alkilá

Hiligaynon

(H) (Sp. alquilar) Rent, payment for the lease of a house or shop and the like; to take on lease, to rent, lease. Pilá ang alkilá sang baláy mo? What is the rent for your house? Alkilahán mo lang iníng baláy sing tagnapúlo ka mángmang ang búlan. Simply rent this house for ten pesos a month. Ipaalkilá ko iníng baláy. I will let this house on lease. Paalkilahá akó sang ímo baláy. Let me have your house on lease. Indì akó magalkilá siníng hulút, kay lakás kamahál. I won't take this room on lease, because it is too dear. (see hinákay).


amákan

Hiligaynon

Bamboo matting used for drying rice, copra, etc. in the sun. Also for partition walls, ceilings, floor-carpets, etc.


ángkab

Hiligaynon

A snap, bite; to snap, bite, seize suddenly with the teeth. Ginángkab siá sang idô. He was bitten by the dog. Angkabá siá. Snap him. Angkabí lang sing diótay iníng páhò. Just take a bite of this mango. Hípus ka, kay kon dílì ipaángkab ko ikáw sa ákon idô. Be silent, otherwise I'll get my dog to bite you. (see ikíb, ínkib, kíbkib, kítkit, áb-ab, áp-ap, ót-ot).


dágmit

Hiligaynon

Emphasis, stress, accent; to emphasize, accentuate, stress, put an accent on. Ang katapúsan nga bokál nga nadagmitán. The last accentuated vowel. Dagmití ang "a". Put the accent on the "a".


daramíli

Hiligaynon

Unable to pronounce distinctly, muttering, mumbling, talking unintelligibly; to pronounce very defectively, etc. (see pihít, hát-on, pítlà, kúnlà, damilí).



dokól-dokól

Hiligaynon

Dim. and Freq. of dokól. Ang ámon sakristán maábtik gid magdokóldokól sa mga akólito nga nagsayúp. Our sacristan is an adept at knuckling acolythes that make mistakes.


dókoy

Hiligaynon

To walk with a stoop. See dúkoy.


ikáw

Hiligaynon

You, thou, often shortened to "ka", which see.


kalumbítà

Hiligaynon

To swing, hang, dangle by the hands, with the feet off the ground. Ang mga amô nagakalumbítà sa sangá sang káhoy. The monkeys are hanging by their hands from the branch of the tree. Ang káhoy ginakalumbitá-an sang mga amô. The monkeys are dangling from the tree. (see kábit, kabítkábit).


káma

Hiligaynon

Often used instead of pagkama-for the formation of abstract nouns from ma-adjectives, e.g. kamaulínggon-concern; kamatinatápon-attention; kamaabí-abíhon-friendliness, etc. etc. (see ka-).


kartílya

Hiligaynon

(Sp. cartilla) Primer, first book for children. (see katón).


linúthang

Hiligaynon

Shot, hit by a bullet. Ang mga linúthang. Those that were shot or hit by bullets. (see lúthang).


lobô

Hiligaynon

(B) Hole, privy, lavatory, W.C. (i.e. water-closet); to make a hole, hollow. Diín ang lobô? Where is the W.C.? Lób-i (loboí) ang kawáyan nga hilimoón nga bayóng-or-lób-i ang balayongón. Hollow out the bamboo-tube that is to be used as a receptable for water. (see lubô, komún, búslot, luhút, tohók).


mahún-ob

Hiligaynon

See mahún-og. (hún-ob-hún-og).


pasábak

Hiligaynon

Caus. of sábak-the lap, the bend or hollow formed at the junction of the body and legs when sitting down. To cause to-, order to-, put in one's lap, request to be taken on the knees of another. Pasabáka siá sang bátà. Let her take the baby on her knees. Pasabáki si tátay. Let father take (Ask, request father to take) you on his knees.


pinarásko

Hiligaynon

Bottled; by the bottle or flask. (see prásko).


ramí-rámi

Hiligaynon

Quick, speedy, swift; to be quick, perform quickly. Ramíramíha ang ímo pagkáon, kay may kadtoán kitá. Eat quickly, for we must go. Ginramírámi níla ang pagsílhig, paglakát, etc. They swept very quickly, they walked swiftly (with speed), etc. (see dalî-dálì).


saól-sáol

Hiligaynon

Grave, serious, dangerous, critical, but not so grave as sánting; trying, hard, difficult (of conditions, life, etc.). (see sugúng, malisúd, pigádo, lapígot).


sikwálo

Hiligaynon

(H) See sikwaló.


tagábang

Hiligaynon

A vegetable plant whose oily leaves greatly facilitate the act of swallowing.


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