apipíngig

Hiligaynon

The under-jaw. (see píngig).


búsyad

Hiligaynon

Near delivery, big with child, (see burántoy, sámbol, húyad, mábdus).


fálso

Hiligaynon

(Sp.) False, wrong, untrue; spurious, fictitious, not authentic. (see kulirô, butíg, butigón).


hanginéro

Hiligaynon

A windbag, boaster, braggart, noisy pretender, one telling invented stories, liar. (see hadakán, agrót, búgrit, butigón, wakalán, hámbog, hanginéra).


A kind of grass with round, botton-like seeds.



kariá

Hiligaynon

Of that, etc. See sinâ, kará, id.


kimpá-kímpa

Hiligaynon

Dim. and Freq. of kímpa.


kúna

Hiligaynon

(Sp. cuna) Cradle. (see abóy-abóy, batóng, duyándúyan).


lábay

Hiligaynon

To girdle-, ringbark-, a tree. Labáya ang páhò, agúd maglúmpaw. Ringbark the mango tree so that it may wither.


lánglang

Hiligaynon

The singing of la-la and the like instead of words; to sing la-la. Nagsáut silá sa lánglang, kay walâ silá sing orkésta. They danced to the singing of la-la, because they had no orchestra. Langlangí silá, kay buút silá magsáut. Sing la-la for them, for they wish to dance. (see lála, lánton, láylay).


From lúgum to steep in, etc.


maskabádo

Hiligaynon

(Sp. mascabado) Unrefined sugar, muscovado.


palahuáyan

Hiligaynon

(H) Rest, resting place, repose, quiet, ease, peace, relaxation. Palahuáyan nga dáyon. Eternal rest. (see pahúay).


pinanóng-pánong

Hiligaynon

(H) Grouped; in groups, by groups or bunches, many together. (see panóng).


salúbong

Hiligaynon

To welcome, go out and meet, wait for, expect. (see aláwálaw, sug-álaw, súgat, sugatâ). The term "salúbong" seems to come from the Tagalog dialect.


sapâ

Hiligaynon

(H) sápà, (B) Brook, brooklet, rivulet, rill, rillet, runnel, burn, beck, small river, tributary, watercourse, stream. (see ílog, subâ-a (large) river).


sumbáli

Hiligaynon

To swing the arms regularly or rhythmically, to keep time by swinging the arms, as in dancing, etc. (see hágyon).


tabongáw

Hiligaynon

(B) To look on, be a spectator, be present. Nagtabongáw (tána) sa sugál. Natabongawán na ang sugál. (Nagtámbong siá sa sugál. Gintambongán níya ang sugál). He looked on (was present) at the gambling. (see támbong, taroróng, tán-aw, solóng).


tirár

Hiligaynon

(Sp. tirar) To throw, cast, shoot, hurl, fling, launch, let fly, dart, toss, pitch, chuck, fire, discharge, let off. (see habúy, pilák, bálang, lúthang, badíl).


tógol

Hiligaynon

To grasp firmly in the hand, to clutch securely a small fish or the like. Togóla ang tabiós. Grasp the tabiós firmly.


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