"Balbal" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

balbal ILOKANO
Definition:

v. /MANG-:-AN/ to rinse or wash lightly, clean with water. Balbalam nga nasayaat ta kusina. Clean the kitchen very well with water. --syn. UGAS.

balbal HILIGAYNON
Definition:

bálbal - To cane, drub, flog, thrash, give
one the stick, cudgel, club, beat with a stick
or cudgel. Balbalá siá. Club him. Ibálbal
mo sa íya iníng bastón. Beat him with this
stick. Indì ka magbálbal sa íya sing lakás.
Don’t beat him too much. (cf. bákol,
lámpus, hánot, búnal, etc.).

balbal CEBUANO
Definition:

balbal n k.
o.
possessed person (unglù) that has a need to go after sick peoples blood or livers.
paN- v [A2] for the balbal to go out and perpetrate his evil deeds.

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He swallowed hard and looked deep into my eyes so intensely, I tried hard not to look away. I didn’t want him to see how mildly scared of him I was. I touched the hand in his lap and he answered.

Mercy Cortez, Never Ever After

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abug CEBUANO

ábug v [A; a] {1} chase, drive, drive away. Abúga ang bábuy ngadtu sa tangkal, Drive the pig into the …

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agila CEBUANO

agila n eagle. agímud v [AN; c1] stick out the lips in pouting or in displeasure. Muagímud (mangagímud) man lang …

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agit-it CEBUANO

agit-it n {1} white streaks of dirt or dried up perspiration. {2} dirt that sticks to things or the skin. …

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alimbukad CEBUANO

alimbúkad (from bukad) v [A2S] {1} expand in an upward di-rection, well upwards. Mialimbúkad ang asu pagkasúnug sa asíti sa …

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apras ILOKANO

v. /MANG-:-EN/ to beat, to strike with a stick, pole, etc. so as to drop down. Aprasem dagita bunga ti …

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apul CEBUANO

ápul n coagulated blood. Dinhay daghang ápul namilit sa sundang, A lot of coagulated blood was sticking to the bolo. …

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arnis CEBUANO

arnis v {1} [A; b(1)] throw s. o. o? balance by tripping or shov-ing. Ug ímung arnísan ang ímung kadúlà …

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atuli CEBUANO

atuli n {1} earwax. {2} materials like earwax. {a} yellow paste. {b} tobacco tars. {c} yellow, hardened grease sticking in …

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atum CEBUANO

átum atum-atum {1} = atug-atug. {2} [A; a] attach undue importance to s.t. , pay s.t. heed which is not …

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bad-ay CEBUANO

bad-ay v {1} [B1] be placed transversely across. Nagbad-ay ang buktun sa bána sa tiyan sa íyang asáwa, The husbands …

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bagduk CEBUANO

bagduk v {1} [A; b5] puncture, make a small hole in. May mibagduk tingáli sa ligid kay mihiyus man, S. …

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bag-id CEBUANO

bag-id v [AB46; ac] rub back and forth against. Mibag-id ang bábuy sa batu kay gikatlan, The pig brushed itself …

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balabala CEBUANO

balabála n a childrens game played by hitting a ball one tosses himself with a stick. If another player catches …

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balasbas ILOKANO

v. /MANG-:-AN/ to whip, beat, hit with a stick, a branch of a tree, etc. Saan mo nga balasbasan ta …

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balibud CEBUANO

balíbud v [A3P; ab16(1)] wind s.t. around s.t. Ibalíbud (bal-ibúra) ang hílu sa káhuy arun dì magubut, Wind the thread …

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balikutkut CEBUANO

balikutkut v [AB3; a] bunch, fold, curl up in an irregular way, cause s.t. to do so. Ang úlud nga …

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balirung CEBUANO

balirung v [A; ac] throw a stick such that it spins in flight. Ug dílì nímu maabut ang búnga, balirunga …

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balitang CEBUANO

balitang n {1} short piece of wood or metal. Also the name given to pieces of wood which serve a …

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baliwliw CEBUANO

baliwliw v [AB3; ac1] turn around on itself in the air, cause s.t. to do so. Mibaliwliw (nabaliwliw) ang ayruplánu …

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baluk CEBUANO

báluk n {1} layer of flu? y fibrous material that sticks to the lower end of the palm frond, used …

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