List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter B - Page 10

(Sp. baile) A dance, a ball; to dance. Indì ka magbáile. Don't dance. Nagbáile siá kagáb-i He danced last night. Bailehá siá. Dance with him (her). Indì nínyo pagbailehán ang buluthóan. Don't dance in the school-house. Indì nínyo pagpabailehán ang buluthóan. Don't organize balls in the school-house. (see báyle, sáut).

Change, barter, exchange; to change, exchange, interchange, barter, swap. Ginbailohán níya ang íya karabáw sang báka ni Fuláno. He exchanged his buffalo for N.N.'s cow. Ibáilo akó ánay siníng lápis sa lápis ni Fuláno. Kindly exchange this pencil for N.N's pencil. Ibáilo ko iníng lápis sa plúma ni Fuláno. I will exchange this pencil for N.N.'s pen. Bailohá ang duhá ka kabáyo sa karwáhe. Change the places of the two horses on the carriage i.e. put the near horse on the off side. Bailohí iníng duhá ka púlò ka mángmang nga papél. Give me change for this twenty peso note. Ang tanán nga mga kahuól kag kasubô sang mga matárung mabáilo kunína sa kalípay kag himáyà. All the trials and sorrows of the just will later on be changed into joy and glory. (see báylo).

A friend, companion, intimate (among females; see bábay id.). The correlative term for males is: idól, akíd, atíd.

(H) Hone, whetstone, grind-stone, oil-stone. (see baidán).

Dispute, argument, discussion, altercation; to argue, dispute, discuss, quarrel. Indì kam*ô magbáis. Don't dispute. Ginabaísan níla ang pagpatíndog sang bág-o nga baláy. They are discussing the erection of the new building. Baísa si Fuláno. Argue with N.N. Ibáis akó ánay sa íya. Please, argue with him for me. (see súay, bagâ).

Dim. of báis. To talk over, examine, discuss a question, etc. Sa karón ginabaísbaísan níla sa palatukán-pagbulút-an ang hágnà ni Fuláno. At present they are discussing in the legislative assembly N.N.'s proposition or motion. Sa walâ na sing pagbaísbáis ginpakamaáyo níla ang amó nga pagbulút-an. Without any further discussion they approved that law. (see suáy-súay).

To strip off (as bark etc.). Bakbaká ang pánit sang káhoy. Strip off the bark of the tree. Bakbaká siá sa lungón. Force her away from clinging to the coffin. Bakbakí ang káhoy. Bark the tree. Ibákbak mo iníng binángon sa káhoy. Use this bolo for barking the tree. (see ák-ak).

(H) The removal of cooked food from the hearth or fire-place; to take off the fire, remove cooked food from the fire-place. Bak-itá ang tiníg-*ang. Take the boiled rice off the fire. Ibák-it ang kólon. Take the pot off the fire. Bak-itán mo silá sing isá ka kólon. Take one pot off the fire for them. (see bahít id.).

Shroud, winding-sheet; swaddling-cloth, swathing-clothes; to enshroud. (see bákhon).

(Sp. vaca) Cow, ox, cattle. Báka nga gatasán. A milch cow. (see tóro-bull, steer; tínday-calf).

Hemp. (see abaká id.).

Straddling, sitting astride, walking with legs wide apart.

To straddle, to sit or walk or stand with the feet wide apart, to sit astride. Si Fuláno nagabákà. N.N. straddles in his walk or walks with his legs wide apart. Ang mga bakâ nagabákà. Those that straddle walk with their legs wide apart. (see bakáng).

A footstool.

A game played by children. One goes down on all fours and another rides on his back. Also used as a verb. Baká-bakáha siá. Make him walk on hands and knees and ride on his back.

To treat or punish someone, as if he were an ox. Kon magbúhat ka sinâ, bakábakáhon ka ni tátay. If you do that you will be soundly thrashed by Father. (see tarítári, búnal, etc.).

Dim. of báka. Anything resembling a cow; also: a kind of vermin.

A kind of bamboo basket used by porters or carriers.

To get annoyed, lose one's patience, chafe and fret at delays. Nagabakág ang íya buót, kay si Fuláno walâ pa magabút. He is annoyed, because N.N. has not come yet. Ginabakág ko silá. I am annoyed with them for keeping me waiting so long.

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