"Gaw-At" is a word in ILOKANO
v. /-UM-, MANG-:-EN/ to reach for; to thrust out or extend the hand to get (something).
I shall always attribute my uncertain start in New Zealand to the fact that I was introduced too early to what is knows as the 'five o'clock swill'. The phrase has, when you consider it, a wonderful pastoral - one might almost say idyllic - ring to it. It conjures up a picture of fat but hungry porcines, all freshly scrubbed, eagerly and gratefully partaking of their warm mash from the horny but kindly hands of the jovial farmer, a twinkling eyed son of the soil.Nothing could be further from the truth.The five o'clock swill is the direct result of New Zealand's imbecilic licensing laws. In order to prevent people getting drunk the pubs close at six, just after the workers leave work. This means they have to leave their place of employment, rush frantically to the nearest pub, and make a desperate attempt to drink as much beer as they can in the shortest possible time. As a means of cutting down drunkenness, this is quite one of the most illogical deterrents I have come across.
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adj. /(NA-)/ short in extent or duration. Ababa ti dila na. His tongue is short. v. /-UM-/. --ant. ATIDDOG.
Read the complete definitionadj. /(NA-)/ shallow, not deep; superficial, not profound. Ababaw dayta waig. That brook is shallow. v. /-UM-/. --ant. ADALEM.
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 definitionv. /-UM-:-AN/ to ambush, waylay; to lie in wait for and attack. Apay nga abangan yo ida? Why are you …
Read the complete definitionn. rent. v. /-UM-, MANG-:-AN/ to rent. Kayat ko nga abangan ta kariton mo. I want to rent your cart.
Read the complete definitionn. side (of). Mapan ka idiay abay ni manong mo. Go to the side of your older brother. v. /-UM-:-EN/ …
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 definitionabut v {1} [A; a12] arrive, reach a place. Dì pa makaabut (maabut) ang suwat, The letter wont have arrived …
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 definitionadj. /(NA-)/ deep; profound. v. /-UM-/.
Read the complete definitionv. /-UM-/ to approach, come near. Umadanin ti paskua. Christmas is approaching. --syn. ASIDEG. --var. ADDANI.
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 definitionágad = alágad. paN- v [A2; b6] for a prospective bridegroom to stay in the girls place just prior to …
Read the complete definitionv. /-UM-, MANG-:-EN/ to snatch off or away, take or carry away by force or violence; to get or obtain …
Read the complete definitionadj. /NA-/ diligent, assiduous, industrious, eager. v. /AC-, -UM-/ to be diligent, assiduous, industrious, eager. Umagawa ka tapno maturpos mo …
Read the complete definitionv. /-UM-, MANG-:-EN/ to kiss. Mapanak umagep ken ni Apo Nazareno. I’ll go kiss (the hand or raiment of) St. …
Read the complete definitionági v [A2S3S; b6] {1} go by, through a place. Dílì ku muági dihà kay náay irù, I wont go …
Read the complete definitionv. /-UM-/ to be timid, shy, bashful. Saan ka nga umagiing. Don’t be shy. AGIN-+ R2, a verbalizing prefix with …
Read the complete definitionadv. with, including, in addition. --syn. PATI. RAMÁN, n. taste, flavor. v. /-UM-:-AN/ 1. to taste, flavor. Kayat mo nga …
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