anánoy

Hiligaynon

(H) A contraction that stands for "anáno ang". Like the similar contraction "amóy-amó ang" it is grammatically incorrect, but not infrequently employed. Anánoy salâ? What is sin?


galamitón

Hiligaynon

(H) Equipment, utensils, furniture, outfit, gear, implements, tackle, appliances, tools, apparatus. (see gámit, kasangkápan).


ginakatuháyan

Hiligaynon

Difference, variation, dissimilarity, unlikeness, distinction. Ang ginakatuháyan sináng duhá ka butáng amó --. The difference of these two things is --. (see túhay, kalaínlaínan).


guyákab

Hiligaynon

A kind of crab that is smaller than a katáng-crab.


ígnut

Hiligaynon

To move (with a start, or by starts). See ígnuk.



isót

Hiligaynon

(B) Little, not much, a very small amount. (see tikî, diótay).


karbón

Hiligaynon

(Sp. carbón) Coal; papel de carbón-carbon paper.


kátal

Hiligaynon

To hang down freely, dangle loosely, (particularly applied to the male organ of generation of a horse or other animal).


kulantrílyo

Hiligaynon

(Sp. culantrillo) A kind of plant, maiden-hair fern.


maapít-ápit

Hiligaynon

Resembling, nearly alike, similar. (see apítápit, maanggídánggid).


malubáy-lúbay

Hiligaynon

Dim. of malubáy. Rather young, etc.


padúgang

Hiligaynon

To increase, augment, add to. Padugánga lang siá sing písos. Just make him pay one peso more. Nagapadúgang siá sang íya útang. He is increasing his debt. Ginpadúgang pa gid ang íya nga kalisúd sang kamatáyon sang íya hinigúgma nga anák. His troubles were added to by the death of his beloved child. (pa, dúgang).


pákpak

Hiligaynon

The wing, pinion, pen (of a bird). (see pakô).


palábi, palabí

Hiligaynon

To prefer, esteem more, to hold in greater favour, favour, fancy, choose rather, think more of, rather-have,-do, put before, value more highly. Palabíha ang paghigúgma sa Diós sang sa ímo ginikánan. Love God more than your parents. Ginpalábi níya ang páhò sa dúlse. He preferred the mango to the sweetmeat. (pa, labí).


pamudyawí

Hiligaynon

Freq. of budyawí. To put forth a spike of flowers at the top, said of maize or corn.


tingkárol

Hiligaynon

To rattle, clatter. See ringkádol, tingkádol.


tórpe

Hiligaynon

(Sp. torpe) Slow, dull, stupid; indecent, infamous, lewd, obscene, lascivious. (see búndul, pungág, kulángkuláng, maláw-ay, mahígkò, maláut).


upúd

Hiligaynon

(H) Companion, company; to accompany, go along with, be with. Upúd ko siá. He is my companion. Sín-o ang nagupúd sa ímo? Who accompanied you? Updi siá. Go along with him. Ang mga hámbal nga walâ pagaúpdi sang mga ángay nga búhat walâ sing pulús. Words without deeds are of no use. Paúpda siá sa ákon. Order him to go along with me. N.B. "upúd" is at times also used in the meaning: husband, lover; wife, concubine. (see tawás, búylog).


urók

Hiligaynon

To take fright, shiver, tremble with fear, as chickens when a hawk comes near.


útwas

Hiligaynon

To emerge, come-, rise-, to the surface, to float; to get free, escape, extricate oneself from any difficult position. (see bútwà, bútwas, lutáw, utáwútaw).


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