agwadór

Hiligaynon

(Sp. aguadór) Water-carrier. Húy, agwadór, agwadáhi akó sing túbig sa ímo agwadahán. Hello! Water-carrier fetch me some water in your bucket.


álhom

Hiligaynon

(H) Not burning well, that does not soon catch fire, difficult to light, said of green wood, wet leaves, tobacco, cigars, etc. Also used as a verb: to be or become difficult to light, etc. Alhom kaáyo iníng abáno. This cigars burns very badly. Naalhomán siá sang ákon abáno. He could not light the cigar I gave him, or he had difficulty in lighting my cigar. Dî mo pagpaalhomón ang tabákò. Be careful with the tobacco, lest it should get wet, burn badly or be difficult to light, (see arúm).


atendér

Hiligaynon

(Sp. atender) To attend to, look after, take care of, pay attention to. Atendehí ang ímo mga katungdánan. Attend to your duties. Atendehá ang ímò asiénda. Look after your plantation. Iatendér akó ánay siníng kwárto, kay may kadtoán akó. Please keep an eye on this room for a while, for I have to go out. (see tátap, sapák, alingá, bántay, baláka, ripára, dipára).


baláyran

Hiligaynon

(H) See baláydan id.


burághal

Hiligaynon

Coarse, rough, not fine, mean, low, uncultured. (see manól, bástos, barághal, barúbal, bául, bukískis).



dagasâ

Hiligaynon

To run over, knock down. Ang bátà nahúlug sa hágdan, kay gindagasâ sang idô. The child fell down-stairs, for it was knocked over by the dog. (see dalasâ).


holóng-hólong

Hiligaynon

To look about curiously, inquisitively, warily, narrowly, or closely. Anó ang ginaholónghólong mo nga daw haló? Why are you looking about so curiously like an iguana? Indì ka magholónghólong kon umatúbang ka sa punoán. Don't look about curiously, when you are in presence of one in authority. Holóngholóngi sing maáyo, kay básì may dalíngag sa bánas. Look out well or carefully, for there may be sharp thorns on the path. (see lísi, lisílísi).


idulúngug

Hiligaynon

(H) Hearing, the sense of hearing. (see dungúg).


ináloy

Hiligaynon

Sham, pretense, imitation, fake, feigned, assumed, simulated; to feign, simulate, a disease, etc. Ináloy gid lang ang íya balatían. His sickness is only a sham. Nagaináloy siá nga may hilánat. He is only pretending to have a cold. (see áloy, aloyán).


To be or become hoarse. Naglaús (Nagláus) ang tutúnlan ko. My throat is hoarse, has become hoarse. Anó ang nagpalaús (nagpaláus) sa ímo? What is the cause of your hoarseness? What made you hoarse? (see páus).


lúmbay

Hiligaynon

A new shoot, sprout, twig; to bud, sprout, shoot, put forth, burgeon, bourgeon, said of a plant or tree. Nagalúmbay ang mga páhò. The mango trees are putting forth new leaves. Nalumbayán na ang akásya. The acacia is now sprouting.


palatukán

Hiligaynon

(H) Foundation, principle, ground, basis. Palatukán-Pagbulút-an-Legislature, congress, legislative assembly. (pátok).


panghísà

Hiligaynon

Freq. of hísà-to envy, spite, grudge, bear ill-will; to beat, thrash, hurt.


putá-púta

Hiligaynon

Dim. of púta.


ralab-ásan

Hiligaynon

(B) Fish basket; fishing boat. (see lab-ásan, lalab-ásan).


sáp-ang

Hiligaynon

A vegetable creeper.


sígla

Hiligaynon

To be brave. See sídla id.


taligpuyúng

Hiligaynon

To close the eyes in sleep, fall asleep. Sang pagabút nínyo bág-o gid lang siá nakataligpuyúng-or-nataligpuyungán. When you arrived, he had just fallen asleep. (see tulúg, túlug).


tarnáta

Hiligaynon

Loquacious, talkative, chatterbox; to be very talkative, to boast, brag, vaunt oneself. (see búrà, hádak, wákal, hámbog, etc.).


tuluktukón

Hiligaynon

Spine, etc. See toloktokón, talódtod; balískog, talimáskog).


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