bagô

Hiligaynon

Will, head, soul, brain. Walâ gid inâ sa bagô ko. That never entered my head. Kaúyon ang bagô níya sa umá, kay nagtámbok siá dídto. He likes to live at the farm, for he got fat there. (see bángog, bagól).


hinungá

Hiligaynon

(B) To finish a meal, end a repast; dessert, fruits or sweetmeats served after a meal. Anó ang buút mo ihinungá? Ságing o kalámayhátì? What would you like for dessert? Bananas or "kalamayhátì? (see tungá, úndang, hingúndang).


inhenyéro

Hiligaynon

(Sp. ingeniero) Engineer; mechanic, mechanician, machinist.


isúk

Hiligaynon

A kind of small bird.


Exposure to wind, state of being exposed to the wind. (ábong).



kámay

Hiligaynon

To throw about one's arms, as in swimming. Magkámay ka, kay kon dílì masálup ka. Use your arms, or you will sink.


lawás

Hiligaynon

To approach personally, have the courage of speaking personally to high authorities, etc., about any important matter. Ginlawás níya ang paghámbal sa mga punoán, sa mga ginikánan sang íya nga ginakaluyagán, etc. He had the courage of speaking personally to the authorities, to the parents of his intended, etc.


libiáno

Hiligaynon

(Sp. liviano) Easy, light; slight, trifling, trivial, frivolous; lewd, libidinous, dissipated.


madalî

Hiligaynon

Quick, immediate, without delay, swift, at once, prompt, fast, speedy, rapid, fleet, in haste, with haste, with despatch. Sa madalî ukón sa madúgay. Sooner or later. (see dalì, madásig).


malubáy

Hiligaynon

Young, tender, soft, impressionable, impressible. (see lubáy, línghod, lanúbò, mahómok, malúm-ok, malomó, bataón).


oháng

Hiligaynon

Large, wide, deep; to become wide, to widen, deepen, said of holes or breaches in a wall, dam, floor, etc. Nagoháng ang búhò. The hole has become wide and deep. May oháng ang padér, ang pántaw, etc. There is a large hole in the wall, in the floor of the kitchen-balcony, etc.


óhong

Hiligaynon

A kind of mushroom; to remove a house, post and all, and transfer it to another site. Ginóhong níla ang baláy ni Fuláno. They removed N.N.'s house, posts and all, to another place. Ang ímo baláy (lám-ag) támà kadakû nga daw sa índì maóhong, kóndì malígaw lang. Your house is too large to remove in one load, but it can be removed in parts, piecemeal (by transferring the roof, the post, etc. separately). Ohónga lang nínyo ang íya baláy. Just take up and transfer his house in one load. N.B. The second meaning seems to be derived from the first, as in the operation called "óhong" a house is taken up and removed just as an óhong-mushroom is taken from the ground and carried away root and all.


pakarás

Hiligaynon

To harrow, the harrow. Pakarasí ang talámnan. Harrow the field. Papakarasá si Fuláno sang ákon umá. Get N.N. to harrow my field. Ipapakarás ko sa ímo ang ákon talámnan. I will let you harrow my field. (pa, karás) N.B. karás alone without pa-is scarcely, if ever, used.


pautáy-utáy

Hiligaynon

To sell retail, deal in small quantities. (see utáyutáy).


púka

Hiligaynon

To rise-, be up-, early. See pamúka.


sabáw

Hiligaynon

Broth, sauce, any liquid condiment or concoction served with solid food to make it easy to swallow as well as to aid digestion.


silíngsilíng

Hiligaynon

Dim. and Freq. of silíng-to shine, etc.


tuáy-túay

Hiligaynon

The knee-cap, patella. (tuwáytúway id.).


ulalóng

Hiligaynon

To weave cloth (particularly for skirts called patádyong); to spin cotton or wool in a primitive way by hand without a spindle. Ulalongá ang búrak kang búrak (búlak sang búlak). Spin the cotton wool by hand. (see habúl, pamúlung, pamúrung).


uyakúp

Hiligaynon

Fine particles of rice, smaller even than "bínlud"; powder, face-powder. (see yápyap, pólbos).


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