kiwiskiwis n a long, tapering tip of bamboo, or the ends of palm fronds including the leaflets, or the tips of branches at the top of a tree.
kiwkiw v 1 [A2] shake rapidly in pain. Nakakiwkiw ku dihang nadukdukan ang ákung tudlù, I shook my hand in pain after I hit my fingers with the hammer. 2 [A3N] pick, hold s.t. gingerly with the tips of the thumb and index finger. Nangiwkiw siyang mipunit sa ilagang patay, She gingerly picked up the dead rat.
kiwut see [kíyut].
kíya, kíyà v [AB; c1] rock from side to side, cause s.t. to do so. Dagkung balud mauy nagkíyà sa sakayan, Big waves rocked the boat. Kiyáun (kiyáhun, ikíyà) nátù ang dyíp arun mahadluk sila, Let’s rock the jeep to scare them.
kiyag-ang = kagangkagang. see [kágang].
kíyas v [A; a] scrape or shave s.t. close to the surface. Nagkíyas ku sa takuling sa kaldíru, I’m scraping off the soot from the kettle. Ákung kyásun ang balhíbu sa ákung íluk, I’ll shave my armpits. -in- n scrapings.
kíyaw n 1 k.o. bird that stays on the ground. It is nearly as big as a wild chicken, and good to eat, named for its sound. 2 the cry or sound emitted by the kíyaw bird. v 1 [B46; a] emit the sounds of kíyaw. 2 [B; a] make a lot of fuss over trifles.
kíyud v 1 [A; b] thrust the lower part of the body forward, as a male does in sexual intercourse. 2 [AC; b] have sexual intercourse (coarse, though not as taboo as iyut). kiyudkiyud v [A; b] keep moving the belly forward. Hílas ang bag-ung sinayawan nga magkiyudkiyud ang duruha, I find it revolting the way they thrust their bellies forward in the modern dances. kiniyúran n offspring (coarse).
kíyus v [B2] for meat to shrink. Mu rag daghan nang karníha, piru ug malútù, mukíyus na, That looks like a lot of meat, but when you cook it, it’s going to shrink.
kíyut n 1 k.o. wild black bee that does not sting, smaller than a fly. It builds a nest of wax (kabulay) in sheltered places, often dwellings, and produces a small amount of honey. 2 = [kabulay].