agám

Hiligaynon

To cope with, be able to perform or accomplish, to manage. Agamón ko gid iníng trabáho. I will readily undertake to perform this work. Makaagám ikáw sinâ? Can you cope with that? Can you manage that? (see ágap).


alíbhon

Hiligaynon

A shrub whose leaves possess cough-curing properties.


buluhatán

Hiligaynon

(H) Place where something is made, work-shop. Buluhatán-tinápay. A bakery. Buluhatán-sapátos. A shoe-maker's. Buluhatán-kálò. A hat-maker's shop. (see búhat:, pábrika).


dispénsa

Hiligaynon

(Sp. dispensa) Dispensation, pardon, excuse, indulgence, exculpation, remission; to dispense, excuse, exonerate, forgive, to take no notice of, wink at, pardon. Dispensahá akó. Pardon me. Excuse me. Mangáyò akó sing dispénsa. I ask for forgiveness, pardon or dispensation. (see patáwad).


harákhak

Hiligaynon

To guffaw, to laugh loudly. (see halákhak).



Exposure to wind, state of being exposed to the wind. (ábong).


kakínot

Hiligaynon

Economy, retrenchment, thrift, etc. See kaínot, kakinotón. (kínot-ínot).


kasústo

Hiligaynon

(Sp. sústo) Shock, surprise, trepidation, turn, a strong and sudden agitation.


lúy-on

Hiligaynon

To give way, give, sag, double up, as a sack, a corpse, etc., if lifted, or as a piece of cloth held open does, when a weight is put in the middle of it. Naglúy-on ang sáko nga arína sang paghákwat ko sinâ. The sack of flour gave (way) in the middle, when I lifted it. (see táboy).


mahágwos

Hiligaynon

(B) Lean, thin, pale, wan, lank, gaunt, emaciated, skinny, spare, wasted. (see hágwos, mahág-os, mahágpis).


mahimalúson

Hiligaynon

Retaliating, revengeful, longing for-, taking-, revenge, resentful, vengeful, vindictive. (see bálus, himálus, himalús).


ngídlis

Hiligaynon

Shock, consternation, terror, fright; to cause or give a shock, frighten, terrify, strike with awe. Nangidlisán siá sang pagkabatî níya kon anó ang nahanabû. He received a shock (He was thunderstruck) when he heard what happened. (see bígne, sígne, kúgmat, lísang, palanglígbus, makangingídlis).


ógdok

Hiligaynon

A kind of small eel. (see síli).


palagawarán

Hiligaynon

Paying office, ticket-station, etc. (see gáwad).


pamusí-musí

Hiligaynon

To gape, stare in wonder, look about with wide open eyes, show surprise or disappointment by opening the eyes wide. (see pamúlung).


pangalíntak

Hiligaynon

To click the tongue. Indì ka magpangalíntak. Don't click your tongue. Pinangalintakán akó níya. He clicked his tongue at me. (see líntak).


panupâ

Hiligaynon

Freq. of tupâ-to fall or light on, etc.


rígkam

Hiligaynon

(B) See rigám-dirt, filth, etc.


salíngsing

Hiligaynon

(H) To grow, sprout in a circle, as the shoots round a trunk or broken branch. Nagasalíngsing ang kawáyan nga nalumâ sang hángin, ang púsug nga nabúgsok, etc. The bamboo broken by the wind, the thick piece of bamboo stuck in the ground as a stake, etc. is putting forth new shoots.


úndras

Hiligaynon

(Sp. honras) Obsequies; to toll, knell, ring the death bell or passing bell, ring the bells for the funeral of an adult person. Undrasón mo ang linggánay. Ring the death bell. Undrasí ang minatáy. Toll the bells for the dead. (see ónras, plasíbo).


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