baba

bàbà n {1} mouth. {2} any mouth-like opening. Bàbà sa lán-gub, Mouth of the cave. Bàbà sa butilya, Mouth of the bottle. sa atay pit of the stomach. v {1} [A12; a12] hit in the mouth. Bàbaun (bàbáun) ku siyag pátid, Ill kick him in the mouth. {2} [A; b6(1)] put a mouth-like opening. Bàbáan ku ang alkansíya, Ill saw a slit on the piggy bank. {3} [b2] utter a truth with-out even knowing that one is doing so. Hibàbaan nákù siya nga nangáwat, I hit on him as the thief without even knowing it. paN- v {1} [A1; b6] rant at or scold s. o. in a loud voice. Nagpamàbà na sad ang maldíta níyang asáwa, His termagant wife is ranting at him again. {2} [A23] say words glibly. Maáyu siya mamàbà mau nga daghang trátu, He is glib. That is why he has many girl friends. {3} [A2; b6(1)] say special prayers to ward o? evil. Manágan giyud ang mga dautang ispiritu ug pamàbáan nákù, The evil spirits will run away from me if I utter special prayers against them. n {1} ranting. {2} gift of gab. {3} prayers to ward o? evil. -in- n oral. Nahagbung ku sa pasúlit nga binàbà, I failed in the oral examination. -an, -un a tending to rant in a loud voice. tigpaN- n spokesman, press relations o? cer. Ang tigpamàbà sa wilgista abugádu, The strikers have a lawyer as their spokesman.