LAMING

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

láming v [A; c1] {1} confine an animal for the purpose of con-trolling its food prior to slaughtering.
Lamíngun ang alimángug mga simána únà lutúa, They keep mud crabs and feed them a special food about a week before they cook them.
{1a} do a similar thing to people.
Iláming sa duktur ang pasiyinti sa dì pa upirahan, The doctor will confine the patient and put him on a special diet before he operates.
{2} keep s.t.
in confine-ment.
Kadtung íyang pagsiyágit didtu ra maláming sa íyang kinahiladman, He kept his shouts stifled in his innermost being.
Naláming silang tanan sulud sa balay, They were all kept im-prisoned in the house.
{2a} in the game of tubigtúbig, imprison players in one of the squares.
n animal that had been kept con-fined prior to slaughter.
() = láming, n.
-an() n {1} the first two squares the players at play enter in the game of tubigtúbig.
{2} the player guarding these squares.

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