List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter B - Page 70

Well matched; to be well matched, have about equal advantages and disadvantages, said especially of wrestlers, boxers and the like. Nagabóg-oy ang mga nagadulúmug. The wrestlers are well matched.

Whirlwind, cyclone, water-spout, sand-storm.

Mucus, snivel, snot. Pahíri ang bohód mo. Wipe your nose. Indì mo pagsúnghon, kóndì pahíran mo ang bohód mo sang pányo. Don't use your fingers to remove the mucus from your nose, but wipe it off with a handkerchief. (see bódhon).

Hair, tresses. Also used as a verb. Indì kamó mabohók sa sugilánon, kay daláyon gid lang ang ínyo sugilánon nga waláy úntat. One cannot (put in a hair) get a word in edgeways when you talk together, for you talk on without interruption or pause.

Filaments, down, hair-like threads; awn, beard, especially the hair-like filaments growing out of the top of the maize-cob, pubes.

Hairy, full of hairs, pubescent. See bókhon. Walâ siá magkáon sinâ nga súd-an, kay bohokón. He did not partake of that side-dish, because it was full of hairs. (buhokón id.).

The tough, leathery sheath at the bottom of betelnut-branches. (see baláka-a similar sheath at the bottom of bamboo-branches; suák-the sheath surrounding the flowerbud of the coconut palm).

Sultriness, closeness, heat; to be or become sultry, close, hot, stuffy, stifling. Nagabóhot ang tiémpo. The weather is close, sultry, the heat is stifling. Nabohótan gid akó sang ínit. I felt the close heat very much. (see gín-ot).

Boycott: to boycott. (see likáw).

(Sp. boca de pato) A pair of pincers, nippers, tongs, pliers, (see kímpit).

(Sp. boca de pato) A pair of pincers, nippers, tongs, pliers, (see kímpit).

(Sp. boca de pato) A pair of pincers, nippers, tongs, pliers, (see kímpit).

(Sp. boca de pato) A pair of pincers, nippers, tongs, pliers, (see kímpit).

(Sp. vocabulario) Vocabulary, lexicon, dictionary. (see kapulúngan).

(Sp. bocado) A mouthful: the bit in a horse's bridle.

(Sp. vocal) Oral, vocal, spoken: voter, member of a governing body or board; vowel. Ang tersér bokál. The third member of a Provincial Board. Dagmití ang katapúsan nga bokál. Put the accent on the last vowel.

A borer insect as well as the wood-dust produced by its action.

To crush, powder, grind, mash, pulverize, comminute, break, bruise, pound, reduce to fine particles. Bokboká ang bugás. Powder the hulled rice. Bokbokí akó sing diótay nga maís nga kinokót. Grind some corn for me. Binókbok nga balátong. Mashed beans. Ibókbok mo akó ánay siníng dalógdog nga ipamányos ko. Kindly crush this dalógdog-fruit for me, as I wish to rub myself with it. Figuratively: Natungâtúngà námon ang dálan nga mapailóngílong kag bokbokán kamí sang ulán. We had covered about half the distance on the road leading to Iloilo, when we were overtaken by a pelting shower of rain. (see sâsâ, tâtâ, mômô, lumâ, pusâ).

Hairy, mixed with-, full of-,-hairs,-filaments. Bókhon nga tinapay, kán-on, sópas, etc. Bread, rice, soup, etc. mixed with filaments. (see bohók, bohokón).

A small or low hill, mound, hillock, elevation, knoll, hummock, (see bakólod-a large hill; búkid-a mountain: bánglid-a slope).