ásab

Hiligaynon

To eat anything and everything that comes one's way, not to be particular as regards food, to be omnivorous. Sang úna mapidâ siá, karón nagásab na. She used to be very particular about her food, now she is ready to eat anything. In a figurative sense, especially applied to women, it means to follow the manners of prostitutes, receiving and accepting anybody. (see maásab, kaásab).


bautistéryo

Hiligaynon

(Sp. bautisterio) Baptistery. (see bobohán).


bulásot

Hiligaynon

See bulásog.


daramíhay

Hiligaynon

To neglect one's personal appearance, etc. See damílhay id.


harapón

Hiligaynon

(B) See halapón, the pl. form of hapón-to perch, roost.



hinaló

Hiligaynon

Pertaining to or like an iguana; to act like an iguana. Nagahinaló siá. He acts like an iguana, (acts as if he were deaf). May batásan siá nga hinaló. He behaves like an iguana. (see haló-iguana).


katí-katí

Hiligaynon

Small, very itchy eruptions, pustules or boils in various skin diseases.


kíd-ol

Hiligaynon

Cooked to a turn, neither too hard nor too soft, but just right, well-done, said of eatables; to be or become nice, tasty, etc.


kúskus

Hiligaynon

To pull-, tear-, drag-, down or off; to twang, touch, brush, strike (the chords of a musical instrument, or the like). Kuskusá ang gitára. Strike the guitar. Maálam galî siá magkúskus sang sísta. He even knows how to play the sistrum or guitar. Kuskusí ang bunáng. Rub (brush) the yarn.


kuyáb

Hiligaynon

To fan. Kuyabí akó. Fan me. Kinuyabán níya ang kaláyo sang kalálaw. He fanned the fire into flame with the "kalálaw". (see kayáb, kuluyáb, kuruyáb).


lampará, lámpara

Hiligaynon

(Sp. lámpara) Lamp, light. (see sugâ, íwag, kapáwà, solô, sánag, tínghoy, kínke).


lóok

Hiligaynon

A thicket, a piece of dense undergrowth, corner, out-of-the-way place. Indì ka magtádag sa lóok, kay básì may mán-og dirâ. Don't put your foot into the thicket, for there may be a snake there.


málhas

Hiligaynon

(B) Advantage, benefit, profit; good, well; maybe, perhaps. Warâ ti málhas kon ikáw ang silótan tungúd kang salâ ni Fuláno. It's bad enough, if you should be punished for the fault of N.N. (Literally: There is no advantage in it, if-). Warâ ti málhas kon índì tána magabút. Perhaps he is not coming. It would be too bad, if he were not coming. Indì ikáw magpanúgid nga nagasugál kamí adláwdlaw; bokón ti (warâ ti) málhas kon idakúp (dákpon) támon kang polís. Don't tell (anybody) that we are gambling every day; it would be hard lines for us, if we were caught by the police. (see águd, agúdagúd, pulús, áyhan, torán, básì, dámlag).


pádyà

Hiligaynon

Nickname; to tease, etc. See pádià id.


palanggít-um

Hiligaynon

See palangitúm-to become black, etc.


pamánaw

Hiligaynon

(B) Freq. of pánaw-to walk, go, march. (see pangádto, panglakát).


pandulúm

Hiligaynon

To darken, become obscure, etc. See palandulúm, dulúm.


paninguhâ

Hiligaynon

See the following panigúhà.


pilít

Hiligaynon

To adhere to, stick to (as paste, glue, etc.). Ang lúnang nagpilít sa ákon sapátos. The mud stuck to my boots. Papilití (papítli) ang sóbre sing prankéo. Stamp-, put (stick) a stamp on-, the envelope. (see dokót).


sáluk

Hiligaynon

To take a meal together, agree, pull together. (see hisáluk).


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