Israylítas n Israelites.

ist = [isti2].

istabiyin expression indicating approval: fine, good.

istablisar v [A; a] found, establish s.t. Muistablisar kug kaugalíngung nigusyu ug makagraduwar na ku, I’ll establish my own business when I graduate. istablisimintu n business establishment.

istadista n statesman. Si Kláru Riktu mauy usa sa mga bantúgang istadista sa Pilipínas, Claro Recto is one of the famous statesmen of the Philippines.

istádiyum n stadium.

istádu n 1 situation. Ang istádu mau ni: pagsulud nákù sa lawak dihay babáyi nga naghigdà sa katri, The situation was this: when I entered the room there was a woman lying on the bed. 2 state, condition s.t. is in. Pag-abut nákù nagkayamúkat na ang istádu sa mga mwiblis, When I arrived, the furniture was in a state of disarray. Wà na sa istádu ang ákung ámu, My master is acting strangely. 2a civil status. Unsay ímung istádu, minyù u ulitáwu? What’s your civil status, married or single? 3 married, settled, and thus not free to run around. Ngánung mangulitáwu pa man ka nga istádu na man ka? Why do you run after women when you are married?

Istádus Unídus n United States.

isták n 1 stock merchandise on hand. 2 stocks in a corporation. v [A; b6(1)] stock up on s.t., stock s.t. with. Istákan níyag mga linata ang íyang tindáhan, She will stock her store with canned goods. — huldir n stockholder. v [B16; a12] be, become a stockholder. uld — old stock, leftover merchandise. Mga uld isták ang bulad ímung gipalit, You bought old, leftover dried fish.

istáka n stake or peg to hold s.t. v [A; a2] make, drive or use a stake. 2 [A; a] arrange stones in a pile for some purpose. Dagkung batu ang giistáka sa mananagat sa íyang balirung, The fisherman piled up big stones to make his fish trap. Maáyung istakáhan ang bakilid arun dílì ibanlas ang yútà, We should pile stones on the sloping land so that the soil will not be washed away.