midiya

midiya half. Midiya pulgáda ang gibag-un, Half an inch thick. Midiya ang bátà sa sinihan, A child pays half fare in the movies. Midiya kílu nga karni, Half a kilo of meat. i- thirty minutes after the hour. Alas dus imidiya, Two thirty. v [B56] get to be to the half hour. Alas singku na ba? Mumidiya na hinúun, Is it already five oclock? It is nearly five thirty. agwa n a roof projecting beyond the wall at a downward angle over the whole length or width of a house, or just over a window or door. v [A; b] add an overhang. bangku n wind coming at a forty-five degree angle from directly in back of a boat. Pabur gihápun sa sakayan ang hángin nga midiya bangku, A wind which comes from the back but at an angle is still favorable to sailboats. díya n half day. Midiya díya ra ang trabáhu basta Sabadu, We work half-day on Saturdays. v [A; c16] do s.t. half-day. nutsi n the dinner served at midnight on Christmas. pága n half fare. táwu n s. o. who is extraordinarily short. midiyamidiya v [b(1)] do s.t. in a moderate way. Midiyamidiyáhi lang pagpadágan arun dílì ta madisgrasya, Drive at a moderate rate so we dont meet an accident. Midiyamidiyáhi ug hugut ang twirka arun dílì maharùs, Tighten the screw moderately so it wont get stripped. midiyahan n {1} a fifth, so called because it contains half the volume of a bottle which formerly was in wide use. {2} small train station between two main stations where a train can stop to take on or discharge passengers or freight but cannot issue tickets.