Hiligaynon Dictionary

(Sp. adorno) Adornment, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment; to ornament, adorn, embellish, decorate. Butangí sing mga adórno ang simbáhan or adornohí ang simbáhan. Decorate the church. Iníng púngpung nga búlak iadórno ko sa tulungtúngan sa tungâ sang balatonán. With this bunch of flowers I'll adorn the table in the middle of the reception-room. (see puní).

The phosphorescence of seawater.

A plug, peg, bung, wedge driven into an object from underneath or behind; a boss, stud, knob. (see halóp id. and more commonly used).

Width, breadth, wideness, broadness, extensiveness, largeness, spaciousness, ampleness, amplitude; to be or become wide, broad, large, spacious, extensive, ample, roomy. (see lápad, sángkad, álwag, aliwána, aliwánay, hanáhay, áblang).

See bagéu.

Rich in cattle, having or possessing many head of cattle. (see báka).

To waft, bear-, carry-, along (of wind). Ang hángin nagadápia sang kahumút sang mga búlak sa ámon baláy. The wind wafts the fragrance of the flowers to our house. (dápya id.).

Wrestling; to wrestle, grapple, struggle, scuffle. Magdúmug-or-dúmug na kamó. Wrestle now. Start wrestling. Dumúga siá. Wrestle with him. Grapple with him. Dumúgi siá. Get him to fight a wrestling bout with you. Ang mga waláy sing tinón-an nagapáti gid silá nga kagáb-i gindúmug sang áswang si Fuláno. Silly folks actually believe that last night the evil spirit wrestled with N.N. Madámù nga mga pamatán-on ang magatámbong kon may dúmug. Many young fellows will attend if there is wrestling.

See enkantádo.

(H) Waves, billows; stormy weather. (see balúd, húmbak).

When, at what time (of the past). (see kán-o, sán-o, pa).

One who is a party to an agreement or contract, a member of a meeting or board, a councillor. Kasápulbánwa. A municipal Councillor. (sápul).

Tiny, small, diminutive, slender, applied to roundish and oblong objects like bananas, fingers, etc. Kímay ang íya mga túdlò-or-kímay siá sing túdlò. He has very small fingers, his fingers are too slender in proportion to his size. Also verb. Nagkímay ang isá níya ka bútkon sang pagbutí sa íya. One of his arms has become quite thin since he had small-pox.

To suspend judgment, have one's doubts about, doubt, hesitate, feel some apprehension or fear. Indì ka maglamálamá, kay matúod gid ang sinúgid ko sa ímo. Don't have any doubts now, for what I have told you is perfectly true. Ginalamálamahán níya inâ. He is in doubt about that. He is apprehensive about it. (see duhádúha).

(H) To waste, squander, throw away, spend to no purpose. (see kamásà, uyáng, úsik, pilák).

Boasting, etc. See bugrít, agrót.

From tapón-to cover, etc.

(Sp. tijeras) Scissors, shears; folding field-bed, camp-cot, camp-bed; camp-bedstead, stretcher. (see gúnting, higdáan, tulabón, liálía, urimón).

The setting or frame-work, usually made of stone or cement, in which a cauldron or kettle is placed, as in sugarmilling; a ring of metal or stone surmounting the rim of a sugar-boiler preventing the boiling juice of the sugarcane from escaping or flowing over.

See úsug, usúg.