áo-áo

Hiligaynon

(áw-áw), The hoot of an owl. Ang huní sang búkaw "áo-áo". The cry of the owl is "áo-áo".


dalúndun

Hiligaynon

See padalúndun-to carry-, push-, along.


ka

Hiligaynon

A particle employed to connect a cardinal or ordinal numeral with a noun or with another numeral. "Ka" is also used after distributives, and after the indefinite "pilá", whenever the latter has the meaning of "how many" or "few", e.g. Duhá ka púlò ka líbo. Twenty thousand. Tátlo ka gatús ka líbo kà táo. Three hundred thousand men. Limá ka karabáw. Five buffaloes. Amó iní ang ikapúlò níla ka anák. This is their tenth child. Sa ikawaló ka (nga) ádlaw sa búlan sa Enéro. On the eighth day of January. Pilá silá ka táo? How many are they? Mga pilá lámang ka táo ang nagtalámbong. Only a few men attended. Nakabáton silá sing tagnapúlò ka mángmang. They received ten pesos each.


kalig-onán

Hiligaynon

See kalíg-on. Also: Security, bond, bail, anything that makes for stability or freedom from danger and apprehension.


kamarín

Hiligaynon

(Sp. camarín) Barn, shed, outhouse, storehouse, go-down.



katahumón

Hiligaynon

See katahúm.


língling

Hiligaynon

To peep or squint through a hole, observe secretly through any small aperture. Anó ang ginalíngling mo dirâ? What are you peeping through that hole for? Indì ka maglíngling. Don't peep through holes. Linglingá silá kon anó ang íla ginabúhat dirâ. Watch them through a chink or hole to see what they are doing there. Ginlíngling níya silá nga nagailísip sang pílak. He watched them secretly as they counted the money. Ang kinitáan sang tápì amó ang ginalinglingán níya sa ilá. He peered or peeped at them through the board-seam. (see bántay, panílag).


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.


lupót

Hiligaynon

To discharge a little excrement at a time, as people suffering from diarrhoea or dysentery. (see panlibáng).


mayayát

Hiligaynon

Extensible, extendible, ductile, elastic. (see yayát, luyátyat).


olitáo

Hiligaynon

A youth, stripling, a young man, a single or unmarried man. (see dalága-a young lady, maiden).


pamurúg

Hiligaynon

To be indignant, cross, offended; to scold, chide, rebuke harshly. (see púgwat, pamúyas, pamuyáyaw, ákig, súnggud).


paníngug

Hiligaynon

(H) The quality of one's voice. Matahúm siá sing paníngug. He has a beautiful fine voice. (see tíngug).


síhod

Hiligaynon

A small fishing net (carried and worked by one man).


tábag

Hiligaynon

A bird of prey; a hawk. (see banóg, salagyáwan).


ténis

Hiligaynon

(English) Tennis; to play tennis, lawn-tennis.


tenisán

Hiligaynon

Tennis-court.


timáhò

Hiligaynon

Smell, scent; to smell, scent, inhale. (see báhò, bahô, panimáhò, panínghot).


úgay

Hiligaynon

To cherish, delight in; to fondle, caress, treat with great affection. (see tígay, dálò, ánggà, wíli, lúyag).


úgyak

Hiligaynon

A yell, shrill cry, loud outburst (of joy, playfulness, etc.); a squeal, squeak; to emit a shrill sound or cry, to yell, shout, vociferate, squeak, squeal, to frolic, make merry. (see údyak, húgyaw, síyak, turágsik).


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