List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter B - Page 72

(Sp. bola) Ball; cylinder, roller in a mill.

(Sp. volante) Fly-wheel.

Semen humanum; genitale virile. Pamólas-to use the expression "bólas" in anger or contempt, to shout "bólas" at somebody. (see bilát and pamilát-the corresponding terms for the female sex).

(Sp. volcan) Volcano.

(Sp. bolo) The Philippine large knife called "binángon", bolo.

A kind of very light and slender bamboo.

Mediocre, middling, ordinary, indifferent, average, passable, tolerable, pretty, fair, not so bad, so-so, satisfactory, neither large nor small, neither ugly nor beautiful, neither very good nor very bad. (see báyhon, gáwa),

(H) Chicken-food, poultry-food, anything to be fed to poultry. (see bobód, bóbod).

A spotted, variegated surface; spotted, dapple, variegated with spots. Ang leopárdo bolók. The leopard is spotted. Manók nga bolók. A spotted chicken. (see pintókpíntok).

Not good, of inferior quality or workmanship; dull, backward. Ang mga gintotón-an nga bolók. Dull or backward pupils. (see balót, barót, pákok).

(H) To be overwhelmed with work, be very busy, unable to cope with all the work. Daw sa índì akó makaílis sang ákon mga panápton, kay nagabololághot akó. I have scarcely time to change my clothes, for I am overwhelmed with work. Nagabololághot lang ang ákon mga buluhatón. My work is overwhelming, I cannot cope with all I should do.

To wind, roll (round or on a spool, etc.). Bolónboóna ang bunáng. Wind the yarn on a spool. (see binolónbóon, pólon, púlon).

(Sp. bolsa) Purse, burse, pocket, money-bag. Kastígo inâ sa bólsa. That is a drain (lit.: punishment) on the purse. (see pálhuk).

(Sp. bomba) A bomb; a pump; to pump. Ibómba ang bómba sa áwang. Work the pump at the cistern or well. Bombahí akó sing túbig. Pump up some water for me.

(Sp. bombardeo) Bombardment.

(Sp. bombardero) Bombardier, drummer.

Tenor-horn, euphonium.

A man from Bombay, India; an Indian. Ang mga komersyánte nga bombáy. Merchants from India. Hindu (Hindoo) merchants.

Onion. (see sebúyas, báwang).

(Sp. bombero) Fireman, member of a fire-brigade; a pumper, one whose duty it is to work at a pump; drummer.