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Old 9th September 2009, 12:04 AM   #3
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B. WORDS PERTAINING TO SWORDS

PUHAN: noun. a handle, hilt (of a sword, knife, kris, etc.). Bulawan in puhan sin kalis niya. The hilt of his kris is gold.

BAYKASKAS: noun. a shank collar (of a bladed weapon). Bulawan in baykaskas sin kalis hi Panglima Ganih. The shank collar of the double-edged sword of Headman Ganih is of gold. SYN. budbud

BUDBUD: noun. a shank collar (of a bladed weapon). Bulawan in budbud sin kalis hi Panglima Ganih. The shank collar of the double-edged sword of Headman Ganih is of gold. SYN. baykaskas

BUNGBUNG: noun. a shank (of a bladed cutting instrument). Ayaw mu pukpuka in puhan sin yan mabali' in bungbung. Don't strike the handle of that bolo, the shank will break.

SIKU'-SIKU': noun. the wavy edge (of a kris). Landu' in dayaw sin kahinang sin siku'-siku' sin kalis ini. The wavy edge of this kris is well done.

DALIG: noun. the back edge (of a single-bladed cutting instrument). Marakmul in dalig sin barung ini. The back edge of this bladed weapon is wide.

PUSSUK: noun. the point, tip, (of a needle, ice pick, knife, spear, etc.). Piyalian siya sin pussuk budjak. He was injured by the point of the spear. Mapussuk in punyal ini. This dagger is pointed.

TABUGUBAN: noun. a sheath (of a bolo or bladed weapon). Malingkat in ukkil-ukkil ha taguban sin kalis ini. The carving on the sheath of the kris is beautiful.

HUBLUT: verb. to draw, unsheathe (as a sword from the scabbard, or a pistol from the holster. Hubluta in ispara mu. Magsimpan kita. Draw your sword. We'll fence.

SULAB: noun. a blade (of a tool, weapon, etc.). Nagbunut sila lahing ha sulab badja'. They husked the coconut on the blade of the plow.

HASA: verb. to whet, sharpen (something, esp. a bladed weapon such as a bolo, knife, or kris).

HAYT: noun. the sharpness of things, such as the blade of a weapon, pencil, teeth, or fingernails.

TUMPUL, DUMPUL: adj. blunt, dull, not sharp.

PUNDUL: adj. (of a bladed instrument) dull, blunt. In utak pundul hiyasa' niya. He sharpened the blunt bolo.

SUMBING: adj. jagged, dented, notched, nicked (as of the edges of cutting tools). Masumbing in laring bang hitigbas pa batu. A knife will get nicked if you strike it on a stone.

PUNGLAS: noun. the material used in cleaning a bladed weapon (as barong, kris, or spear). In piyaglagi punglas sin kalis ku tubig suwa'. Lemon juice is the material used in cleaning my kris. Punglasi [as verb] in barung mu. Clean your bladed weapon with lemon juice.
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