alugakâ

Hiligaynon

Loose, slack, not tight, not well secured. (see halugakâ, halúg, halugâ, hugák, talungkakâ).


borók-borók

Hiligaynon

The cry of a hen. (see kákak, katákkaták-cackle; karakaták, kurukutúk-cluck).


dás-il

Hiligaynon

To injure, lacerate, etc. See dús-il.


garís

Hiligaynon

Restless, lively, naughty; to be or become restless, etc. Garís nga bátà, táo, etc. A naughty boy, a restless man, etc. (see harásharás, darándarán).


kalabóso

Hiligaynon

(Sp. calabozo) Prison, jail, dungeon, calaboose. (see bilanggóan).



kamatuóran

Hiligaynon

(H) Truth, verity, rightness, correctness; truthfulness, veracity, frankness, candour. (matúod).


karbáwon

Hiligaynon

Pertaining to a buffalo; like a buffalo. (see kinarabáw).


makasiám

Hiligaynon

Nine times. (see siám).


óng-ong

Hiligaynon

To sip, drink, swill, guzzle, absorb, imbibe (from an oblong, rather narrow-necked vessel, as from a pasók, salúd, bottle, etc.). Ong-ongá lang ang tubâ sa pasók, kay walâ kitá sing sukî. Just drink the toddy direct from the bamboo-tube, as we have no cup.


pandinganán

Hiligaynon

(B) To be compared with, likened to, made an example of, be exposed to criticism, be held up as a warning to others. Kon magságad ka panábad (sang panábad) pagapandinganán ikáw sa kay Tíban Bádù ukón sa kay Nánà Inkì. If you have the habit of going to every feast you will be likened to "Stephan, the Feaster" or to "Mama Inkì". Also used as noun: bad example, type to be avoided, model (sort) not to be imitated. (see papánding).


pígtot

Hiligaynon

The coccyx, the end of the spinal column; rudiment of a tail.


píngig

Hiligaynon

The under-jaw, lower maxilla. (see apipíngig).


ríg-as

Hiligaynon

(B) See líg-as-to complete the pounding of rice.


sáb-an

Hiligaynon

For saubán from saúb-to creep or crawl under, hide beneath. Ginsáb-an siá sang yáwà. He was possessed by the devil, the evil spirit entered into him.


saramíhay

Hiligaynon

(B) Slovenly, careless in dress, etc. See damílhay.


súni

Hiligaynon

Rumour, report, hearsay; to rumour, report, tell, give out. Ginasúni nga--. It is rumoured that--. They say that--. (see konó, silíng, móno).


totô

Hiligaynon

The vocative of tótò.


tugás

Hiligaynon

The heart-wood, the hard part of a tree, wood thoroughly mature (ripe) and seasoned. (see bákal-alburnum, sap-wood, the soft or outer part of a tree, often also different in colour from the hard or inner part of wood).


tuwáy

Hiligaynon

See tuáy-clam.


úbre

Hiligaynon

(Sp. ubre) The udder, dug. Makaúyon ka sang úbre? Do you like to eat the udder (of a cow)? (see sóso).


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