù. Kanúnay lang ming mag-ispidbut ug lung-ag, We keep having visitors, so we always have to prepare extra rice.
ispidnu = [impirnu].
ispíhu n 1 mirror, looking glass. 2 glass. Ang ispíhu sa iskaparáti, The glass of the display case. 3 name of one of the dragons (drágun), the white dragon which has the black outline of a mirror-like design. v [A2N; b6(1)] look at oneself in the mirror. Mangispíhu úsà ku, I’ll look at myself in the mirror.
ispíking n 1 the act of proposing to a girl (colloquial). 2 line handed to convince s.o. v [A; c] 1 propose to a girl (colloquial). Sígi lag bisíta, wà pa giyud makaispíking, He keeps visiting her but he hasn’t proposed. 2 hand s.o. a line. Giispikíngan níya ang íyang Nánay arun hatágan siyag kwarta, He handed his mother a line so that she would give him money.
ispíkir1 n loudspeaker. v [b6] use, put in a loudspeaker.
ispíkir2 n Speaker of the House, the presiding officer of the House of Representatives. gist — guest speaker. v [B16; a12] be, become the speaker.
ispiksiyun = [inspiksiyun].
ispíling n spelling. v 1 [A; a12] spell a word. Ispilínga ang ímung ngálan, Spell your name. 2 [A12; a12] make s.t. out, explain s.t. to oneself. Lisud giyud ispilíngun unsay íyang nagustuan ánang karáang kwanggul, I can’t understand what he sees in that old coot. 3 explain, describe in words. Dílì maispíling ang náwung níya pag-ingkib níya sa aslum nga mangga, You can’t imagine what she looked like when she bit into the sour mango.
ispír n spare in bowling, the act of knocking down all the pins with two consecutive balls; a score so made. v [AB6; c1] make a spare in bowling, for a throw to be a spare.