List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter A - Page 51

apógon

Hiligaynon

Chalky, limy, containing-, full of-, lime. (see ápog).

(B) To stroke or touch lightly, to move the hand along with a light touch. Apohápi ang bátà. Stroke the baby. Batíd siá magapóhap sa mga táo. He is an expert at stroking men down i.e. at coaxing them, gaining them over to his side. (see hapóhap id.).

apóhap-apóhap

Hiligaynon

(B) To coax, bamboozle, blarney, humbug, persuade, wheedle, "use soft soap", ingratiate oneself with, treat with sweet and kind words; to stroke very lightly. Ginapóhap-apohápan níya ang mga pumilílì sing matám-is nga mga púlong kag makalulúyag nga mga túg-an. He coaxed the electors by sweet words and attractive promises. Iapóhap-apóhap sa íya iníng búlbul. Stroke him with this feather.

ápok

Hiligaynon

Eczema of the face, an eruptive skin disease, often starting at the corners of the mouth and spreading rapidly.

ápok

Hiligaynon

To fly or jump off as a chip of wood, stone, etc. Naapókan akó sang napíngas nga bató. I was struck by a flying piece of stone. Diótay lang akó apókan sang bató. The flying stone nearly hit me. Nagápok ang inágsap nga káhoy sa malayô. The chip of wood flew far. Inápok ang napíngas nga bató. The chip of stone was sent flying off. Inapókan siá sang isá ka báhin sang rekamará nga naglupók. He was hit by a piece of the mortar that burst. (see ásik, ágsik, ásang, ályas).

apók-apók

Hiligaynon

Light, small rain, drizzle, dribble, mizzle, scotch mist; to rain very lightly in small fine drops, to drizzle, dribble, mizzle. May apók-apók or nagaapók-apók. It is raining very lightly. (see talíthi, taríthi, dabódabó).

apokón

Hiligaynon

Eczematous, pertaining to-, affected by-, the skin disease called "ápok".

ápol

Hiligaynon

To swarm, cluster, mass, to be thick, dense, close together, hang together in clusters. Nagaápol gid lang ang mga lásgà sa kalámay. The sugar is swarming with red ants. Red ants have invaded the sugar. A mass of red ants are attacking the sugar. Nagalápol gid ang mga búnga siníng lúmboy. The fruit of this lumboy-tree grows in dense clusters.

ápong

Hiligaynon

To gather, collect, come together; roost. (see dúguk, gubúk, hólon).

apóro

Hiligaynon

(Sp. aforro) Lining; the lining of clothes.

apót

Hiligaynon

Dandy, coxcomb; stuck-up, proud, haughty, aping the manners of high-class folks. (see dayáw, bugalón, matinaastaáson).

ápoy

Hiligaynon

Great-grandfather, great-grandmother.

apritáda

Hiligaynon

(Sp. fritada) A dish of meat with sauce thickened with flour.

apritádo

Hiligaynon

(Sp. apretado) Tight, close; close-fisted, close, stingy, niggardly, miserly; difficult, hard to bear, miserable. (see gutúk, mapíot, lapígot, malisúd).

áptan

Hiligaynon

ápton, From áput-to arrive, come to.

apungángo

Hiligaynon

Stalk, stem on which a flower or fruit grows. (see pungángo).

apúnta

Hiligaynon

(Sp. apuntar) To aim at, to point out; to baste, tack, sew provisionally with long stitches. Apuntahá gid ánay kag tahión. Make a basting first and then sew. Figuratively: Ginaapuntahán siá sang ános. He is in the first stage of consumption.

apuntár

Hiligaynon

To baste, tack, to sew by hand with wide stitches previous to sewing by machine. Apuntahá ánay kag makinahón. Baste first and then machine. (see halóthot).

apurá

Hiligaynon

(Sp. apurar) To hasten, make haste, hurry, be quick, do quickly, push on with. Apurahá ang pagpatíndog sang halígi. Get the post put up quickly. Magapurá ka sa íya sa pagpaúlì. Urge him to go home at once. Apurahá silá sa paghalín. Get them to leave soon. (see alipasá, dalî).

ápus

Hiligaynon

(B) To end, finish, complete, bring to a close; ended, finished, completed, done with, at an end. Apúsa iní. Finish this. Apus na. Finished. That's the end of that. (see tápus id.).