kayapà = [kudyapà].
káyas v [A; a] harvest corn. Gikáyas níla ang mais bísan anagun pa, They harvested the corn while the ears were still young. n harvest of corn.
káyat v [AC2; ab2] have sexual intercourse (not coarse, but replaced by a euphemism in polite speech). Kayátun ku siya run kay wà na dug-a, I’ll have her today because she’s not menstruating any more. n sexual intercourse. Ang káyat mauy lamì nga dì ikapangagda, Sexual intercourse is one of the pleasures which we need not, in fact cannot, invite our friends to share. hiN-(→), pala-(→) a having a great appetite for sex.
káyaw1 v 1 [A; b6] fly up high to a distance. Mikáyaw ang pati pagkabuhì, The pigeon flew up high when it got loose. Mikáyaw sa lángit si Kristu, Christ ascended into heaven. 2 [A3P; b4] for one’s spirit to soar, be elated. Ang maung hitabù nakakáyaw (nakapakáyaw) sa ákung pagbátì, That event lifted my spirits.
káyaw2 = [kálaw].
kaybuy n cowboy of the movies (humorous—children’s talk).
kayda n covered porch in the front of a house and an extension of the main floor. v [A3; a] make a front porch in a house, make into a front porch.
kayhà (usually pronounced kahà) 1 perhaps, possibly. Kayhà mahikalimut pa usab siya kang Mirilin kun mahigugma siya sa láin, Perhaps he will forget Marilyn again if he falls in love with s.o. else. 1a kayhà ... kayhà maybe because ... or perhaps because. Nanghátag siya—kahà kay manggihatágun, kahà kay dihay giapas, He gave me s.t., maybe to be nice or maybe he was after s.t. 2 in questions a with no interrogative: by any chance, I wonder if. Muanhi ba kahà siya? Will he come by any chance? Dílì siya makahúbad, aku pa kahà? Even he can’t translate it. Could I possibly do so? b with an interrogative: who (what, where, etc.) can it be? Ginúu ku, unsa kahay nahitabù? My Lord! What can have happened? Unsáun ku kahà pagbáyad sa útang? How could I ever pay the debt? c maybe, approximately. Magkinahanglan kahà kug tulu, I’ll need approximately three. 3 man — since apparently [so-and-so] is the case. Mutan-aw ka man kahà sa sini. Ngánung nía ka pa man? You said you were going to the movies. Why are you still here? -an(→) a 1 s.t. held doubtful or uncertain. ‘Makapasar kahà siya sa iksámin?’—‘Kayhaan pa,’ ‘Will he pass the examination?’—‘It is still doubtful.’ ‘Anus-a ka magpakasal níya?’—‘Sa kayhaan,’ ‘When will you marry her?’—‘Someday (but when, I still do not know).’ 2 accidentally, unexpectedly. Sa kayhaan nagkítà sila sa Manílà, By chance they met in Manila.
kayhun v [A; b6(1)] lean on s.t. with the hands. Mukayhun ku nímu arun dì ku matumba, I’ll lean on you so I don’t fall. Nabálì ang sanga nga íyang gikayhúnan sa duha níya ka kamut, He leaned on the branch with both hands and it broke. paN- v [A] lean on s.t. for support.
kayi v [A; c1] pull in s.t. not stiff or push it with a sidewise motion. Láin ang magkayi sa báling, ang uban mamunit sa mga isdà, Some of them will pull in the net and the others will gather the fish. Kayiha (ikayi) ang túbig sa lamísa arun dílì mutúlù sa ímung páa, Wipe away the water on the table so it won’t drip on your legs.