altu1 v [A3P; b(1)] halt. Mialtu siya pagkabatì sa mandar, He halted on hearing the command. Gialtúhan úsag kadiyut ang trabáhu karun sa mína, The work in the mine has come to a stop for the moment.
altu2 n alto voice, part, or instrument. v [A; b6] play or sing the alto part. Altúhi ang átung áwit, You sing the alto to our song.
*alu (not without l) aluálu v [A; a12] tease. Ug mag-aluálu kas irù, paakan ka, If you tease the dog, you will get bitten. Ayaw alualúha ang bungì, Don’t tease the harelip. n act of teasing. alualuhan a fond of teasing. v [B12] get to be fond of teasing. maalualuhun a of a teasing nature. aluhánay n game of tag where everybody chases everybody else. v [C; c3] play tag.
álù n channel in tidal flats.
alubíhid = [alabíhid].
alud-ud n 1 s.t. which has the chewing quality of soft bones: the tender part of a stem, the husk of young coconuts near the bud, bone cartilage. Nahíwì ang íyang ilung kay napislat ang alud-ud, His nose got crooked because the cartilage was squashed. 2 top half of the coconut bud which is soft and edible with a somewhat bitter taste. -un a having the quality of alud-ud.
alug v [A; a] go down to get water. Mag-alug ang tagabúkid ug túbig, The mountaineers will be going down to get water.
alugbáti n k.o. vine, the leaves of which are widely used as a vegetable. Wild and cultivated, it has cordate leaves which come in green and purple-tinged varieties, slightly mucilagenous when cooked: Basilla rubra. v [A1; b6] cook alugbáti.
alug-ug v [A; c] shake in short jerky motions. Gialug-ug níya sa butilya ang túbig, He sloshed the water around in the bottle.
aluhánay see [*alu].