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IKOY - to accomplish something bit
by bit
IHUHO - (syn) ibuhos; pour granular
substance
IGIB - fetch water
IIB - (syn) dighay; belch
I-INGKAT - to go uplands
IMPALASTO - a local medicinal concoction
composed of lemon leaves, rice,
etc. girded around the abdominal area
to alleviate stomach
INAKAW - variant of "ina ko"; often
used for warning kids
INGIN - (syn) ayungin; perch
INGLO - (syn) ngongo; a person with
a nasal deformity
ISANG SIKAPAT - a quarter of;
ISDA - refers to "kanduli" not to
fish in general
ISPUTING - well dressed
ISTEKANAPAN - taguan na barilan
(stick ‘em up!)
ISTILMATING - WWII surplus steel
ISTALAPATA - barefoot
ISTINGGILDI - a fancy style of ar-ranging
the hair; coiffeur
IWANG - native toilet paper
ISLI - flirt
IYILO - (syn) yelo; ice
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KABAB-AN - plantation acreage
KABAKAB - (slang for KABATO - courting
the same lady
KABISOTE - (syn) ganit; (n)bird
KABOLULOR - wound on leg
KABYAW - grating papaya
KAKANG- GATA - coconut milk
KALAMAYHATI - latik
KALAYIN - (syn) lata; tin
KALPI-AN - wallet
KALUBALIN - guess hit as in tantsing
or holen
KAMBASTE - a religious sect in the
barrio
KAMBUBULI - (syn) bubuli; a species of
lizard
KAMBUTA - a variety of goby fish
KAMPUPOT - sampguita bud
KAMUYA - (syn) gulo; ruckus;
KANAGHALA - (syn) plema; phlegm
KANAWARI - kunwari; in pretense
KAON - (syn) sunro; fetch
KAPURIT - tiny bit
KARA - (syn) gaslaw; playful
KARAG- KARAG- - motorized paragus
KARANG-KANG - unsteady; jerky movement
KARIBAL - (syn) kabato; going for
the same lady
KASTOR - a courtship by a man usually
while the lady washes clothes by the riverbank
KATITER - wee bit of piece
KATUWA - (syn) pangit; not suitable;
tasteless
KATUWAAN - having fun
KAWAR - (syn) alambre; wire
KAYOG - jerky motion
KIKO - puppet show (name of
the puppet)
KINABOG - (syn) binatog; boiled corn
KINAPAL - balled mass of rice or
balled tamarind
KIRI - (syn) isli; flirt
KISAPUEGO - (syn) posporo; match
KULANG-KULANG - refers to "no brainer"
KULAPYAW - shawl
KULATAY - fence made from bamboo
KULAYLAY - lose un-even dress/clothes
KULINTAB - dark brown shiny complexion
KULTO PINIS - after hitting an opponent's
marble, your marble rolls into a hole which ends the game.
KULUBALIN - probably from "kung anong balingan"
trying to hit either of two or several targets usually leaving it to chance.
KUMON - (syn) kasilyas; toilet
KURA - to ask or wait for with open
palm
KURAMOS - (syn) kalmot;(n) scratch
with finger-nails particularly on
KURANGOT - small particle
KURAUPOS - moocher
KURAWNGA - "May I have it." or "Please
hand it over."
KURKURAN - utensil to grate coconut
KUROL - (syn) purol; dull
KURUDO - (syn) krudo; crude oil
KUSAB - fish's short breath
KUSING - one centavo
KUSKUS - (syn) punas; clean or swab
vigorously
KUTAKOT - implies an action done
extraordinarily
L
LAHIR - an affection on the nature
or behavior of; affect the action or thought; influenced; e.g. "Nalahiran
iyan ng ugaling Aleman, kaya marunong."
LAGA - five cents
LAGASLAS - sound made by the
wind and dried leaves
LAMURAY - (syn) barya; loose change;
coins
LAMUTAK - eat vigorously
LANGWERTA - small water hole by the
roadside
LANG-I - (syn) iyakin (v) lang-ito;
cry-baby
LANGIB - dried covering of wound
LANUBO - young branch of kakawate
LANTITI - making dirty
LAPIROT - squash with fingers
LASKIT - free ride; originated from
"last seat" (free)
LATOK - (syn) dulang; a low
dining table
LAWO - dried bamboo stump generally
used for firewood
LIBOG - (syn) pustoryoso; sophisticated
dresser
LIGANSA - maligalig; bothersome
LINRU-AN - hyper extend a neck
LINTAW - float
LIPOT - tawid sa bakod (go over the
fence or gate)
LUBLUBAN - where kalabaw bathe
LIPOS - (syn) baha; flood
LUPAGI - (syn) lupaypay; physically
exhausted
LUSOK - (syn) lulon; swallow
LUTA/ LUTATI - (syn) lampa; weakling
LUTOK - overripe; e.g. "Malutok na
ang palay ay di pa inaani."