álam

Hiligaynon

(H) Knowledge, wisdom, learning; to be or become wise, learned, to know. Walâ siá sing álam. He has no learning, has had no education. Pisáni ang pagtoón mo, agúd magálam ka. Study with application, that you may become learned or well educated. Sádto ánay walâ siá sing tinón-an, ápang karón nagálam na gid siá. Formerly he had no schooling, but now he is quite learned. Indì kamó manúgid sa íya sinâ, kay maaláman man níya sa olíhi. Don't tell him that now, for he will get to know it later on all the same. Paalámi siá. Tell him or warn him beforehand. Anó ang ímo naaláman? What do you know? What have you learned? Ginpaaláman níya kamí nga dáan nga maabút ang manugusísà sa amó nga ádlaw. We were warned by him long before, that the inspector would come on such a day. Ipaálam sa íya nga nagubâ ang táytay. Send him word that the bridge is broken down. (see kaálam, maálam, kinaálam, kinaádman, máan).


alimbúyug

Hiligaynon

Black, blackish, brown, dun, swarthy, swart, swarth, dark, especially applied to fowls, but also to the coloured races of men. Ang mga bukáy kag alimbúyug. The whites and blacks, the white and dark-coloured races. (see ilómilóm, kayumánggì).


áp-ap

Hiligaynon

To bite off a piece, to eat by snaps and snatches, to devour fruit greedily without taking the trouble of peeling it beforehand, etc. Ap-apá lang ang páhò páti bákal. Just devour the mango together with its stone by biting off a small bit at a time. Ap-apí sing diótay ang tinápay. Take a small bite out of the bread. Indì ka magáp-ap (mangáp-ap) sang ímo ginakáon súbung sang isá ka idô. Don't snap at your food like a dog. (see áb-ab, ikíb, ínkib, kíbkib, etc.).


baláyhan

Hiligaynon

(H) Obligation-, duty-, to pound rice. Iníng táo may baláyhan pa sa ákon. This man is under an obligation to pound rice for me. (see bayó, baláyhon).


gahúk

Hiligaynon

Hollow, deep, sunken; a hollow, hole, sinus, fistula. (see gáhuk).



intô-íntò

Hiligaynon

Dim. and Freq. of ínto. Andamí silá, agúd dílì ka níla pagintôintoón (pagintôintóon). Be on your guard that they do not-play a trick on you,-play you a trick,-take you in. (see hasôhásò).


kámbot

Hiligaynon

Stomach-or chest-protector, abdominal belt; cholera belt; armour, cuirass.


kasulúg

Hiligaynon

Swiftness, velocity of a current. (see sulúg, kasúlgan).


kiyánò

Hiligaynon

A kind of game that is usually played with nuts of the "dalógdog" and "búgtong". (see kiniyánò-to play that game).


lampingásan

Hiligaynon

Wicked, villainous, rascally, mean, shameless; a scoundrel, villain, rascal, a man without honour or virtue, a base wretch; to be or become villainous, etc. Naglampingásan na ang madámù nga mga táo, kay walâ silá pagtóo kag walâ pagsapák sang mga sógò sang Díos. Many men have become very wicked, because they have no faith and pay no heed to God's commandments. (see banyágà, tampalásan, waláy, huyâ, etc.).


lúdag

Hiligaynon

To step into something thoughtlessly or carelessly, walk in mud, slush, mire, etc., to stumble. Nagalúdag siá sa kalóg. He is walking in the ditch. Naludágan níya ang lúnang. He stepped into (walked in) the mire. Indì nínyo pagludágan ang kalóg. Don't walk in the (muddy) ditch. (see tásak, tádag, túdag, ládag, lútak).


lumús

Hiligaynon

Drowned, suffocated (in water or other liquid); to drown, choke, immerse, suffocate; to overpower, overwhelm, overcome. Nasápwan siá níla nga lumús na. They found him drowned. Nalumús (nagkalumús) siá sa túbig. He drowned in the water. Nalumús siá sa kasubô. He is immersed in grief. Sín-o ang naglumús sa íya? Who drowned him? Ginlumús siá sang íya nga útang. He was overwhelmed (snowed under) by his debts. (see lúgdang, lúnud, kalumsánan).


militlángon

Hiligaynon

What is to-, should-, can-, be said or pronounced; saying, speech, utterance; to utter, say, give out. (see mítlang).


pakáwas

Hiligaynon

Caus. of káwas-to escape over the brim of, etc. Indì mo pagpakawáson ang mga katáng sa alát. Don't let the katáng-crabs escape (get out of) from the fish-basket.


pala-

Hiligaynon

A prefix indicative of a habit or natural inclination to what is implied by the root, e.g. palaínum, palahúbug-a drunkard (inúm, hubúg); palahámbal-chatterbox, a great talker (hámbal); palanúgid-a tale-bearer, story-teller, one given or addicted to tale-bearing (panúgid); palakádlaw-one who-laughs much and often,-is always laughing (kádlaw); palahámpang-one given or addicted to sport, a sportsman (hámpang), etc. (see para- id.).


pinatabák

Hiligaynon

Lye, water mixed with ashes for cleaning purposes. (patabák).


pomáda

Hiligaynon

(Sp. pomada) Pomatum, pomade (for the hair).


porpía, porpiár

Hiligaynon

(Sp. porfía, porfiar). Obstinacy, persistence, stubbornness, competition, provocation; to wrangle, quarrel, bicker, contend, provoke, altercate in opprobrious terms, insult or abuse with contemptuous language. Ginporpía (Ginporpiár) níya akó. He insulted me. He provoked me. Nagaporpiáhay (Nagaporpiyáhay) silá. They are abusing each other. (see ákyat, pamúyas, pinuyasáy, timoláng, pasipála, padag-ánay, paindísíndis).


talábid

Hiligaynon

To connect, bind together, join or fasten to. Madámù nga mga dálan ang nabúksan na nga nagatalábid sang mga kabanwahánan. Many roads have been opened to (that) link together the Municipalities. (see tábid).


táton

Hiligaynon

(B) We, the speaker included. (see kitá).


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