agwáda v [A; a2] fetch water. Agwadáhan lang tikag túbig, I’ll fetch water for you. paN- v [A2] fetch water for a fee. n the occupation of fetching water. Makasapì pud siyag diyútay sa pangagwáda, He can earn a little money in fetching water.†
agwádu a watery, of a thin mixture. Pagkaagwádu sa ímung tsukuláti, mu rag hinúgas, How watery your chocolate is. It is like dishwater. v [A; a12] make a thin mixture.†
agwadur n water vendor. v [B156] be a water vendor.
agwanta v { 1} [A; a12] endure, put up with. Walay pawntinping muagwanta ánang ímung ginawian, No pen can last the way you are using it. Dì kung kaagwanta níya, I cannot stand her. Agwantahun lang nátù ang kagútum, We’ll just endure our hunger. { 2} [A; b5] put up with. Bisag bagìbian ang asáwa, agwantahan (agwantahun) ku na lang, My wife is a shrew, but I’ll just put up with her. — nga how very. Agwantang lisúra, My! How difficult it is! — muy Can you imagine! Agwanta mu bay mupalit ug kadilak mukás dáyun! Can you imagine? He bought a Cadillac for cash! -du, -dur(→) a able to endure. Agwantadur ang tagabaryu sa trabáhu, Village folk can endure hard work. see also †maríya.
agwardiyinti n refined alcohol, usually used in making liquor.
agwas n public water system. Ámung túbig gíkan sa agwas, Our water comes from the public supply. — putablis = agwas.
agwásun n k.o. large poisonous snake, black on the back and yellow-bellied.
ah particle expressing rejection or denial. Ah! Dílì kanà mahímù, Oh! That’s impossible. Ah, dì ku. Kápuy, Oh, I don’t want to. It’s too much like work.
aha aha! Aha! Nasakpan ka na giyud, Aha! At last I’ve caught you!
aháan n k.o. blue-lined snapper: Lutianus rivulatus.
áhag v [A; a] { 1} sift fine particles from coarser ones. Ahágun ku ang ginaling kapi, I’ll sift the ground coffee. { 2} shake the remaining grains out of rice straw. Ahága ang uhut, Shake out the straw. { 3} choose the best or biggest from a group. Ikaw bay muáhag sa maáyung klásing isdà, You choose the best fish. -an n sifter for milled corn.
áhak a crazy (used only in exclamations). Aháka sad nímu uy! You’re nuts! v [a4] be crazy. Gipabáyad kag singku? Giáhak, She made you pay five pesos? Is she out of her mind? Wà ku nímu sugta. Ahákun ka pa untà, You don’t accept me? I hope you go mad.