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istambay

2 meanings · v. · n.

v.

1

to loiter around

Also accepted:to hang around

Nag-istambay sila sa tindahan.

They hung around at the store.

n.

2

idler; loiterer

Kilala siya sa amin bilang istambay sa kanto.

He is known in our area as a loiterer at the corner.

Conjugations

Infinitivemagistambay
Completednagistambay
Incompletednagiistambay
Contemplatedmagiistambay
Recentkaiistambay

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