Saturday, April 27, 2024

New idioms under investigation


Pakanen takay dalin. (I will make you eat soil.) - "Papahiyain kita"; "I will put you in a bad light"

Pairong mod palpal. (Have him seated on a palpal?) - ?

Anto itakoko mo ak? Ag nayari. (What? You will make me as your hat? No way!) - ?
3, anto itakoko mo ak la? Aga nayari!-By example and by analogy, impanaral da itayo na ateng tayo, nen akaaral tila, mankinon tila ya agtila anta so nanlapuan tayo. that is the meaning of itakoko, figuratively speaking.

Maestra (teacher) - mauley, mibabali; pakialamero; impertinently busying with other people's things or affairs

Balitok ya impan-utek (golden brain) - matalino; intelligent

Mapetang lan panangaro (ardent love) - uttered to address the spirits of the dead: Example: "Diman kilad pasen ya kulaan yo la natan ed tawen ta mapetang lay panangaro yo."

Adawdawit ya nan-almusal/nandem ed tawen (almost had breakfast/dinner in the sky/heaven) - kamuntik nang masagasaan, mabangga ng sasakyan, o mamatay; almost died from an accident/incident. Example: "Nimay lasi, adawdawit ya nandem ed tawen." "Nimay lasi, adawdawit ya angalmusal ed tawen."

Timmerak lay tapis to (her craziness has hatched) - puno na ang salop, lumabas na ang tunay niyang pagkatao sa galit o pagkabwisit, lumabas na ang natural nung mapikon; all hell breaks loose once he/she is fed up

Impanlupay dueg (carabao-faced) - makapal so lupa to; makapal ang mukha; thick-faced, shameless

Intalagdanan da (put on the chopping board; isinangkalan) - ginawang panakip-butas; made into a scapegoat

Masagradon impanlupa, Masanton impanlupa (holy face) - mala-angel so lupa to, singa no aga makapisit na baso o singa no aga makangkasalanan ya too; mukhang di makabasag-pinggan; angel-faced, deems unable to hurt a fly


Mipepesag ed ermen, Mipapaldua ed ermen (getting a cut from loneliness) - nakikiramay; condolence

Maong ya mangalay lupa (good at getting a face) - mahilig magpalapad ng papel, pabida; good at sucking up to someone

Panangan badong (eating badong-style) - kanen no antoy imparungo ed lamisaan, ag manpili na kanen; kakainin kung ano ang inihain, di mapili; to eat contentedly what was served on the table, to not complain about it

Abalang ya palya (lost bittermelon) - impa-ampon ed arom ya too; adopted

Abetelay utek to (his brain caught some chills) - ?

Manakis na belas (crying rice grains) - ?

Sources: Joey Ferrer, Dr. Efren Abulencia, et al.

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