Hiligaynon Dictionary

A fabulous large snake or dragon believed to devour the moon at the time of an eclipse; eclipse of sun or moon. Ang búlan ginalámon, konó, sang bakunáwa. The moon, they say, is swallowed by the bakunáwa. (see eklípse).

Dim. and Freq. of bárak. To patter, murmur, rattle, clatter, crackle, and the like.

Bandage, binding material. See bígkis id.

A screw-wrench, screw-key, monkey-wrench, spanner. (see birá).

To show up, expose, tell others, betray, divulge, make public, bruit about. Indì mo pagibuyágyag yanáng mga butáng. Don't tell everybody such things. Ginbuyágyag níya ang kasaypánan ni Fuláno. He exposed in public N.N.'s mistakes. (see bútiag, bútyag, buyásyas).

Cheating, committing fraud, etc. (said of many persons). (see dáyà).

Dulness, slowness, backwardness, stupidity. (see bulúk).

(B) Article for the dative and accusative. (see sa, kay, sang, kang).

The north-west wind; a sea-gull.

Adultery. See láyì.

(B) To speak, voice, give utterance to. Walâ na silá paglimgánay, pagkalimgánay-or-pagkalimogáy. They are no longer on speaking terms.

Young, youthful, tender, soft, gentle; a young lady, girl, maiden of tender years. (see lanúbò, bataón, pamatán-on, malúm-ok, malolô, malólot, etc.).

Slanderous, backbiting, reviling, calumniating, libellous. (butángbútang).

Rattan.

To lash, beat, scourge, flail, punish with many strokes in quick succession, thrash, flog or whip soundly. (see tarítári).

To belch forth, spirt out, spit out, emit jets of. Ang amó nga bolkán kon kaisá nagapúlway sing maitúm kag madámol nga asó sa íya bábà. That volcano at times belches forth (vomits, spews) dark and dense smoke from the crater. (see úlway).

Imitation of gold. See simbulawán.

(B) Tallow, candle grease, wax, beeswax, mineral wax, paraffin wax. (see tálo).

There now! Why! Well! Didn't I tell you, or the like. Tî, ngáa ári ka man dirí? Well, why are you here? Tî, náno (anáno) sa ímo? Now then, what is your opinion? What is it to you? What have you got to say about (to do with) it? Tî, ári na siá dirí. Look, he is here now, (didn't I tell you he would come). (see tâ, tê).

(Sp. empezar) To commence, start, begin, enter upon, embark in. Umpisahí ang trabáho. Begin the work. Start working. (see súgud, pamúnò, empesár).