karamúsing n noisy fight, such as that between cats and dogs. v [C23; b3] have a noisy fight.
karamutsing = [kamuritsing]. see [muritsing].
kárang n 1 stilts or similar contrivance to walk on, used for walking through water or for amusement. 2 = [andadur]. a tall and lanky. v [A; a] 1 walk on stilts, make into stilts. 2 = [andadur].
karansa, karansay v 1 [A] be active and moving about a good deal. Nagkaransa ang duha ka buksidur nga nagpagayun, The two boxers danced about waiting for a chance. Nagkaransa na sad ang byúda, The widow is back in action again. 2 [C] have a noisy quarrel, ruckus. Nagkakaransa na sad ang magtiáyung palaaway, The quarrelsome couple is at it again. n action of moving about a lot, quarreling. Karansa sa istukáda, Dancing about in fencing.
karapáta n 1 k.o. fast multiplying, blood-sucking mite that burrows under the skin in the pubic hair causing intense itching. It is commonly spread by prostitutes. 2 k.o. tick. v [a4] be infested with this k.o. mite or tick.
karapatdápat humorous euphemism for karapáta.
karapitsi n sugarcane crushing apparatus composed of two steel rollers stood vertically on a platform, turned by a long piece of timber which is pulled by a carabao. The carabao is made to walk round and round to turn the rollers while the sugarcane stalks are fed into them one or two at a time, and the juice is squeezed out into a vat. v [A; a12] crush and squeeze juice out of sugarcane stalks with the karapitsi. karapitsihun ug bàbà having a mouth like a karapitsi—i.e., a voracious eater.
karapkarap v [A13] grope blindly for s.t. to hold on to. Nagkarapkarap ming misúbay sa pasilyu kay napáwung ang sugà, We groped our way along the corridors because the lights went out.
karas v [A; a] 1 rake out s.t. growing, harrow. Karasa ang mga sagbut, Remove the weeds by raking. Karasi ang humayan human madáru, Harrow the paddy after you plow it. 2 scratch lightly. Nakaras ang íyang buktun sa tunuk, His arm got scratched by the thorns. 3 scratch out, cross off. Karasun ku ang ngálan mu sa lista, I’ll cross your name off the list. n 1 rake, harrow. 2 light scratch. 3 marks made to cross s.t. off.
káras1 a 1 for citrus to be acrid and biting. 2 for the throat to be raspy, dry, and sore. v 1 [B46; b6] for citrus fruit to be biting in taste due to acidity. 2 [B3N; a2b4] for the throat to be raspy, dry, and sore. Nagkáras ang ákung tutunlan pagkináun sa buúngun nga káras ug lamì, I felt a stinging sensation in my throat after eating too much of the acrid pomelo.