kahíta n small box, case. Kahíta sa aláhas, Jewel box.
kahug, káhug v 1 [A1; ac] mix moist and dry ingredients together. Kahugun ku ning tahup ug kinagud nga lubi, I’ll mix the corn bran with shredded coconut. Kahugi ang makarúni sa mayunis, Mix the mayonnaise into the macaroni. 2 [A; a] stir s.t. thick. Kahúga ang linúgaw arun dílì mudukut, Stir the porridge so it won’t stick.
kahun n 1 box. 2 square or rectangular section in a rice paddy. Napúlù ka kahun ang íyang pilapilan, There are ten square partitions in his rice paddy. 3 group of fives in tallying (four vertical lines and one slanting line). v 1 [A; a] make into a box. 2 [a12] divide into square, rectangular sections. 3 [A12] obtain groups of fives. Sa pag-iskutinyu wà gánì makakahun ang átung kandidátu, When the ballots were counted our candidate did not even get a score of five. -in- n enclosed in boxes. Mga kinahun nag íyang dala, The things were all enclosed in boxes. -is = [kahun], 3 (plural).
káhuy n 1 tree. 2 wood, firewood. 3 búngang — fruit tree. v 1 [A12] obtain firewood. Nakakahuy (nakakáhuy) giyud mi sa ginubà sa ámung balay, We had firewood when our house was demolished. 2 [a] make into firewood. Kahúyun nátù ning gubang kural, We’ll make this broken fence into firewood. 3 [a2] steal by picking the pocket (slang). Gikáhuy ang íyang pitáka didtu sa Kulun, S.o. picked his wallet downtown. (→) v [B4] for muscles to get stiff with fatigue. Nagkahuy ang ákung abága sa pagpinas-ag kupras, My shoulders are stiff from carrying sacks of copra. paN- v [A2; b6] 1 cut down and gather firewood. Didtu sila mangáhuy sa búkid, They were in the mountains gathering firewood. 2 take parts from an engine. Gipangahúyan níla ang trák daut, They cannibalized the broken-down truck. 3 [A2; b(1)] steal by picking. Ang babáying gipangahúyan sa íyang trisintus, The woman who had three hundred stolen from her. pangahuykáhuy v [A] for muscles to get stiff with fatigue. Undang na tag pangarga kay nangahuykáhuy na ang ákung háwak, Let’s stop loading now because my waist is getting stiff. -in- n 1 fuel gathered. 2 s.t. shoplifted, cannibalized. ka-an(→) n woods. maN-r-/l-(→) n woodcutter. kahuykahuy n k.o. weed roughly resembling a full grown tree in structure, growing up to 1½′, the leaves of which are used as a poultice to stop bleeding. tig- n 1 log with branches cut off. 2 twigs. v [A; a] gather, cut down wood for firewood. Mitigkáhuy ku sa íyang tinápuk, I gathered the wood he had piled up. talig- n = tigkáhuy. v [A2N] gather logs for a house. Manaligkáhuy ta. Magbáy ra ba ta, Let’s gather logs because we’re going to build a house. -un a coarse, like wood.
kahúyung n variety of rice.
kaimítu = [kaymítu].
kain = [háin] (dialectal).
kaína = [ganíha].
kaing n large, cylindrical, rattan basket loosely woven in a hexagonal design, 3′ tall by 2′ across. v [A; a12] make, make into a kaing.
kaíngin n 1 slash and burn agriculture. 2 area in the forest cleared by burning for agriculture, of temporary or permanent nature. v [A; b5] make a clearing in a forest for agricultural purposes. -iru n one who practices slash and burn agriculture.