Hiligaynon Dictionary

bahî-bahían

Hiligaynon

Shameless, etc. See bahîbáhì.

bákit

Hiligaynon

A fern whose fronds (leaves) resemble the tail of a cat. (see bákwit).

glorióso

Hiligaynon

(Sp. glorioso) Glorious, excellent, blessed, blissful. (see mahimayáon).

One who is fooled or tricked, an April-fool, one amenable to flattery, to be wheedled or cajoled; to fool, befool, make a fool of, bamboozle, blarney, beguile, trick, flatter, coax, wheedle, cajole, inveigle, do, diddle. Magíntò ka sa íya. Play a trick on him. Sa ádlaw sang mga Inoséntes nagapangíntò ang mga táo. People use to play practical jokes on Holy Innocents' day. Intoá siá. Bamboozle him. Flatter him. Indì ko siá pagintoón. I am not going-to fool him,-to obtain from him a favour by flattery. (see hásò, odót, unís, utís).

kawalís

Hiligaynon

Left handedness, awkardness, clumsiness. (see walís).

kías

Hiligaynon

To take or cut off a little. Kiási akó sing kalabása, lángkà, tosíno, etc. Cut off for me a piece of squash, jackfruit, bacon, etc. (see kíyas id.).

kulukínggan

Hiligaynon

A kind of mollusk resembling a snail; a kind of a flowering plant.

lákbang

Hiligaynon

To step-, walk-, climb-, cross-, over. Lakbangá (lakbangí) ang kodál. Climb over the fence. (see lákad, lákbay, báklay).

lúsa

Hiligaynon

(Sp. losa) Flagstone, paving tile.

lúsì

Hiligaynon

To break, bend, blunt, said of pointed tools and other things not made of metal. Nalúsì ang ákon báhì. My wooden dibble has got blunted. Nalusían akó sing kokó. One of my fingernails has got jagged. Ginlúsì ni Fuláno ang púnta siníng búgsok. N.N. broke the point of this wooden stake.

maántung

Hiligaynon

(B) Smelling like burning feathers, bones or paper. (see ántung).

mabuungón

Hiligaynon

Fragile, breakable, brittle. (see búung).

masilin-íton

Hiligaynon

Sympathetic, regardful, considerate, thoughtful, affectionate, compassionate; emotional, sentimental. (see sín-it, kasín-it).

matalupángdon

Hiligaynon

Attentive, regardful, intent on, considerate, observant, taking care of or paying attention to. (talupangúd). (see tamúd).

múmuy

Hiligaynon

Very ugly, shabby, mean, nasty and wicked like a monkey or even like an evil spirit. (see sárot).

olohán

Hiligaynon

The top or head of a table, bed, etc. (see ólo, uluhán id.).

orasón

Hiligaynon

Hour. (see táknà, kaoráson, kaorasón).

panalá

Hiligaynon

Freq. of dalá-to carry, etc. See pandalá.

pangórte

Hiligaynon

The cut or make of clothes, tailoring; to cut out clothes, to tailor. Iníng manugtábas maáyo gid sing pangórte. This tailor is an expert at cutting out (clothes). (From the Sp. corte).

tíbsok

Hiligaynon

Headlong; to fall down head foremost; to drive in, ram down, plant, set up (a post, etc.). (see tibusók, búgsok, tígduk, túgduk).