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

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.).

(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.

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

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).

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).

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

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.

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

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

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

Great-grandfather, great-grandmother.

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

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

ápton, From áput-to arrive, come to.

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

(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.

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).

(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).

(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.).