List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter A - Page 22

aláp-apón

Hiligaynon

Pertaining to aláp-ap; one who has white spots on his skin. (see aláp-ap).

alapátan

Hiligaynon

(H) Measuring one fourth or quarter; a measure for the fourth part of. Pulakán nga alapátan. A measure containing one fourth of a gantang. (see talatlóhan-measuring one third).

alapígot

Hiligaynon

Hardship, trial, difficulty; hard, trying, difficult; to be or become hard, etc. Alapígot karón ang pangabúhì Life at present is trying, (see lapígot id. and the more usual form).

(H) To disperse, spread, separate, (said of crowds, clouds, smoke, etc.). Ang asó nagaalapláag. The smoke is dispersing. Ang mga táo kon maggwâ sa simbáhan magaalapláag sa madalî. The people, when they come out of church, will soon disperse. Alaplaága ang mga bátà, háyup, etc. Make the children, the cattle, etc. spread, or separate, in different directions. (see aláplag, lápnag, lápta).

aláplag

Hiligaynon

(H) See alapláag id. Alaplága or paalaplága ang mga karnero. Disperse the sheep. Ipaaláplag mo ang mga kánding sa kay Pédro. Get Peter to disperse the goats. Ang pagkakristiáno nakaaláplag na sa búg-os nga kalibútan. Christianity has now spread throughout the world. Yádtong bakólod naalaplágan sing madámù nga kahayópan. That hill has many farm animals scattered over it.

alapogán

Hiligaynon

(H) A lime kiln (ápog-lime).

alapogón

Hiligaynon

(H) Fit for-, capable of-, being made into lime; to be converted into lime (for betelnut chewing, building purposes, etc.). Bató nga alapogón. Stones convertible into lime. Many shells like those of the ígi, tamburúkò, tibótíbo, awís, etc. are "alapogón" for betelnut chewing. (see ápog).

alapogón

Hiligaynon

Also: Good-for-nothing, no use, of no avail, a useless person, an old spinster, or the like. (see ápog).

alapután

Hiligaynon

(H) Goal, end, termination of a journey, resting place, abode. Táo nga walâ sing alapután. A man that has nowhere to go to, to stop at or live in, a man without settled abode. Kon may malumús sa ilayá sang subâ iníng báhin sang báybay amó sing masamí ang alapután sang bángkay. If someone (drowns) is drowned further up (in) the river, this part of the beach is quite frequently the place where the corpse is washed ashore. (see áput, apútan).

alás

Hiligaynon

(Sp. as) The ace in cards, the card or die with a single pip.

álas

Hiligaynon

To wind up, coil. Alása ang písì. Wind up the rope. Iálas akó ánay sang kalát. Please, coil up the rope for me. Kon índì ka makahibaló magálas sang káble ipaálas mo lang inâ sa kay Pédro. If you don't know how to wind up the cable, get Peter to do it.

alaságas

Hiligaynon

The south-east wind (see laságas).

alasálan

Hiligaynon

(H) Roasting-spit. Buháti akó sing alasálan. Make me a roasting-spit. (see asál, asálan, arásal, arasálan).

alasálon

Hiligaynon

(H) Fit for roasting or that is to be roasted on a spit. Kárne, manók, báboy, etc. nga alasálon. Meat, chicken, pork, etc. that is to be roasted on a spit. (see asál, alasálan).

alasawá

Hiligaynon

(H) To be married, wedded, in wedlock. Nagaalasawá or nagaalasawaháy silá. They are married, they are living in wedlock, they are husband and wife. Ang mga magalasawá. Married people, (see asáwa, asawá).

alasínan

Hiligaynon

(H) Place where salt is kept, salt-cellar, (asín).

alasogón

Hiligaynon

(H) Suitable for fattening and sterilization; to be fattened and sterilized, applied chiefly to sows. (ásog).

alasóhan

Hiligaynon

(H) Chimney, funnel, hole for the escape of smoke. (asó).

alasóyon

Hiligaynon

(H) Capable of an explanation or to be explained,-exposed. (ásoy).

alát

Hiligaynon

A small fish-basket; any other small basket with wide meshes to let water pass through or flow off easily.