kapkap2 = [kalapkap].
kapkáp n k.o. trigger fish, bigger than the pugut, and black in color.
kaplag (from pálag) v [A12; ab2] find s.t., come across s.t. Adtu níya sa Mindanaw kaplága ang íyang kapaláran, He will seek his fortune in Mindanao. Nakaplagan na ang tambal sa tísis, The cure for TB has already been discovered. Hikaplagan na ang taguánan sa tulisan, They found the hiding place of the robbers. Bag-ung kaplag sa maputing tábil, New movie discovery.
kapling n 1 cuff links. 2 coupling, mechanical device for joining things. v 1 [A; b6] wear, make into cuff links. 2 [A; b] join s.t. with coupling. di- having cuff links.
kapri = [agtà], n 1.
kapritsu n caprice. Kapritsu tung ámung pagminyù, We got married on a whim. v [A; c1] make whimsical demands. Nagkapritsu ang asáwa níyang burus, His pregnant wife is making capricious demands. -sa = -su (female). -su a capricious.
kápul v [A; b6] form a thick layer that sticks. Mukápul ang tayà sa sulab, Rust will form a thick layer on the blade. Gikapúlan ug kayankan ang hunsuy, The pipe had a thick layer of tar in it. n encrustation, coating. Ang kápul sa buling sa íyang líug, The layer of caked-up dirt on his neck.
kapulíhay see [púli].
kapulut (not without l) n bird trap made of a sticky sap extracted from a tree and placed on a stick tied to a branch. Any bird that alights on the stick will adhere. v [A; a] catch s.t. with this trap.
kapun v 1 [A; b5] castrate or spay domestic animals. Kapni (kapna) ang iring arun dì mahígal, Castrate the cat so it won’t get over-sexed. 2 [b2] take s.t. away from s.t., take a little bit out of s.t. Gikapnan ang kík, The cake has had s.t. removed. Nakúlang ang ákung suklì kay gikapnan níya, I didn’t get enough change because she held some of it back. 3 [A; b] cut off a portion from a plant to make growth take place in a desirable part. Kapni ang tabákù arun managkù ang dáhun, Cut off the terminal buds of the tobacco plant to make the leaves grow large. kinapnan n castrated.