label (n) márca (Sp) (vt) márcan
labor (n) obra (Sp)
laboratory (n) laboratorió
laborer (n) talapagobra
lace (n) (shoe string) tali, (an ornamental braid) púntas
lack (vi) mágculangan
ladder (n) eran
ladle (n) (wooden one) sánduc
lady (n) (refined woman) babai, (single, refined woman) dalaga
lag (vi) mitaúli
laggard (adj) malámlam, macupad, mabagal, macute, magurúng
lame (adj) pile
lamp (n) sulu, sulugui
lance (n) tándus
land (n) (solid earth’s surface) gabún, (ground as opposed to water) sacán, (country) lugál
language (n) (speech) sabi, lenguahi
lantern (n) (for Christmas) parúl
lap (n) (front lower body part) sapupunan
lard (n) taba
large (adj) maragúl
lash (vt) sáplitan, laticuán
lasso (n) silu, (vt) síluán
last (adj) (after all others) taúli, (vi) (remain good or existing) lúmuát, mágluát
latch (n) calait
late (adj) (after the time) atrasado, taúli, (deceased) mangubie, meangubie
latrine (n) cumún
latter (adj) taúli
lattice (n) balag, salá-salá
laugh (vi) maíli
laughter (n) aíli
launch (vt) (hurl) pasulapo
laundry (n) labada
laundry woman (n) labándera
lavender (adj) lila
law (n) (established authority) batás, (gov’t. regulation) ley (Sp)
lawn (n) dicút
lawyer (n) abogado (Sp)
lay (vt) (put) bili, (produce egg) mangebun
lazy (adj) matamád
laziness (n) tamád, catamaran
lead (vt) (to guide with hand) taíran, (vi) manimuna
lead (n) (a metallic element) tíncaputi
leader (n) pecapún
leaf (n) bulúng
leaflet (n) (young leaf) tulud
league (n) (an alliance) liga
leak (vi) tumulu
lean (vi) magsándal
leap (vi) lúndag
learn (vt) abalu, (vi) mabiasa
lease (vt) (to rent and use for profit) buisan
leash (n) tali
least (adj) ditac dili, puguít
leather (n) balát
leave (vt) lácuán, (vi) maco
leech (n) línta
left (adj) (not right) caíli
left-handed (adj) quinaíli, caliweti (Tag)
left-over (n) tagan, sobra
leg (n) bitís, puád
leisure (n) lacuatsa
lemon (n) (small Phil. variety) calamúnding
lemonade (n) lemonada
lend (vt) paramán, (vi) mamaram
length (n) caba
lens (n) lente (Sp)
leper (n) leproso (Sp)
less (adj) culang
lessen (vt) bawasan, bawásnan, bosnan, culángnan
lesson (n) lisún, lísyun (Sp)
lest (conj) pota
let (vt) (allow) paburen
letter (n) (of alphabet) letra (Sp), (message) sulat
lettering (n) pamagleletra
lettuce (n) lichugas (Sp)
let-up (n) pátna
levee (n) paco
level (adj) (flat) pánte, patag, parehu, (vt) patagan, parewan
lewd (adj) malibi
liar (adj) malarám
libel (n) capányirán
liberate (vt) lígtas
liberation (n) liberáción
liberty (n) calayahan, catimawán
libido (n) libi
license (n) licensiá (Sp)
lick (vt) dilatan
lid (n) (cover) tacáp, (of a pot) súclub, (of an eye) talucáb
lie (vi) (recline) magquera, (tell a lie) máglarám, (n) calaramán
lieutenant (n) teniente (Sp)
life (n) bie, (way of living) pamibie-bie
lift (vt) buát
ligament (n) amad
light (n) (brightness) sala, (source of light) sulú, (adj) (bright) masala, (not heavy) mayán, (scanty or gentle) báguia, bagya, (vt) (- a cigarette) sindi
lightning (n) quíldap, álti
likable (adj) pibuburián
like (prep) (similar to) calupa, ánti –as in “like Eileen” (anti y Eileen), (vi) buri
likewise (adv) ánti murin
lime (n) (for mortar or for betel nuts) api, (citrus) dalayap
limit (n) cotu (vt) icotu, cotuán
limited (adj) macacotu, limitado
limp (vt) ticul
line (n) (threadlike mark) gulis, (one’s trade or expertise) linia (Sp), (queue) pila
linger (vi) mágpacáluat
link (vt) (connect) itaid
lint (n) simúlmul
lion (n) leon (Sp)
lip (n) labi
list (n) lísta, listahan, (vt) lista (Sp)
listen (vi) maquirámdam
litany (n) litaniá (Sp)
liter (n) litro (Sp)
literature (n) literatura (Sp)
little (adj) (in size) malati, (quantity) ditac, (degree) bagya, baguia
little by little (adv) paritác-ditac, pabágya-bágya
live (vi) (have life) mie, (thrive) mabibie, (reside) túcnang
live (adj) (during performance) casulúngsungan
livelihood (n) pagcábie
lively (adj) masígla
liver (n) ate
livestock (n) sese animál
livid (adj) menulíng
living (adj) (alive) mabie
living room (n) salas, quilúb (coll)
lizard (n) (big kind) barác, barág, (small kind) tímbabalác, (house lizard) butaqui
load (n) cárga (Sp), (vt) cárgan
loan (n) pautang, (vt) paútangan
lobster (n) uláng
locate (vt) paíntunán
location (n) locáción (Sp)
lock (n) taránca, seradura, (vt) taránca, susi
locust (n) durun
lodge (vi) manira, maquipanira
lofty (adj) matas, macatas
log (n) (timber log) turosus, trosus (Sp)
loincloth (n) pinán
loiter (vi) mágpalibút-libut
lonely (adj) malúncut
loner (n) mágdilí-dili
long (adj) (in space) macaba, (in time) máluát, (vi) (to yearn) mamita
look (vi) lumawe, (vt) lon, lawen, (n) lawe
loose (adj) (not well fastened) malubác, (not tight) malualas
loosen (vt) lubacán
lopsided (adj) e tímbang
lord (n) (master) amo (Sp), (God) Guinú
lose (vt) (to be unable to find) abating, (in business) mangalugui, (fail to win –as in gambling) masámbut
loss (n) (being misplaced), pangabating, (in business) pangalugui
lost (adj) (not to be found) mebating, (no longer around) mewala, (wasted) mesayang
lot (n) (plot of ground) lote (Sp), (adj) dacál
lottery (n) (Phil. style) weting, hueting
loud (adj) mátni
louse (n) (big kind) cutu, (medium-sized) liás, (small) cumád
love (n) lugúd, sínta (vt) lugurán, palsíntan (vi) lugud, malsínta (Note: Sinta connotes a feeling between boy and girl)
loveable (adj) pilulugurán
lovely (adj) malagu
lover (n) capalsíntan
low (adj) mababa
low tide (n) cacati
loyal (adj) tapát
lubricate (vt) láruán
luck (n) suerte (Sp)
lucky (adj) masuerte
luggage (n) cárga
lumber (n) tábla
lump (n) bucul
lunatic (adj) murít
lunch (n) páugtuán, abacan, (vi) mabac, máugtu
luncheon (n) abacan
lung (n) baga
lurk (vi) (move stealthily) gumulung
luscious (adj) maniaman
lustful (adj) malibi
lusty (adj) malacás
lyre (n) lira (Sp)
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