ágbà

Hiligaynon

Dumb, mum, silent, taciturn (applied to persons who habitually talk little, and rarely allow themselves to be drawn into a conversation, but particularly said of those, who on being questioned or asked an explanation keep a sullen or stubborn silence). Agbà nga táo. A very taciturn man. Iníng batà ágbà gid. This is a very stubborn child from whom it is difficult to get an answer to questions. Kaágbà sa ímo. How stubborn you are! Have you lost your tongue! Indì ka maginágbà or magpakaágbà. Don't pretend to be deaf and dumb. Don't act as if you could not speak. (N.B. ágbà is related to apâ, but in speaking of persons afflicted with dumbness "apâ" only is used and never "ágbà").


balátas

Hiligaynon

Galaxy, Milky Way.


barangáy

Hiligaynon

A boat worked by oars; a ward of several families; a settlement, colony, district, village, borough of a town presided over by a freeman (timáwa), kabesílya or teniénte.


dahíl

Hiligaynon

To use as a pretext, to pretend, put forth as an ostensible reason; to impute. (see malí, pasúni, pahanungúd, pabangúd).


dógsing

Hiligaynon

To nudge, touch slightly, stroke, play with as in flirting or the like. Indì kamó magdógsing. Don't nudge each other. Ang mga bátà nagadógsing. The children are nudging each other in play. (see káblit, kolokáblit, kúhit).



empátso

Hiligaynon

(Sp. empacho) Indigestion, surfeit.


eskandalósa, -o

Hiligaynon

(Sp. escandaloso, -a) Scandalous, shameful, filthy, obscene; rowdy, turbulent, causing a-tumult,-commotion,-scandal,-scene.


inalóng-ong

Hiligaynon

Understanding, knowledge, inkling. Walâ siá sing inalóng-ong sang ginpanáysay kaína. He knows nothing of what was explained a short while ago. (see alóng-ong).


kadúnut

Hiligaynon

Rottenness, decay, corruption, decomposition, putrefaction, putrescence, putridity. (dúnut).


kasántò

Hiligaynon

Exactness, fitness, harmoniousness, good proportion, symmetry, harmony. (sántò; see kasíbò).


kinuripót

Hiligaynon

Wrinkled, creased; miserly, stingy, close-fisted. Kinuripót nga batásan. A miserly habit. (see kuripót).


lángud

Hiligaynon

To growl, grumble, mutter. (see ngúrab, ngúrub).


makahanóklog

Hiligaynon

Piteous, miserable, forlorn, wretched, doleful, pitiful, exciting sympathy or compassion. (see hanóklog, mahinoklógon-tender, gentle, compassionate).


Dim. of malayáng-wide, spacious.


palangitúm

Hiligaynon

(H) To become dark, black (in the face, etc.). Nagapalangitúm ang íya guyá gíkan sa masoswélo. She is becoming black in the face through an attack of convulsions. (see itúm, palanggít-um).


sagráryo

Hiligaynon

(Sp. sagrario) Tabernacle.


sarangúlà

Hiligaynon

A kind of kite. See sinángula.


tukás

Hiligaynon

To raise, lift, elevate, take up, heave, hold up, turn up (a mask, veil, curtain, etc.); to doff, take off, raise, lift (one's hat, or the like). Gintukás sang hángin ang íya mantelyína. The wind lifted (up) her veil. Tukasá (Itukás) ang kálò mo. Take off your hat. Tukasí siá sang ímo kálò. Raise (lift, doff) your hat out of respect for him. Give him your hat. Take off your hat to him. (see tokáb, tukî, sukáb, sukíb).


úlyak

Hiligaynon

To laugh and shout with joy, be hilarious. (see údyak).


úyap

Hiligaynon

To share, participate, have a part in. (see áyap, ámbit).


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