kulúkuy a stupid, lacking in common sense and sound judgment. Kulukúya nímu! Ímu man siyang gisultíhan sa surprísa, How dumb you can get! Why did you tell her our surprise? v [B12; b6] be lacking in common sense and sound judgment.
kulumbabit, kulumbábit v [A2S; b6(1)] hang or cling onto s.t. with the body suspended but leaning or working against part of it. Mikumbábit ang bátà sa ákung líug, The child clung to my neck. Ang kawatan nagkumbabit sa ríhas, The thief is clinging to the window bars.
kulumbitay, kulumbítay v [A; b6] 1 hang down from s.t. by clinging to it. Palwang gikumbitayan sa kwaknit, A palm frond on which a bat was hanging. 2 hang down suspended. May parul nga gakulumbitay sa ílang mga bintánà, There were lanterns hanging in their windows. Bágun nga gikumbitayan sa úbas, Vine loaded with (from which were suspended) grapes.
kulumna (not without l) n column, pillar in a large building.
kulumnista (not without l) n 1 newspaper or magazine columnist. 2 member of the fifth column. v [B156] be a columnist.
kulumpiyu (not without l) n rocking chair. v [a12] make into a rocking chair. paN- v [A2; a12] rock oneself in a rocking chair. Kinsa man nang nangulumpiyu sa diskansu? Who is that rocking on the porch?
kulumrínu = [byatilis].
kúlun1 n cooking pot made of clay. v [A13; a1c] cook in this k.o. pot, make into this k.o. pot. hayang ang — 1 a sure thing, very certain of victory (lit. the pot is upright—the implication being that s.t. is inside). Ari pusta sa ákung kandidátu kay hayang na dáan ang kúlun niíni, Place your bet on my candidate. You are sure to win with him. 2 for s.t. to make do as a livelihood. Bísan lang ug pangáyu ug rilu apan hayang na ang kúlun, Even if it’s just watch repairing, it’s enough for a livelihood. baryu nga way — cemetery. tak-ang sa — v [A] for a woman to answer the call of nature (urinate or defecate—humorous euphemism). -un a clay soil for making pots. kulunkulun 1 = [angulunkulun]. 2 one who sees to it that no one uses his things and is careful not to use things belonging to others. Nag-ípun ug usa ka bubung apan kulunkulun, They live under one roof, but each has his own things (lit. cook with different pots).
kúlun2 (not without l)n colon, k.o. punctuation mark.
kulung1 a for the hair to be curly, wavy. v [AB; a] for the hair to become curly or wavy; cause it to do so. Ikaw ray ginindutan ánang buhuk mung nagkulung, You’re the only one that considers your curly hair pretty. Akuy nagkulung sa íyang buhuk, I gave her a permanent. n 1 the process of curling hair. 2 its result. Dúgay ang ákung kulung mituy-ud, The permanent I received lasted for quite a while. -un a curly, wavy in hair. maN-r- n beautician. pa-an n beauty parlor where one gets a permanent. paN- n the profession of curling hair.