balabag
BALABAG is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
balábag v [A2S; c1] {1} lie across a path. Balabágun (ibábag) nátù pagbutang ang káhuy, Lets put the tree across the road. Gibabágan ang agiánan sa mga batu, The path was blocked by rocks. {2} block s. o. s way. Ikaw ray nakabábag sa ákung kalípay, You are the only one who stands in the way of my happiness. {3} for a fetus to be in a transverse position. Naglísud siya pag-anak kay nagbalábag (nagbalabag) ang bátà, She had a hard labor because the child was in a transverse position. n {1} a piece of wood or metal which lies across s.t. Ang balabag mauy naglambing sa duha ka kasku, The crossbeam holds the two hulls of the boat together. {2} cross (not without l in this meaning). Gilansang si Hisus sa balábag, Jesus was nailed to a cross. {3} s.t. which bars the way. Dílì balábag sa hangtúray nílang panaghigála, It is not a bar to their eternal friendship. () n = balábag, n. -an() n fishes with a transverse line, e. g. , k. o. snappers.