"Baetan" is a word in ILOKANO

abaga n sweet potatoes growing from the outer vines and not from the main root.

balanban n a branching reed, the main stem of which is split and used in weaving and in sewing nipa …

balandra (not without l) n {1} barrel with rounded sides. {2} large, flat-bottomed boat mainly used for carrying logs or …

bangun n main floor beams of a house to which the joists (busaug) are nailed.

Thfs term refers rather to tbe bed in which the main stream of a river flows than to tbe deep …

dáma n {1} lady-in-waiting. {2} runner-ups in a beauty con-test who attend the winner in the coronation. dáma n {1} …

dugù n {1} blood. May dugù siyang Katsílà, He has Spanish blood. {2} blood from menstruation. Kusug kug dugù human …

gábi n taro, a large herb with arrow-shaped leaves, cultivated mainly for its underground corms, which are eaten in sweet …

gálung v [A; b6(1)] {1} attach a rope through the ears or nose of an animal for control. {1a} attach …

ikstinsiyun n {1} extension of time, addition to a building. {2} branch, unit of an organization located apart from the …

ina old word for mother that is confined to set phrases. bilat sa see bilat. nga [vegetable] variety of [vegetable] …

indiyan híd n k. o. mainly for uniforms. from this k. o. cloth.

karitíra, karitíras n main road or public highway running outside of a town. v [A13; a2] make, make into a …

kasku n {1} the framework and the main structure of s.t. with-out appendages. Kasku sa sakayan, The hull of the …

kayda n covered porch in the front of a house and an extension of the main floor. v [A3; a] …

kitang n k. o. longline sea fishing, done with a main line (baháyan) to which individual leaders with hooks are …

kulambut v {1} [A; b6(1)] tie a string across a row of strings, crisscross fashion, to make netting for s.t. …

kuniksyun n {1} pull, connections. May kuniksyun siya sa síti hul, He has connections in City Hall. {2} connection in …

kurtin rísir n {1} preliminary boxing bouts before the main events. {1a} boxer who fights only in preliminary bouts, usu-ally …

kurúna n {1} crown of royalty or royalty in a pageant. {1a} garland put on the head. {1b} crown as …