List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter B - Page 30

(B) To take physical exercise, to set one's limbs in motion. Ibanátbánat ang láwas mo. Exercise your body. Banátbanáta ang láwas kag kaugatán mo. Give exercise to your body and muscles. Ang táo nga walâ pagbanátbánat magabalatián sa madalî. A man that does not take any physical exercise will soon fall sick. (see bayátbáyat id.).

A panel, the portion of a partition contained between two uprights. Ang díngding nga sa ginútlan sang duhá ka bakalán ginatawág nga banáta. The partition between two upright posts is called "banáta".

A bird much esteemed for its savoury meat; in size it is about equal to a pigeon.

A kind of shrub whose beautiful branches and leaves, when separated from the stem, keep their green colour for a long time without fading. Consequently they are well adapted for decoration.

See banaól.

A high-priced black coral; it is found in various shapes, often resembling a walking stick.

A vegetable creeper with edible root.

A spider with a jet-black body and marked with a red spot. It has a very severe and poisonous sting that is even more painful than the sting of a scorpion.

(B) Shivering, quivering, shaky, trembling; to shiver, quiver, shake, tremble, etc. Banayón ang íya nga kamót. His hand is trembling. Kon mabúdlay ang ímo kamót kag dáyon mo itúsmug sa matúgnaw nga túbig, magabanayón. If your hand is tired and you plunge it at once into cold water, it will shake. (see píri).

A kind of shrub used for medicinal purposes.

To pull out-, pluck out-, hairs by means of a thread or string, to beautify the hair or eyebrows by removing a few straggling hairs. May bág-o na man nga pamatásan nga ang mga laláki magpabánbin sang íla nga ágtang kag kílay. There is now a modern fad that men should beautify their foreheads and eyebrows by removing straggling hairs. Maálam ka magbánbin? Do you know how to pull out hairs by means of a thread?

(Sp. banda) Band; a belt or scarf worn diagonally across the chest by high-placed military or civil officers and the like; a music-band, a brass-band.

(Sp. bandeja) Waiter, tray, plate or small dish for serving biscuits, sweetmeats, materials for smoking and the like.

(A Philippine derivative from bandéha). A large plate or dish for serving food to several persons.

(Sp. bandera) Banner, flag, pennon. (see hayáhay).

(Sp. bandera española) A kind of plant that somewhat resembles maguey or agave.

(Sp. bandera española) A kind of plant that somewhat resembles maguey or agave.

(Sp. bandera española) A kind of plant that somewhat resembles maguey or agave.

A kind of candy (sweet) made of unrefined sugar and shreds of coconut meat or peanuts. Also called "bukáyo", especially if peanuts are not used, but only sugar and coconut meat.

A small, wide-meshed basket, a fish-basket; a fruit-basket. (see alát, kupitón, dawín).