"Dengngeg" is a word in ILOKANO
v. /-UM-:-EN/ [= DUMNGEG : DENGGEN] 1. to listen to, pay attention to; hence, 2. to heed, obey. Denggen yo ti ibagbaga da. Listen to what they are saying. /MAKA-: MA- / [= MAKANGEG : MANGNGEG] to be able to hear. Indiak nga mangngeg ti boses mo. I cannot hear your voice.
... Whenever Eleanor felt nervous or scared, she told herself to be happy instead. (It didn’t really make her feel better, but it kept her from feeling worse …)
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Q: How many Canadians does it take to change a lightbulb ? A: Twelve. Four to form a Parliamentary study committee to decide how to solve the problem, one Francophone to complain that I didn't translate this joke into French, one Native Canadian to protest that the interests of Native Canadians have been overlooked, one woman from the National Action Committee On the Status Of Women to say that women have been underrepresented in the process, one to go over the border to the Niagara Falls Factory Outlet Mall and buy a new bulb and not pay duty on it on the way back, one to actually screw it in, one to collect taxes on the whole procedure so the government can afford it, one to buy a case of Molson for everybody to drink, and one to drop the puck.
n. uterus, womb. --syn. MATRIS. ANAK TI BUNYAG, godchild. ANAK TI RUAR, illegitimate child.
Read the complete definitionadj. /(NA-)/ short in extent or duration. Ababa ti dila na. His tongue is short. v. /-UM-/. --ant. ATIDDOG.
Read the complete definitionv. /MA-/ 1. to lose money (in gambling, a contest, etc.). Naabakak idiay swipstik. I lost money in the sweepstakes. …
Read the complete definitionv. /AG-, MANG-/ to win (in gambling, a contest, etc.). Nangabak diay balasang. The young woman won. /MANG- : PANG--AN/ …
Read the complete definitionn. cover, lid. v. /AG-, MANG-:-AN/ to cover (face, pot, hole, etc.). Saan mo nga abbongan ta rupam. Don’t cover …
Read the complete definitionn. textile, specifically cloth woven in the native loom (PAGABLAN). v. /AG-/ to weave cloth, especially in the native loom. …
Read the complete definitionv. /AG-/ to throw a wrap over one’s shoulder, to wrap oneself around the shoulder. /MANG-:-AN/ to cover or wrap …
Read the complete definitionv. /MAKI-/ to have adulterous relations with someone; to commit adultery. Saan ka nga makiabig. Don’t commit adultery. /MAKI-: KA-/ …
Read the complete definitionv. /MANG-:-EN/ to recover, redeem, win back. Abrotem ti abak mo idi kalman. Recover your losses yesterday.
Read the complete definitionn. a female who gave birth to twins, triplets, etc. of the same sex. ABUS; ABUS TA, ABUS MAN PAY …
Read the complete definitionn. hole, opening, leak, puncture, crevice. v. /MANG-:-AN/ to put or make a hole on, to puncture. Abutam ta niog …
Read the complete definitionv. /-UM-/ to reach, arrive in. Immabutak idiay Manila. I reached Manila. /MAKA-: MA-AN/ to (be able to) overtake or …
Read the complete definitionadj. more probable or plausible - followed by a sentence introduced by NGA. Ad-adda nga sumangpet da inton bigat. It …
Read the complete definitionv. /-UM-/ to approach, come near. Umadanin ti paskua. Christmas is approaching. --syn. ASIDEG. --var. ADDANI.
Read the complete definitionn. bad or unpleasant taste, as the aftertaste of oysters or mangoes. Ngem ti adat na, awan ti ladawan nga …
Read the complete definitionv. /-UM-, MANG-/ to borrow fire or light. Umadawak man. May I borrow fire (from you). Inka mangadaw dita karruba …
Read the complete definitionadj. /(NA-)/ far, distant, remote (in space or probability); far from (someone or something). Adayo ti Amerika ditoy Pilipinas. America …
Read the complete definitionas -a particle it indicates: 1. the existence or presence of someone or something. Adda tao idiay balay. There is …
Read the complete definitionadj. having, possessing, endowed with. Isuda ti addaan ti nalawa nga daga. There are the ones who have extensive lands.
Read the complete definitionv. /AG-/ to move the legs so as to walk; to make a step; to pace, walk. Damo na pay …
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