kaláwan v [A23; cP] be somewhat raised, get somewhat off the ground. Ang salug sa balay mikáwan lag usa ka pí gíkan sa yútà, The floor of the house is elevated about a foot from the ground. Nakakáwan nag ayruplánu sa pag-abut námù sa irpurt, The plane had already gotten off the ground when we got to the airport. see also [kawankawan].
kaláwat (from dáwat) v 1 [AN2; b(1)] take Holy Communion. Nakakalawat (nakapangaláwat) ka rung Duminggúha? Did you take communion this Sunday? 2 [A; a12] accept s.t. as true. Dílì ku mukaláwat árung mga pangatarúngan mu, I will not accept any of your reasons. 3 receive, accept (Biblical). Kalawátun mu ba si Kurdaping nga ímung asáwa? Do you take Kordaping as your wife? n Holy Communion. -an(→), -ánan n communion railing.
kalaw-it v [AN; b25] 1 get s.t. with a hook, hook s.t. onto s.t. Mikaw-it (nangaw-it) siya sa ákung líug, She hooked her arm around my neck. Átung kaw-ítun (kaw-ítan) ang kaimítu, We’ll hook the star apple and pull it down. Íyang gikaw-it ang kawit sa íyang abága, He hooked the bamboo palm toddy container to his shoulders. 2 capture as the result of having run into by accident. Ang patrulya nakakaw-it ug kumpit sa ismaglir, The patrol ran into a smuggler’s boat and captured it. 3 s.t. with a hook on it to pull things out of reach to one. -an(→), -ánann hook onto which s.t. is hung.
kálay n k.o. children’s game similar to marbles played with cowries. v [AC2; b(1)] play kálay.
kalaykay1 v 1 [A; ab2] dig up s.t. with the hands, hoe up s.t. in a scratching manner. Nagkaykay siyag kamúti, He is digging up sweet potatoes. 2 [A; b5] press hard with the finger tips in the pit of the stomach to massage it in a manner similar to scratching. Mukalma ang kabúhì ug kalaykáyun (kalaykáyan) ang tiyan, A burning stomach calms down when you massage it in a digging motion. n hoe.
kalaykay2 n a k.o. tellin clams, about 1½″ long and 1″ wide, sand-colored and found in the sand along the shore.
kaláyu n fire. v [B2S6] 1 grow into, be on fire. Nakáyu ang bága nga giitsa sa basúra, The ember thrown into the garbage turned into a fire. 2 be on fire with an emotion. Nagkalayu siya sa kalágut, He was fuming with rage. 3 spark, produce sparks. Nagkayu ang ismiril sa dihang gidaítul ang amul, The sharpener gave off sparks when the bolo was pressed against it. kayukayu v 1 [A] for cooking utensils or burners to produce sparks while cooking s.t. 2 [B1456] for love to be burning. -in-(→) n boiled corn on the cob. kakalayúhan n fires of hell.
kalbaryu n 1 calvary. 2 situation causing intense mental suffering. Kalbaryu nákù ning pagtuun ug sista, Learning to play the guitar is utter torture to me. v [B126] become a calvary.
kalbásà = [kalabásà].
kalbu n bald-headed. v [B1] be bald-headed.