List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 98

To decoy, catch birds by a decoy; to provoke, excite, induce, lure, allure, draw, draw on. Amó inâ gánì ang ginakáti (ikáti) níya sa ákon. That is exactly what he is enticing me with. (see katián).

Dim. and Freq. of káti. Katíkatihá siá. Provoke (induce) him. Ginkatíkatí (kinatíkatí) níya akó sa pagpakigáway. He challenged me to fight. (see ákyat).

Small, very itchy eruptions, pustules or boils in various skin diseases.

Glass, crystal. (kátyà id).

Lure, bait, decoy, especially a bird used to lure other birds into a trap. (káti).

Spouse, husband, wife, love; betrothed, lover. Katiáyon níya siá. She (he) is his (her) wife (husband). (see tiáyon).

Freedom, liberty, independence. (see tibáwas, kaluásan).

Roundness, plumpness, etc. See katibúnog. (tíbsol, típsul).

Stockiness, stumpiness, stoutness, plumpness. (see tibúdol, búdul, katipúngkò).

Roundness, plumpness, stoutness, fleshiness, beefiness (of arms, legs, etc.). (see tibúnog, katipólon, kanipólon, katíbsol, katámbok, kabahúl).

To be narrow, etc. See kitíd id.

Outrigger, usually made of bamboo-spars. Its purpose is to steady a boat.

(H) Hardness, solidity, quality of great resistance to pressure or of being unyielding to physical or moral agencies. (tíg-a).

Possibility, feasibility, facility, occasion, opportunity (of obtaining or procuring a thing). (see katigayónan).

Procurement, preparation, effectiveness; capacity or ability to bring something about or to get results. (see tigáyon).

Place overgrown with tígbaw-reeds. (see tígbaw).

Clearness, distinctness (of pronunciation, etc.). (see tígdà, kaáthag).

See katíg-a. Also: hardness, toughness (of food that is underdone); harshness, roughness, abruptness, bluntness, brusqueness (of speech).

Scarcity, rarity, dearth, lack, want, scantiness. (see tigô, kaíwat, kahínà).

(H) The old, aged, superannuated, old folks, old people, parents advanced in age, forefathers, ancestors, ancients, by-gone generations. (see tigúlang).