kubut

kubut v {1} [AC; b(1)] hold, take hold of s.t. Kinsay nagkubut sa lyábi? Who has the key? Magkúbut ta arun dì ta magk-abúwag, Well hold hands so that we wont be separated. Nawálà ang lápis nga ákung gikubtan, The pencil I was holding got lost. {1a} [AN; b6(1)N] hold on to s.t. to keep from falling. Nangubut (mikubut) siya nákù kay danglug, He held on to me because it was slippery. {1b} [A3; b8] get hold of s.t. to have it. Wà pa ku makakubut ánang kantidára, I had not held such an amount (of money). Hikubtan sa pulis ang kawatan nga mi-iskápu, The policeman happened to get hold of the thief who was about to escape. {1c} [A2] hold on by sticking to it. Ang iskats tip mukubut kaáyu sa átung papitlan niíni, Scotch tape adheres well to whatever you stick it to. {2} [A; b(1)] occupy, hold a certain position or o? ce. Ang katungdanan nga íyang gikubtan, The position he is holding. {3} [A; b26] handle, play, operate. Maáyu siyang mukubut sa sista, She plays the guitar well. Sipii ang nagkubut sa íyang libru sa tindáhan, A CPA takes care of the accounts in their store. {4} [A; b(1)] keep a mistress. Dúna siyay gikubtan nga hustis, He has a night club hostess for a mis-tress. () v [A; a12] wed s. o. on his deathbed by just having the couple hold hands and blessing them. Kadaghan na makakúbut ang párì ug himatyung páris nga nabúhì, The priest has of-ficiated at many deathbed weddings where the dying partner recovered. kubtanan n handle. kinubtánan n keepsake among close friends or sweethearts.