Thursday, December 9, 2021

New old and rediscovered words, part 3

New old and rediscovered words, part 3

Some words listed here may not necessarily be old and forgotten but because they have a very particular meaning and often have no equivalent word in other languages. 

paliteng -  to arrange neatly in a straight or curved line? Example: Paliteng ka lan paliteng ed satay buwek mo!

lampong - having overgrown hair. Example: Manpakatli ak la ta lampong ak la.

ombaley - bayan? ; town?

abaigan - ? Example: Agka lewet lan lewet ed satay anak mo ta nabaigan.

manalibegbeg - has the feeling of being vaguely pierced by pins and needles

apikwar - forcefully upturned, as in a thumb?

mantikap - to eat loudly like a pig. Example: Agka mantikap; singa ka baboy.

kabkab - to eat something forcefully using one's front teeth. Kabkab mo yay anawet ya niyog. cf.: kutib - to bite off a little; kitleb - to bite off; ketket - to bite

mangayet - teeth-grinding 

kalamor - kahit papaano; ?

kalansaw, kama, kama-kama - to handle food with one's bare hands in a disagreeable way

manmoldo - mambasa?

silib - to watch closely so as to grab at or catch something; cf. siim

agnasabaan - can't deal with the surfeit of something

aga napukpokan - ?

asagapulan - pushed into a corner

inganso - syn.: inganet, binutey obet; itinodo, inubos ang lakas; made an effort at something with one's whole might

umpikal - unalis, unurong paunlad byahe o arawin lugar

manparutpot - the sound the lips make when someone tries to sound like a propeller or motor engine; associated with a belief that it is a sign that a storm is coming

manalibegbeg - refers to the pins and needles feeling on the skin

akabalangbang - nakapamaywang; putting one's hands on one's hips; with one's arms akimbo?

akaampat - cupping one's chin and cheek with one hand

nan-gitil-gitil - gumewang-gewang

agabwang? - agaygay ed loob na eges; cf. agabyang - nawasak

asipor - consumed prematurely (as in unripe fruit)

mankayetket - shivering due to chills or cold

talikepkep - halukipkip; with one's arms crossed over the chest. Akatalikepkep ka lan lanang ya singa ambete-betel ya lanang.

mankubibit - make face at the verge of crying. Example: Mankubibit may ugaw nen inebay kapinsan ton agto kabat.

mantumpok - magkamay; to eat with one's (right) hand

laoy-laoy - dangling. Example: Laoy-laoy so suso to.

atapak (vulgar) - used to refer to poop that comes out in a big heap  

mankamuyagyag - refers to the crumbly quality of cooked rice grains, as opposed to sticky

kemkem - to hold something in a firm way near the point of squeezing

ipalugal - ipaubaya; to give way in favor of someone

nankubot - to cover one's whole body with a blanket

patutak - burara, salaula; careless with one's things or personal stuff

masinapet - syn.: makawanan; mapanghinayang at masinop sa gamit kaya ayaw magtapon kasi nasasayangan; used to describe someone who tends to regret throwing away anything of potential value that others would consider trash 

makapasinagem (syn: makapainagem?) - used to describe weather that makes you feel sick, characterized by alternating hot and cold temperature with wind besides that is more an annoyance than balmy

dalakurak, dalagurog? - masyadong brusko?; too careless in one's ways 

ambasabasa - basang-basa; literally, sopping wet; as idiom: ang pangit ng pagkakabigkas: yung i ay nagiging e at yung o ay nagiging u; a kind of enunciation in which the i's turn into e's and the o's turn into u's; cf.: the reverse expression, anawnawet or anaw-awet

nausdongan - literally, moved lower with respect to the next thing or person; as idiom: naimpluwensiyahan ng di magandang pagkatao o ugali

makter - loyal. Example?

masagapsap - rough. Example?

makulyapes - makapoy. Example?


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