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Word Learning
banihót - Careless and negligent in the
execution of orders, lazy, indolent; to be
unmindful of orders, to be lazy or careless.
Indì ka magbanihót kon sogóon. Don’t be
careless in carrying out an order, if you
receive one. Don’t be lazy, if you are
ordered to do something. Banihót nga táo.
A careless, lazy, negligent fellow.
Nabanihotán akó sa íya. He seems to me
to be very negligent. (cf. amád, támad,
ágol, agohós, ligóy, tamarán, etc.).