almoránas

Hiligaynon

(Sp. almorranas) Piles, hemorrhoids.


arúm

Hiligaynon

Dark; tarnished; to darken, blacken, lose lustre, tarnish. See alóm id. Ang buláwan walâ pagarúm, ápang ang tumbága nagaarúm. Gold does not lose its lustre, but pinchbeck does. (see itúm).


bahô-sálong

Hiligaynon

Literally: The odour or smell of pitch. Often used figuratively in the meaning of: relation, connection or influence. Walâ gid akó bisán bahô-sálong sa íya. I am not at all related to him. I am not even a connection of his.


báso

Hiligaynon

(Sp. bazo) Spleen, milt. (see áyî, áhè).


boón-bóon

Hiligaynon

A small box or receptacle with a lid, especially applied to receptacles of various shapes and sizes made of bamboo or of buri-leaves.



buháy-búhay

Hiligaynon

(B) Dim. of búhay. A rather long time, during a considerable space of time. Buháybúhay ang paghulát níya túbtub nga nadángat níya inâ nga palangakóan. He had to wait quite a long time before he got that position. Buháybúhay ang íya pagántos sang balatían. He had to suffer from the disease a considerable time. (see dugáydúgay).


empáke

Hiligaynon

(Sp. empaque) Packing; to pack. Empakéha ang kalámay. Pack the sugar. Iempáke iníng mga bayóong sa kalámay. Use these sacks of matting to pack the sugar in. (see putús, baláhos, bágtong).


emprésa

Hiligaynon

(Sp. empresa) Undertaking, enterprise, venture, engagement. (see palatikángan, empléo, etc.).


hanâ

Hiligaynon

To get ready to strike, make as if to strike, threaten with uplifted arm or weapon. Ginhanâ níya akó nga huyapán. He threatened to slap me. Ginhanaán níya akó sang íya binángon. He made as if to strike me with his bolo. Ihanâ sa íya ang ímo bastón. Threaten him with your stick.


huyó-huyó

Hiligaynon

Bad, poor, wretched, miserable, weak, etc. See hungáyhungáy, huyúthúyut.


kaangáyan

Hiligaynon

See kaángay. Also: Conformity, propriety, things that are suitable or fitting.


Augmentation, increase, growth, development, addition. (see dúgang).


kadunután

Hiligaynon

See kadúnut. Also: Things that are rotten, corrupt, decayed, decomposed, putrid, putrified. (see dúnut, dunút).


kataasón

Hiligaynon

See katáas.


kinít-kínit

Hiligaynon

Dim. and Freq. of kínit. Kinítkiníti sing mantékà ang manók. Use only little lard for the chicken. (see kinîkínì, kinótkínot).


lingô

Hiligaynon

Turn one's eyes upon, look sideways, glance aside, etc. See lingî, lingíg.


panagibúut

Hiligaynon

Good breeding, civility, politeness, willingness, obligingness, docility, good will, discretion, readiness to comply, disposition to do or behave (as told); to have (show) good manners, be well bred, well educated, or the like. Magpanagibúut ka. Behave. Be amenable. Ang íya nga panagibúut kag kalolô nagapakilála sang maáyo níya nga tagiposóon. His willingness and kindness are evidence of his good heart. (see buút, pagkabút-ánan).


r

Hiligaynon

The letter "r" in Visayan is pronounced as in English. Many words that have "l" in Hiligáynon have "r" in Hinaráya and others that haye "r" in Hiligáynon have "d" in Hinaráya, e.g. walâ, warâ; laláng, raráng; dulupláan, durupráan; bag-óran, bag-ódan; kalaparón, kalapadón, etc.


One that confronts a situation or presents himself (in stead of another); representative, senator, delegate. (see tigatubáng, mangangatubáng, tinugyánan).


túlus

Hiligaynon

To approach, go near, come to, face, confront, interview; to enter, go into, travel across, to traverse, cross. Párì, matúlus akó kuntánì. Father, I would like to have an interview with you, i.e. Father hear my confession. Gintúlus níya ang kadagátan. He entered-crossed-, traversed-, the high seas (the open ocean). Tulúsa lang inâ. Just face it, risk it, undertake it. (see atúbang, palapít, padulóng, sulúd, latás, dóksol).


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