artemísa

Hiligaynon

See artamísa id.


bungalngálan

Hiligaynon

Indiscreet, one who talks without restraint, letting out secrets, etc.; a great chatterbox. (see buraán, hadakán).


dalán

Hiligaynon

Line, row, tier. Isá ka dalán nga maís. One row of maize (on the cob). Pilá ka dalán ang isá ka kayán? How many rows of corn are there on a cob? Walâ siá magsulát sa ákon sing bisán isá ka dalán. He did not write me a line. (see dinalán).


dálhog

Hiligaynon

To be slippery, etc. See dánlug.


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.



ginarís

Hiligaynon

Liveliness, hilariousness, noisy mirth; to be noisy, rowdy, lively, mirthful. (see garís).


kinagúbot

Hiligaynon

Stir, commotion, uproar, confusion, excitement; to make an uproar, be excited. (see gúbot).


panganák

Hiligaynon

Delivery, birth; to give birth to; to beget, procreate, bring forth, have-offspring,-a child,-issue; to be godfather or godmother to a child at baptism or confirmation. (see anák).


panindógan

Hiligaynon

Stand, stand-point, position. (see tíndog, tindógan).


papuút

Hiligaynon

Caus. of puút-to stop, cease, etc. Papút-a na ang amó nga gamó. Stop that row. Put an end to that excitement.


periódiko

Hiligaynon

Newspaper, periodical, journal. (see balasahón, pamantaláan).


pulák

Hiligaynon

Blighted, blasted, cankered, wilted, withered, nipped, in the bud, drooping before it is full-blown (of a flower), fallen off a tree before it is full-grow or mature (of fruit). (In both cases owing to insects or maggots). (see púlak).


sábdan

Hiligaynon

From sabúd-to twist around, etc.


sángat

Hiligaynon

To hang on to, etc. See sáng-at.


síp-on

Hiligaynon

From sipî-to break off a cluster (of bananas).


timáwà

Hiligaynon

Originally a freeman, a privileged citizen who was not subject to taxation, but was liable to help his chief (dátò) in case of national defense, etc. A "timáwa" was usually in charge of a "barangáy". At present "timáwà" very often means: the ordinary, respectable, common citizen, the common run of people, the (unimportant) members of a community; to free, set free, liberate. (see kasimánwa, banwahánon, luás, dátò-chief, chieftain, headman; ulípon-slave; tumarámpok-serf (farmer) that in former times held a middle position between the timáwà and the ulípon).


timonél, timonéro

Hiligaynon

(Sp. timonél, timonero) Helmsman, steersman; director, boss, master, manager, guide. (see manugdumála, pangólo).


túbkan

Hiligaynon

From tubók-to pin, etc.


túgyan

Hiligaynon

See túgian-to entrust, confide to, etc.


úlay

Hiligaynon

Pure, virginal, virgin, uncontaminated, unpolluted, clean, chaste, maidenly; to purify, cleanse. Uláya ang ímo tagiposóon. Cleanse (purify) your heart. (see pútlì, tínlò, matínlò, maúgdang).


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