Meaning of "either"

either •

adj/pron.
• • one or the other of two: alinman, alinman sa dalawa, maski alin, kahit alin, sinuman, sinuman sa dalawa, maski sino

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prostrate

v.
• • 1. to lay down flat, to cast down: magpatirapa, humandusay, bumulagta
  • 2. to make very weak or helpless, exhaust: magpalupaypay, lumupaypay, papanlupaypayin, ilupaypay, magpahina, papanghinain

adj.
• • 1. lying flat with face downward: nakadapa, nakarapa
  • 2. lying flat (either face downward or on ones back): nakahandusay, nakabulagta
  • 3. overcome, helpless: lugmok, nakalugmok, lugami, nakalugami

story

n.
• • 1. an account of some happening or group of happenings: kuwento [kwento], salaysay, pagsasalaysay, istorya, bida
  • 2. such an account, either true or madeup, intended to interest the reader or hearer: salaysay, kuwento [kwento], katha, istorya
  • 3. a falsehood: kasinungalingan, katakata, kabulaanan
  • 4. the set of rooms on the same level or floor of a building: palapag, piso
  • 5. to tell a story, to give an account of some happening: magkuwento, ikuwento, kuwentuhan, magsalaysay, isalaysay, salaysayan, magbida, ibida

tonsil

n.
• • either of the two small oval masses at the back of the mouth: tonsil

fight

v.
• • 1. to contend with another: lumaban, maglaban, makipaglaban, labanan, paglabanan
  • 2. to quarrel or fight (either in words or action): mag-away, makipag-away, pagawayan
  • 3. to fight one another with the fists: magsuntukan
  • 4. to eradicate: lumipol, lipulin, pumuksa, puksain

n.
• • 1. quarrel: away, awayan, basag-ulo, laban, labanan
  • 2. a war: digmaan, gera, giyera
  • 3. fist fight: suntukan
  • 4. a struggle: pagpupunyagi, pagpupumilit
  • 5. a contest: timpalak, paligsahan

side

n.
• • 1. surface or line bounding a thing: tabi, paligid, tagiliran, gilid
  • 2. either of the two surfaces of paper, cloth, etc.: mukha, panig
  • 3. either the right or left part of the body of a person, an animal, or house, etc.: tagiliran
  • 4. either the right of the left part of a thing, either part or region beyond a central line: dako, gawi, banda, tabi, panig
  • 5. a slope of a hill or bank: gilid
  • 6. the position, course or part of ones person or party against another: panig, pangkat
  • 7. a part of a family, a line of descent: pamilya, angkan

adj.
• • 1. at one side: sa tagiliran
  • 2. by ones side, near one: sa tabi, sa piling
  • 3. side by side, beside one another: magkatabi, tabi-tabi, magkapiling, magkaagapay, aga-agapay, agapay

v.
• • to take sides, place oneself with a side or a group: kumampi, kampihan, magkampihan, pumanig, panigan, kumatig, katigan

temple

n.
• • 1. a building used for the service or worship of a god or gods: templo
  • 2. church: simbahan, sambahan, bahay-dalanginan
  • 3. the flattened part on either side of the forehead: pilipisan, sentido

lips

n.
• • 1. either one of the two fleshy movable edges of the mouth: labi
  • 2. the folding or bent-out edge of any opening: labi

mussel

n.
• • a shellfish having two parts to its shell, living in either salt or fresh water: tulya, tahong, kabya, lukan

lung

n.
• • either one of the pair of breathing organs found in the chest: baga

o

conj.
• • alternate marker, or. Matanda ba siya o bata? Is he old or young? part. used either as a sentence opener or closer which means "now, see, please, ok"

kasko

n.
• • long river boat with sheltering roofings at either end, navigated by pushing with long poles

halukay

v.
• • maghalukay, halukayin (mag-:-in) to dig, to turn over and back either in search of something or to mix well. Hinalukay ni Maria ang aking mga kagamitan. Maria rummaged through my things.