List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter B - Page 71

A little hilly, uneven, bumpy, up and down. Boklódbóklod iníng dálan, salúg, etc. This road, floor, etc. is uneven, is full of little bumps and hollows.

Knobby, knotty, bumpy, having one or more hard-bumps,-protuberances,-swellings. Ang may bokól ginatawág nga bóklon. That which has a knob is called knobby. (see bokól).

Knot, joint, especially in a bamboo.

Knuckle, ankle, wrist-bone, knob, boss, stud.

(B) A little, as much as one can take up with his fingers. (see hungít, hamál, dapál, timó).

(B) To take up-, grasp-, with one's fingers, to eat with one's fingers. Ang kán-on ginabókod. Rice is eaten with the fingers. Ang mga Amerikáno índì makakibaló magbókod. The Americans do not know how to eat with their fingers. Ibókod lang ang kán-on, kay walâ kitá sing kutsára. Simply eat the rice with your fingers, as we have no spoons. (see húngit, hamál, dapá, timó).

(B) Width, breadth of cloth, etc. Iníng hénero makitíd sing bokóg. This cloth is narrow in width.

(H) A small fish-bone; to stick in the throat, obstruct the throat. Nabokóg akó sang síkag sang ísdà. A fish-bone stuck in my throat. (see síkag).

(H) Vertebra, spine, backbone, especially in a fish; anything that stiffens or strengthens. (see balískog).

Full of small bones. (see sikágon).

Knobby. (bokó: see bóklon).

Knob, hard protuberance, stud, boss, bump, hard swelling. (see bokóbóko).

The bud of a flower; a young, small coconut.

(B) No, not, not that, not so, it is another, it is otherwise. Bokón ti imáw riá. No it is not so. No, not that one. (see dílì, amó, inâ).

To fill a narrow space, be enclosed or shut up within narrow limits, hang or hover about. Nagabókon ang asó sa sulúd sang kosína. The smoke fills the whole kitchen. Nagbókon ang kaugút níya sa sulúd sang íya dúghan. Anger filled his breast-or-his rage was smothered in his breast (without exploding). Indì mo pagpabokónan sing asó ang kwárto. Don't allow the room to be filled with smoke. Pinabokónan sang kaláyo ang baláy sing asó. The fire filled the house with smoke.

(B) Improper, wrong, unbecoming, bad. Bokónbókon ang ímo patúga. Nagasinutíl ka galí? What you did was wrong. Are you really so wicked?

(B) Wrinkle, crease: to wrinkle, crease, be uneven, full of creases, wrinkled. Nagabokóng ang apóro. The lining is full of creases. Kaayóha ang pagtahì sang kwélyo, agúd índì magbokóng. Alter the sewing of the collar, so that it may not wrinkle. Indì mo pagpabokóngon ang apóro sang ímo sáya. Do not let the lining of your gown get creased. (see kubúng, sokóng).

To shut up, imprison, confine, isolate, segregate, lock-up,-in, pen, coop up. Bokóta ang báboy kag patambokón mo. Shut up the pig and fatten it. Bokóti akó sing duhá ka báboy, kay iháwon ko sa sulúd sang duhá ka búlan. Shut up and fatten for me two pigs, for I am going to slaughter them within two months. Mga mádre nga binókot. Cloistered nuns. Bokóta siá sa íya hulút nga índì siá makagwâ. Lock him in his room, so that he cannot go out. Ginpabókot níla siá sa bilanggóan. They had him-locked up,-incarcerated,-confined in prison,-imprisoned,-sent to prison,-put in prison. (see húnong, bilánggò).

A hunchback, humpback, crookback. Ang táo nga may dakû nga bokól sa likód ginatawág nga bóktot. A man with a hump on his back is called a hunchback. (see búgtot).

Knobby, knotty. Bokwanán nga kawáyan, tubó, túdlò, etc. Knotty-bamboos,-sugar-cane,-fingers, etc. (bokó).