List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter A - Page 29

(Sp. alistar) Ready, prepared, fit for, equipped; to prepare, get ready. Alisto na kamí sa paglakát. We are now ready to march. Kon alísto na kamó nga tanán, malakát na kitá. If you are all ready, we will go now. Alistohá ang mga dalál-on (dalálhon). Get ready the things to be taken along or to be brought along. Alistohí kamí sing balónon. Make ready for us some provisions for the journey. Ialísto ko pa ang ákon maléta, kay dálhon ko sa buás. I am going to get my hand-bag ready, for I'll take it along tomorrow. (see hímos, híkot, híwat, áman).

(Sp. hálito) Breath; vapour, emanation, exhalation, effluvium.

Width, breath, wideness, broadness, spaciousness; to be or become wide, broad, spacious, (see hanáhay, álwag, lápad).

Advanced dawn of day, clearness, brightness, light diffusing itself just before the rising of the sun. Also used as adjective and verb. May aliwánag na. The morning light is here already. Aliwánag na ang kalibútan. The world (is filling) is being filled with the light preceding the rising of the sun. Nagaaliwánag na ang kalibútan. The morning light is diffusing itself over the world. (see bánag, baná-ag, banágbánag).

To be wide, spacious, etc. See aliwána.

(B) To move, stir; to get free, go about freely. Indì akó makaaliwános. I cannot move about freely, I cannot stir. (see húlag, gího, etc.).

Loophole, escape, refuge, help, salvation, (aliwános; see paaliwánsan, dalángpan, aláypan).

To be excited, be anxious, be in a hurry. (see alipasá).

The wrist. Taknáan nga sa aliwatán. A wrist-watch, wristlet-watch.

(H) (Sp. alcabala) Commerce-excise, excise-duty; to subject to payment of duty, exact or collect excise-duty. Sókta ang alkabála. Collect the excise-duty. Ginaalkabaláhan ang mga balalígyà. Merchandise is subject to excise-duty. (see arkabála, buhís).

(Sp. alcabalero) Tax-gatherer, revenue-officer, (see arkabalísta).

(Sp. alcanfor) Camphor.

(Sp. alcancía) Money-box, especially a money-box made out of bamboo, or out of a coconut shell.

(H) (Sp. alquilar) Rent, payment for the lease of a house or shop and the like; to take on lease, to rent, lease. Pilá ang alkilá sang baláy mo? What is the rent for your house? Alkilahán mo lang iníng baláy sing tagnapúlo ka mángmang ang búlan. Simply rent this house for ten pesos a month. Ipaalkilá ko iníng baláy. I will let this house on lease. Paalkilahá akó sang ímo baláy. Let me have your house on lease. Indì akó magalkilá siníng hulút, kay lakás kamahál. I won't take this room on lease, because it is too dear. (see hinákay).

(Sp. alquitran) Tar, liquid pitch.

(Sp. alma) Soul, spirit of man; head, directing influence. (see kalág, úlo).

(Sp. almanaque) Almanac, calendar, time-table. (see kalendáryo).

(Sp. almacen) Shop, store; storage, shed, go-down, store-room: barn, store-house or out-house for farm-products, etc. (see tiénda, tambóbo, kamálig).

(Sp. almendra) Almond; almond-shaped precious stone or diamond.

(Sp. almidon) Starch; to starch. Ginalmidonán níya ang ákon báyò. sing lakás. She starched my jacket overmuch. Ialmidón akó sang ákon báyò. Please starch my jacket for me. Ipaalmidón ko sa mamumunák ang ákon báyò. I will get the washerwoman to starch my jacket. Ang mga panápton nga inalmidonán mabáskog. Starched clothes are stiff. Panápton nga alalmidonán. Clothes to be starched. (see amidól, armidól).