Meaning of "buoy"

buoy •

n.
• • 1. a floating marker: palutang, boya
  • 2. life buoy: salbabida, timbulan
  • 3. to buoy up, to hold up or keep from sinking: magpalutang, lumutang, palutangin

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n.
• • buoy lutang

adj.
• • floating, adrift

v.
• • lumutang (-um-) to rise above the surface (of liquids). Lumutang ang bangkay sa ilog. The corpse floated in the river.