List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter B - Page 56

Clumsy, awkward, gawky, ungainly, clownish, uncouth. Bikwálon ang íya nga paghámbal. His talk is uncouth. He talks in a queer way. Bikwálon ang íya nga paggího. His movements are clumsy or ungainly. Bikwálon nga táo. A gawk. An awkward, clumsy fellow. (see baksiwâ, manól).

(Sp. vela) Candle, taper. (see bíla, kandílà).

To open; unfold (a book or the like). Bilára (-áda) ang tulún-an. Open the book. Bilári akó sang líbro. Open the book for me. Ginabílad mo lang ang líbro nga walâ mo pagbasáha. You are holding the book open without reading it. Biniláran níya ang látok sang íya mga panápton. He spread or displayed his clothes on the table. (see húmlad, bulád, ládlad, bíkat-to force asunder, etc.).

(H) The spike of a plant, as that of the sugar-cane, of the tígbaw-reed, etc. (see biráho, budiáwi-the spike of maize, etc.).

A disease of the ear. (see ilíg).

As, like, as if, as it were, as though, as much as to say. Bílang útud ko siá. He is my brother, as it were. Sagurón ko siá nga bílang anák ko. I shall take care of him, as if he were my son. (see daw, súbung).

To consider as, esteem as, judge, estimate, think, hold, take for, look upon as. Nagbílang siá sa íya nga makáwat. He took him for a thief. He looked upon him as a thief. Bilángon mo siá nga tíyò mo. Consider him (treat him as) your uncle. Ginbílang níla akó nga manugbúlung. They looked upon me as a doctor. Indì mo siá pagbilángon nga maláut, kon walâ mo masayóri. Don't pronounce him bad, unless you know for certain. Nalágyo siá, kay walâ na siá makabatás sang maláin nga pagbílang níla sa íya. He ran away, because he could not stand any longer their bad treatment of him. (see hunâhúnà, dúmdum).

To imprison, put in prison, jail, gaol, incarcerate, confine, lock up. Bilanggoá ang makáwat. Put the thief in prison. Binilánggò níla ang buyóng. They incarcerated the robber. Ipabilánggò mo ang tigtampálas sa mga polís. Get the police to lock up the criminal. Ang mga binilánggò. Prisoners. Ibilánggò ang nadakúp sa madalî, agúd índì makabúhì. Put the captive in jail at once, lest he should escape. Iníng baláy ginbilanggoán níla sang mga nabíhag. They confined the captives in this house. (see húnong).

Prison, jail, gaol, place of confinement. Nasentensiahán siá sing tátlo ka túig sa bilanggóan. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment. (bilánggò).

(Sp. vela) Candle, taper, dip. Isá ka bílas. One candle. N.B. Compare: Isá ka métros-one metre; isá ka sántos-a saint, etc., the Sp. plural form being often used for the Visayan singular. (see béla, bíla, kandílà).

Brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Unlike "bayáw", the term "bilás" is strictly confined to the husbands and wives (not otherwise related to each other) of two (or more) sisters or brothers respectively. (see birás, bayáw).

Vulva; the genitals of a woman. (see pokák, póklo, putáy, púyò).

A kind of shell-fish. (see pakinháson).

A screen, partition, curtain; shelter. (see biómbo, kúmbung, kansíl).

To notch, nick, to strike or break off a piece, as of crockery, glass-ware, etc. Nabilbigán ang kólon. The cooking pot had a piece broken off. Bilbigí ang púnta sang awís. Strike off the point of the awis-shell. Bilbigá ang binílbig. Break the potsherd. (see bínting, píngas).

See beríbéri.

See beríberíhon.

Price, cost, worth, charge; to be worth, cost, be the price of. Pilá ang bilí siní? How much is this? Nagabilí sing duhá ka písos. It costs two pesos. Pilá ang pagpabilí mo siní? How much do you charge for this? Pabilihí siá sing tátlo ka salapî sináng kálò. Charge him (Have him charged) one peso and fifty centavos for that hat. Pinabilihán akó níla sing támâ. They overcharged me. Bilihán mo kon pilá ang gústo mo nga ibáyad sinâ. Name the price you would be willing to pay for that. Ang humáy nga sádto nagabilí sing mamísos ang pásong nagabilí karón sing ápat ka písos. The rice that formerly cost one peso a bushel now costs four pesos. Nagabalígyà kamí sa kubús kag pát-ud nga bilí, ápang támbing ang báyad. We sell at a cheap and fixed price, but on a cash basis. (see kabilihánan).

(Sp. bellaco) A jester, joker, clown, buffoon. (see társo, alakáyo, payáso).

The Bilibid-Prison in Manila. Also used as a verb. Bilibidá siá. Send him to Bilibid. Indì mo pagbuháton inâ, kay mapabilíbid ikáw kon madakúp ka. Don't do that for if you are caught, you will be put in Bilibid.