kubit

kubit v {1} [A; a] touch s. o. , curling the fingers to get his at-tention. Milíngì ku kay dihay ningkubit nákù, I turned around because s. o. poked me. {1a} turn to s. o. influential for help. Dúna ba tay makubit didtu sa kustums? Do we have anybody influential to help us out in the custom? {1b} [A1; a2b2] steal s.t. not of great value. Bantayi nà kay kubitun unyà nà, Keep an eye on it because s. o. might lift it. {1c} [A2; a12] get a woman for illicit sex. Wà giyuy mukubit niánang tigulánga, No one wants to have an a? air with that old woman. {2} [A; a12] take the bait. Kusug mukubit ang isdà ánang paúna, Fishes like to take that k. o. bait. {2a} [A12; b4] catch a fish by hook and line. Nakakubit ang mananagat ug íhu, The fisherman caught a shark. Gikubitan kug bugáung, I caught a jarbua. {2b} [A2; a12] hook s. o. in marriage. Nakakubit siyag sapíang bálu, She hooked a rich widower. {2c} ug way paun {2c1} confirm s.t. bad the interlocutor suspects but doesnt know for sure by assuming that he does know for sure and letting out s.t. to confirm it. Wà tà ka hibaw-i, ningkubit ka sa tagà nga way paun. Nabistu na hinúun, I wouldnt have known about you but you took the bait. Now I found out. {2c2} butt in in a conversation where one has no business or answer remarks intended for s. o. else. Dílì ikaw ang gisultíhan, ngánung mukubit ka man dihà nga way paun? I wasnt talking to you. Why do you butt in when I wasnt talking to you? n fish caught with hook and line. () n biting of fish. Hínay ang kúbit basta way súg, Fish dont bite if there is no current.