MARCÁ

(Spanish word): Mark, brand on person, animal, clothing, ⊗ an; brand cattle, ag ⊗; branding iron, pag ⊗.

MARICADÁT

Preparations to do something; preparatory movement of body to rise.

To place oneself in ambush.

MARÍS

Diversity of colors presented by seawater from wave motion, or cloth waving in wind, ag ⊗.

MARONGGÁY

Moringa tree (malunggay) whose fruit and leaves are edible.

Inner bark serves as caustic.

Some say aronğgáy.

MÁSANG̃

Attention to work without looking away, di pag ⊗ an.

MASÍ

Or, masi-an: Prefixes joined to roots (see Grammar).

MASNÁ

Ordinary, usual, like well-trodden road, usual word, ⊗ ng̃a dálan, saó.

MATÁ

Eye in general.

To stare dazed, manğ ⊗.

Open eyes alert to avoid deception, agca ⊗.

Eye disease, agca ⊗.

Look attentively like sentry, agui ⊗.

Judge at simple sight, ⊗ en.

Corn of shoe.

Knot of tree or cane.

Idiom: cas la agui ⊗ iti siéc ó cabibi, said of one looking intently.

MATAÁN

(from matá): Big-eyed fish.

MATIÁG

Sudden alteration: alter suddenly, wake terrified, ma ⊗.

MÁTIC

(ancient) Belt serving as money purse.

MATIMÁTI

Last efforts of breath, or fire dying out: die out fire, manğ ⊗.

MATMÁT

Attention to what is done: gaze intently, ⊗ an: ⊗ am ti arámidmo, look well at what you do.

MATTIÁDOC

Idleness: stay idle without doing anything, ag ⊗, ma ⊗.

MAYÁMAY

Calm, quiet; softness in movements.

Have such quality, na ⊗.

To calm sea, wind, ag ⊗.

See guinad.

MAYÁNA

Medicinal shrub with colored leaves (Coleus).

MAYECMÉC

Fineness of earth, dust or sand: Na ⊗ toy á dárat, this sand is very fine: na ⊗ á dagá, pulverized earth.

MAYÉNG̃

Quietness, apathy from laziness in any undertaking.

Ecstatic suspension, wonder: to remain suspended a moment thinking what to answer, ag ⊗.

MAYENG̃MÉNG̃

Security or happiness of a place, like glory.

Secure place, sheltered port, na ⊗.

See ímenğ.

MAYIÉT

Slowness, languor, sluggishness, na ⊗.

See guinad.

MECMÉC

Fineness of ground thing: grind well, ⊗ en.

See mayecméc.

MEDMÉD

Economy in spending: spend economically, ag ⊗; economical, na ⊗.

Gravity, repose; speak without affectation, act with gravity: person of these qualities, na ⊗.

To rein in horse gently; curb anger, ⊗ an.

See ol-láyat.

MELMÉL

Cheeks full of food: eat with both cheeks full, ag ⊗.

MENMÉN

Composure, repose: act with composure, na ⊗.

See ol-láyat.

MERMÉR

Dirt, dust entering eyes: enter dust into eyes, na ⊗ an.

See púlinğ.

MESMÉS

To grasp firmly with fist so it does not slip, ⊗ an.

See petpét.

MET

Conjunction meaning also: siác ⊗, I also.

Postposed to laénğ, means self (see laenğ in 2nd meaning).

Únay ⊗ ten, expression equivalent to heavy, burdensome, insufferable.

METMÉT

Stinginess: tight-fisted miser, na ⊗.

Thrifty, considerate, secretive, na ⊗.

MI

Genitive plural of 1st person personal pronoun, and possessive pronoun, excluding person addressed: súrat ⊗, our letter.

MICQUÍ

Prudishness more unbearable than ímis: affected in movements, eating, na ⊗.

See ímis.

MILÁT

Dirtiness: dirty person or thing, full of mud, mila ⊗; soil oneself, ma ⊗ an.

See rugüit.

MILMÍL

Mucus or dirt sticking to lips: sniveling, soiled thus, ⊗ an.

MÍMIS

A kind of very white and fine rice, the finest in Ilocos.

Thistle, burr.