LANA

LANA is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

lána n {1} oil obtained from plants.
{2} a concoction of oil and herbs having special curative properties or power to ward o?
evil of supernatural origin.
nga pangulang oil to counteract supernaturally caused skin ailments.
{3} may, walay have (not have) sexual potency in old age.
Mamána ka ánang tigúlang bálu?
Wà na nay lána, Are you going to marry that old wid-ower?
I doubt if he can do it any more.
v {1} [A; a] make oil.
Dílì ku mulána ánang lubi kay kápuy ug kagud, I will not make oil because it is tiresome grating those coconuts.
{2} [b6] put oil in a lamp.
{3} ug pútut v [A13; a12] do the impossi-ble (lit.
extract oil from a very young coconut).
Maáyu pay maglána ug pútut kay sa mulansar nga way kwarta, It would be easier to squeeze oil out of a young coconut than to win an election without money.
() v {1} [A; b] apply oil on.
Lanahi ang halígi arun dílì anáyun, Put oil on the post so the termites cant get at it.
{2} [B3(1)46] be, become oily, exude oily secre-tion.
Naglana ang íyang pánit, Her skin is exuding oil.
{3} [A; b6] coax s.
o.
by flattery.
Lanahi siya dì ba húmuk musugut sa ímung hangyù, Give her some sweet talk.
See if she doesnt give you what you ask for.
lanáhan, lanhan n folk doctor who prac- tices healing with the use of special oils.
lanahan n container for oil.
lanahun, lanáhun a full of oil.

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