mother (term of address and reference) [syn. inay]
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mother
n.
1. a female parent: ina, inang, inay, nanay, mama
2. mother and child: mag-ina
adj.
native: sarili, ina
mama
n.
mother: mama, mama, inang, inay, nanay, nana, ima, ina
n.
mister
kalong
v.
kumalong (-um-) to sit on one's lap. Kumalong ang bata sa kandungan ng nanay niya. The child sat on his mother's lap. mangalong, kalungin, ikalong (mag-:-in, i-)
v.
to hold on one's lap, to take someone, something on your lap. Kalungin mo ang bata. Take the child on your lap.
naku
intj.
naku! oh, my!, an interjection derived from Nanay ko or Ina ko, my mother!
tuwa
n.
joy, pleasure, gladness
v.
matuwa (ma-) to become glad, to be pleased, to be joyful, to be amused. Natuwa ang nanay ko sa aking grado. My mother was pleased with my grades.
iyak
v.
umiyak (-um-) to cry. Umiyak siya sa pag-alis ng nanay niya. She cried when her mother left.
sabunot
n.
pulling of hair, uprooting of hair sabunutan (-an)
v.
to pull (someone's hair) by the roots. Sinabunutan siya ng Nanay niya. Her hair was pulled by her Mother.
lambing
v.
maglambing (mag-) to caress, to show fondness, affection, tenderness. Naglambing siya sa nanay niya. He showed affection for his mother.
sabi
v.
magsabi, sabihin (mag-:-in) to say, to ask permission, to tell, to relate. Magsabi ka sa nanay at nang hindi tayo pagalitan. Tell mother (ask mother's permission) so we won't be scolded.
