timbang

timbang v {1} [A; a12] weigh s.t. Akuy mutimbang sa kupras, Ill weigh the copra. Timbánga ang bábuy, Weigh the pig. {1a} [A] weigh, have the weight of. Mutimbang siyag sisinta kílus, He weighs sixty kilos. {2} [AC3; a] make s.t. balance. Matikwang ang sakayan kung way makatimbang sa píkas, The boat will capsize if nobody stays on one side to balance it. Ang pagsálig ángay timbángan sa pag-amping, Trust must be balanced with carefulness. {3} [A; b] help. Timbángi ra ku, Help me. Mahímù siyang ikatimbang sa panimalay, He can be used as a helper in the household. {3a} ug kúgus (pangúgus), luhud (panglúhud) v [AC; c] be a sponsor in a wedding or baptism of a person of the opposite sex. Nagtimbang mig pangúgus sa pyista, We were co-sponsors of a baptism during the town feast. n {1} weight. {2} helper. {2a} male sponsor of a female in wedding or baptism or the female sponsor of a male. a balanced. paN- v {1} [A] maintain balance. Nanimbang siyang milátay sa písì, He main-tained his balance as he walked on the rope. {2} [A2] engage in the buying and selling of things by weight. Nanimbang siyag kupras, He is engaged in the buying and selling (lit. weighing) of copra. n balance. Nawad-an siya sa panimbang, He lost his balance. Culu-, timbangtimbang v [A; a12] ponder. Nagtulu-timbang siya kun kinsay íyang sugtun, She is considering who to accept. Timbangtimbánga kun magpárì ka ba giyud, Think it over if you really want to be a priest. hiN- = paN-, v1. ka-n helper, assistant. Siyay ákung katimbang sa uma, Hes my farmhand. -an() n scale to weigh things.