agám-agám

Hiligaynon

Dim. and Freq. of agám. Also: to take a firm hold of, do (handle, manage) well (carefully).


bagól

Hiligaynon

The skull; any skull-like vessel, as e.g. the rough shell of a coconut opened slightly at the top and used for cleaning purposes. (If the coconut-shell is scraped smooth, it is called "hungút"); brain, mind, head, soul. Butangí sing bagól ang túmba. Place a skull on the catafalque. Walâ gid inâ sa bagól ko. That never entered my head, never disturbed my thoughts, never bothered or troubled me. (see bagô, bángog, úlo, panumdúman).


bahól

Hiligaynon

To be or become thick, stout, plump, large in circumference; thick, stout, plump; coarse (of cloth). Abáw, nagbahól na si Fuláno! By Jove, N.N. has grown stout! Nabaholán akó so íya. I was surprised at his stoutness-or-he appeared to me to be stout. Bahól nga táo, bahól nga hénero. A stout man, coarse cloth. Ginabaholán akó siníng hénero; ipakítà mo sa ákon inâ dirâ. This cloth is too rough or too coarse for me; show me that one over there. (see dakû).


bakólod

Hiligaynon

Hill, mound, rise, hillock, down, any small eminence or elevation. Ang ákon karón nga pinamáhaw saráng makapabáklay sa ákon sa pitó ka bakólod. With the breakfast I have taken I can walk over seven hills. (see búkid-mountain; bánglid-slope).


balón

Hiligaynon

(Sp. balon) A bale of paper (24 reams); foot-ball. Bákli akó sing isá ka balón nga papél. Buy me a bale of paper. (see bulús).



dóo

Hiligaynon

(Sp. dúo) Duet; to sing a duet. Nagadóo silá. They are singing a duet.


espelér

Hiligaynon

(B) Safety-pin; piece of bamboo, etc. used as a safety-pin. (see sibít, alpilír). (Sp. alfiler).


hánlug

Hiligaynon

Slippery, etc. See dánlug.


haponánon

Hiligaynon

Japanese.


ibíd

Hiligaynon

A water-lizard about the size of an iguana.


kahamilí

Hiligaynon

Preciousness, costliness, dearness, high value. (see bilí, hamilí).


kálwit

Hiligaynon

A little, small amount, trifle, bagatelle, insignificant, of little moment, of no importance. (see púdyot, diótay, tikî, ikî).


lakúm

Hiligaynon

To cheat, deceive, defraud. See lakón.


líb-o

Hiligaynon

Back-water, a small pool or sheet of water in a river. (see línaw, lináwlínaw; N.B. Pools and mudholes on roads are called danáw, linggálhub, etc.).


palô

Hiligaynon

Hammer, mallet; to hammer, strike with a hammer. Paloá (Pál-a) ang lánsang, paláy, etc. Hammer the nail, the bolt, etc.


póktol

Hiligaynon

Thickset, stocky, stumpy, dumpy, stubby, podgy, pudgy, thick, stout, squab, squabby, squat, short but bulky. Póktol nga táo, karabáw, báboy, etc. A thickset man, a stumpy buffalo, a stout or fat pig, etc. (see podól, pudól, pórdo, búdul, matipúngkò, karibúd, kiribúd).


susúng-ol

Hiligaynon

See súng-ol, pasúng-ol, patáka-Loathing, aversion, dislike, etc.


tágtag

Hiligaynon

To distribute, divide among a number, deal out, dispense, give or bestow in portions. Itágtag na sa íla ang dólse, ang kwárta, ang humáy, etc. Distribute to them the sweets, the money, the rice, etc. Tagtagí dirí sing sábud, kay walâ na akó sing itánum. Distribute some rice-seedlings here, for I have no more left to plant. Tinagtagán (Gintagtagán) silá níya sing tagpisítas. He gave twenty centavos to each of them. He gave them twenty centavos each. (see hátag, panágtag, huláy, báhin).


tán-up

Hiligaynon

To sound, echo, be heard from a distance, strike the ear. (see aningál, aniníngal, tánoy, sulánting).


umulúlang

Hiligaynon

One who (that which) hinders or obstructs something; obstructive, obstructionist. (see uláng).


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