bais n k.o. large, edible fresh-water eel of brown color, growing to 4′ and more: Anguilla sp.
baíwas v [C3] for two persons to fail to meet because one had left when the other arrived. Nagkabaíwas ta kay pag-abut nákù mu say paglakaw nímu, We missed each other because when I arrived, you had left.
baka v [A; b(1)] bleach clothing under the sun. Gibakhan (gibakahan) níya ang mga hábul, She spread the sheets under the sun to bleach.
báka_1 n cow, beef. -ng túru bull. bakahan n cattle ranch. — (ng) litsíra n { 1} source of financial support. Ang iyaan kung sapían mauy báka litsíra sa ákung pagtuun, My rich aunt supported me in my studies. { 2} one who constantly gives money to s.o. who is playing him for a sucker. v [B1256] become a provider or be played for a sucker.
báka_2 { 1} it doesn’t matter, never mind if. Báka mu lang ug pilay magastu mu sa uspital basta maáyu ka lang, It doesn’t matter how much you will spend for your hospitalization, as long as you are cured. Báka ug dì ka musugut nákù. Náa may daghang babáyi, I don’t care if you don’t accept me. There are plenty of fish in the ocean. { 2} = baláka.
bákà v [A13] walk with the legs apart. bakàbakà v [A] walk with the legs apart.
bakaang v [B] walk with legs spread apart. Nagbakaang siya tungud sa hubag, He walked with his legs spread apart because of his boil. a having legs spread apart in walking.
bakagan n k.o. bony, reddish, flat fish, as wide as the palm and about 1′ in length. v [B2] become thin and bony. Nabakagan siya sa pagkapilian sa pagkáun, She is thin and bony because she is choosy in her food.
bakak a be a lie, false. Bakak kaáyu nang íyang diklarasiyun, His allegation is a big lie. v [A; c] tell a lie. Dì ku mubakak nímu, I won’t tell you a lie. Ang mga numiru dílì mamakak, Figures don’t lie. panghiN- v [A; b15] deny, show s.t. to be false. Mapanghimakak (kapanghimakakan) nákù ang ímung tabì, I can prove your gossip false. -un(←) a liar.
bakalaw n codfish. panimáhung — v [A23] smell bad. Nanimáhù kang bakalaw, You smell terrible.
bakáling n k.o. ring-like contrivance used to steady round-bottomed pots when put s.w. v [A13; a] make into a steadying ring. Bakalíngun nímu ang sáku arun katungtúngan sa kúlun, We’ll fix this sack so that you can put the round-bottomed pot on it.