"Banok" is a word in HILIGAYNON
bánok - (B) To be quiet, silent, not to stir
or move. Mostly used with pa—.
Nagapabánok gid lang siá bisan ánhon
mo sang ákig. He just keeps silent, though
you are angry with him, scold him, etc. (cf.
bánol).
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one thing.
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bánol - (B) To keep quiet, silent, make no stir. Like bánok mostly used with pa—. (cf. bánok, pabánok, pabánol), …
Read the complete definitionpabánok - To be quiet, calm, tranquil, imperturbable, placid, serene, make no resistance to scoldings or even beatings, to put …
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