ágdom

Hiligaynon

A kind of shrub with rather dark leaves. Hence: to darken, be or become dark. Nagágdom ang íya guyá, kay nagasúngon. His face is darkening, for he is angry. Nagpaágdom siá sang íya guyá. He darkened his face to the colour of ágdom. He glowered.


alensyáno

Hiligaynon

Clever, skilful, expert, adept. (see ansyáno, antígo, anad, sagád, batíd).


bákat

Hiligaynon

To tighten, to be or make tight (strained, close). (see hugút, dapát, táning, tríngka).


bulúk

Hiligaynon

See bolók.


eskrupulósa, -o

Hiligaynon

(Sp. escrupulosa, -o) Scrupulous, nice, particular, fastidious, meticulous, perplexed, hesitating through fear of doing wrong; delicate of conscience, finical, finicking, finikin, strait-laced, prudish, prim, squeamish.



fléte

Hiligaynon

(Sp.) Freight, freightage, cartage, carriage, conveyance, shipment. (see hinákay).


galíng

Hiligaynon

To mill, grind, pulverize, reduce to powder, powder, comminute, crush, put through a mill or between grinding stones. Sán-o kamó magagalíng sang ínyo tubó? When shall you mill your sugar-cane? Galingí akó sing diótay nga maís, humáy, kapé, etc. Grind for me some corn, rice, coffee, etc. Igalíng akó ánay siníng isá ka gántang nga kapé. Please, grind this "ganta" of coffee for me. Kay walâ akó sing galingán nga ákon kaugalíngon, ipagalíng ko lang ang ákon tubó sa galingán ni Fuláno. As I have no sugar-mill of my own, I will have my sugar-cane put through N.N.'s mill. (see gáling).


ináno

Hiligaynon

(Sp. enano) Dwarf, pigmy, midget, runt; an idiot, simpleton, fool. (see putót, kímay, buangít, kulángkuláng).


irigmáon

Hiligaynon

Food for dinner. (see iligmáon, panyagahón).


kaáwà

Hiligaynon

Mercy, compassion, sympathy. (áwà; see kalóoy).


makalilísang

Hiligaynon

Terrible, terrific, fearful, awful, tremendous, shocking, horrid, horrible, astounding, dreadful, frightful. (lísang).


oyá

Hiligaynon

Oho! hurrah! lo! why! an exclamation of joy and surprise.


pamalúng

Hiligaynon

Freq. of balúng-to be drunk, etc.


sím-ong

Hiligaynon

Lonely, solitary, dreary; neglected, abandoned; to be lonely, etc. Nagsím-ong iníng lugár, kay walâ na pagapúy-i sang táo. This place has become lonely because it is now uninhabited, because people no longer live here. (see míngaw).


sirisiádà

Hiligaynon

(B) To bustle, run this way and that way in order to get everything ready for a social party, a feast, an entertainment, or the like. (see pangáman).


sónlog

Hiligaynon

To tease, fool, mock, scoff, take off, ridicule, parody, travesty, exasperate by imitation or repetition of what another does or says, to mimic. Indì ka magsónlog sa ákon. Indì mo akó pagsonlogón. Don't mimic me. Don't mock--, tease--, fool--, me. (see tiáwtíaw, sulínga, yagutâ).


sultáda, soltáda

Hiligaynon

(From the Sp. soltar) A bout, round (as at cards, boxing, cock-fighting, fencing, etc.).


tikî

Hiligaynon

(B) The ordinary lizard. (see tagútò, sóksok). The gecko. (see takâ, tokô).


túghung

Hiligaynon

To pour in, put in liquids, infuse, fill with. Tughungí ang sugâ sing agás. Fill the lamp with kerosene. Pour some oil in the lamp. Itúghung sa ákon báso yanáng bíno. Pour that wine into my glass. Tughungá ang linágà nga unúd sang túbig. Add water to the boiling (boiled) meat. Natughungán na ang paligosán sing túbig. Tha bath-tub is now full of water. (see bôbô, tígis, tayón, áhog, sulúd).


upâ

Hiligaynon

Food chewed before giving it to a small child.


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