List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 133

(H) To play with stones. See kodô.

(Sp. coro) Choir; line, row, tier, file, circle; to form a line or circle, arrange in a line or circle. Magkóro-or-kumóro kamó. Form a line or circle. Koróha ang mga bátà. Form (arrange) the children in line. Make the children stand in line (in a circle). Pakoróha ang mga bátà. Make the children line up. (see andána, ídas).

Dim. and Freq. of kóro.

To rumple, etc. See karokosó.

(B) See kolokotón. (see batikólon).

(Sp. corona) Crown, corona, coronet, fillet, diadem, circlet, chaplet, garland, wreath; tonsure; to crown. Koronáhi ang hárà. Crown the queen. Ginkoronáhan níla ang réina sa Flores de Máyo. They crowned the queen of the "Flores de Mayo"-or-queen of the May. (see púrung, purúng).

See kórnel.

(Sp. corpiño) Shirtwaist, short shirt or waist as worn by women. (see kimóno).

(Sp. corsé) Corset, stays for women.

(Sp. cortar) To cut (clothes, etc.); to cut, chisel, fashion, carve (wood or stone); a fringe or indentation, cut in a zigzag or roundish pattern along the edge of a sleeve, etc., goffer, gauffer; to curdle, coagulate. Nagkórta ang gátas. The milk curdled. Nagkórta ang pásta, lúnang, etc. The paste, mud, etc. has become dry and friable. (see básbas, bórlas, bágtik, gréka).

Dim. and Freq. of kórta. Nagakortákórta siá sing bató. He is cutting stone. Maálam siá mangortákórta. He knows how to cut or carve (stone, wood, etc.).

(Sp. cortaplumas) Knife, penknife, pocket-knife. (see lansítas, igulúlut, íwà).

(Sp. corte) A cut, fit, the stuff necessary for a garment; to cut, cut out, fit (in tailoring). Maáyo ang kórte sang íya mga panápton. The cut of his clothes is good. Ang manugtábas nagakórte na sang ákon delárgo. The tailor is cutting out the cloth for my trousers. Iníng manugtábas maábtik mangórte. This tailor is an expert cutter. (see tábas).

(Sp. corte) Court, tribunal, judgment-seat; a king's or monarch's residence or retinue. Ang Kórte de Priméra Instánsya. The Court of First Instance. Ang Kórte Supréma. The Supreme Court. (see hokmánan, holokmánan).

A piece of cloth measuring 2.50 m in length and sufficient for an ordinary pair of trousers.

(Sp. cortina) Curtain, blind; to curtain. Kortináhi siá. Draw his curtain. Curtain him off. Pakortináhi siá. Provide him with a curtain. Nagapangortína siá kon magtúlug. He uses a curtain, when he goes to sleep. Ginkortináhan níya ang bátà, kay may hángin. She drew the curtain on the baby, because there was a draught. (see kúmbung).

(Sp. corcho) Cork; clogs. (see bakiâ, kótso).

(H) A little, a pinch, a small piece or amount.

(H) To pinch, press or nip between the finger nails. Kosiá siá. Pinch him. Kosií siá sa bútkon. Pinch his arm. Gindúmpug ko siá, kay ginkosî níya akó. I hit him, because he pinched me. (see kodót).

(H) Dim. and Freq. of kosî. To tease and pinch each other in play as children do.