List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter L - Page 73

Tear, tear-drop; to fill with tears, water, be wet with tears, shed tears. Nagalúhà ang ákon matá, kay napúling. My eye is watering, because a mote got into it. Naglúhà ang matâ níya. Her eyes filled with tears. Ginluháan níya sing mapaít ang kamatáyon sang íya anák. She shed bitter tears over the death of her child.

To select, pick out, choose (from among a number, etc.). Luhaá ang isá dídto. Pick out the one that is there. Pinílì kag linuhâ siá nga magtotóon. He is (was) a carefully chosen and select teacher.

Full of tears, tearful, mournful, sad, dreary.

To tear, break out a piece, make á hole in (a garment, etc.). Linúhak (ginúhak) nga panápton, tulún-an, sinulát, etc. A torn-off piece of a garment, an excerpt of a book, an extract of a letter, etc. (see gúhak, gíkas, etc.).

Torn, broken off or away from; a fragment, a broken piece or part of something that has been torn. (see guhák, gikás, etc.).

(B) To pass through the midst of, go-, slip-, -through,-between. Nagluháng siá sa tungâ námon. He passed through our midst. Indì ka magluháng sa prosesyón. Don't pass through the midst of the procession. Don't cut across the procession. Luhangá (luhangí) lang silá. Simply pass through them.

A hole, opening; to open. Ginluhót níya ang balá-on. He made a hole in the basket. Naluhót ang bakág. The carrier's basket has got a hole or holes in it. Iluhót iníng bagát sa díngding nga amákan. Push a hole through the partition-mat with this slender bamboo. (see lubút, tohók).

Hole, depression, mudhole, a worn out part of a road, etc. (see loóblóob, linggálhub, búhò).

To kneel down, kneel, genuflect, bend the knee; be a witness to a marriage. Magluhúd (lumuhúd) kamó. Kneel down. Ginlúdhan níya ang íya ilóy kag ginpangayóan sing patáwad. He knelt down before his mother and asked her pardon. Palúdha siá. Make him kneel down. Make him a witness to the marriage. Ang pílak amó gid lang ang íya nga ginalúdhan. He only worships money. He bends his knees only before wealth. (see túhud-the knee).

Treachery, treason, perfidy, betrayal, foul play; treacherous, perfidious, cheating to commit a treacherous act, to cheat, betray, mislead, deliver (to an enemy). Indì kamó magluíb sa íya. Indì nínyo siá pagluibán. Don't play him false. Don't betray or cheat him. Amó inâ ang ginluíb níya sa kay Fuláno. That was the dirty trick he played on N.N. (see maluíb, búdhì, lúbhà, dáyà, límbong).

To open, lay open in folds, lay bare, expose. Nalúk-ab ang íya úlo, kay naígò siá sang lisó. His brain was laid bare, for he was hit by a bullet. Luk-abá ang dútà sang ímo tagád. Open the ground with your dibble. Luk-abí akó sing isá ka púnò nga asuséna, kay itanúm ko sa ákon pamulákan. Dig out (with roots and earth) one white lily for me, for I wish to plant it in my garden. Naluk-abán siá sang íya úlo kag napatáy. His head was split open and he died. (see lúkba, húl-ab, ukáb).

To gauge (gage) out, scoop out, tear out, pull out. Ginlúk-ad níla ang íya mga matá. They tore out or gauged his eyes. Luk-arón (-adón) mo ang lubí sa payâ kag ibulád. Scoop out the coconut-meat from the shell and spread it in the sun. Luk-arí akó siníng isá ka gatús ka bílog nga lubí kay buháton ko nga kóprak. Scoop out the meat from these hundred coconuts for me, as I am going to make copra of them.

(B) A small, short bamboo receptacle with lid; a small box, chest, casket, safe.

Overturned, unrooted, uprooted; stem, stump, trunk (of a tree laid low by a storm).

To overturn, lay low, uproot, unroot, as trees, etc. (by a strong wind, or the like).

Empty, blank, said of pods, husks, brains; to be empty, fruitless. Iníng kamúnsil luká-it-or-nagluká-it. This camunsel-fruit has nothing in it, is empty. (see aluká-it).

A severe boil, ulcer, carbuncle, anthrax. (see hubág).

End, termination, completion; anniversary; finished, complete, ended, at an end; to finish, terminate. Lukás na ang íla laláw. Their mourning is now at an end. (see tápus, humán).

To dig out together with the roots, root up, eradicate. Lukáta ang sibúkaw, ághò, etc. Dig out, roots and all, the sibúkaw, ághò-plant, etc. Lukáti akó siníng mga kahóykahóy sa maglíbut sa ákon baláy, kay tútdan ko. Dig out these shrubs around my house together with their roots, for I am going to burn them.

Palm-leaf, coconut-leaf, especially, if mature and dry, but also applied to green ones. Ang pagsúnug sang lukáy nga nabenditáhan sang Domíngo de Rámos. The burning of palm leaves blessed on Palm Sunday.