List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter D - Page 50

See dóo, doók, dóol, doóm, doón. doót.

To visit-, migrate to-, another place. See dóong. Ang mga nagdúong dídto. Those who went to live there. (see dumulúong-a stranger, immigrant).

The length of a man's outstretched arms from finger-tip to finger-tip; a fathom, two yards; to stretch out one's arms, to fully extend the arms, to measure something with outstretched arms. Nagadupá siá. He is stretching out his arms. Magdupá ka or dupá ka. Extend your arms fully. Gindupá níya ang káhoy. He measured the timber with outstretched arms. Dúpha or dupahá ang tápì kon daw anó ang íya sinâ nga kalábà. Measure the board with your outstretched arms to see how long it is. Nagdupá ang Aton Ginoó sa krus or gindupahán sang Aton Ginóo ang krus. Our Lord stretched out his arms on the cross. Dúphi (dupahí) akó sing limá ka dupá nga lúbid. Measure out for me ten yards of string. Idupá akó siníng kalát. Kindly measure for me this rope with your outstretched arms.

(B) Distracted, preoccupied, busy. Walâ ko mabalúsi ang ímo sulát kay dupág akó kaáyo. I could not answer your letter, because I was so busy. (see lupág).

(B) To detain, interfere with, balk, meddle with, preoccupy, prevent, foil, baffle, hamper, trammel, obstruct, handicap. Indì ka magdúpag sa ákon sang lakás nga sugilánon. Don't detain me with excessive talk. Walâ pa gánì makapanyága kamí, kay nadúpag kamí sang ámon hambálay. We have not even had dinner yet, because we were preoccupied with our conversation. Indì mo akó pagdupágon, kay masákò ang ákon mga buluhatón. Don't hamper me, don't interfere with me, for I have much work to do. Buót akó magkádto dídto kahápon, ápang gindúpag akó ni Fuláno. I wanted to go there yesterday, but N.N. prevented me. (see awát, lúpag, pamalábag).

Bad language, obscene talk, dirty, foul, smutty, indecent, impure conversation; to use bad, filthy, obscene, dirty, etc. language. Indì kamó magdúpak. Don't use foul language. Gindupákan níya akó, ápang sa madalî ákon siá ginpúnggan. He uttered obscenity in my presence, but I soon stopped him. Iníng mga táo daláyon gid lang nagadinúpak. These men are constantly using foul language.

From dupá-to extend the arms, etc.

A false step, skid, skidding, slip, slide, glide; to make a false step, to skid, slide, glide, slip; to err, fall into error. Nakadúpias akó sa salúg nga nabutangán sing espérma. I slipped on the floor that had been rubbed with tallow. Amó iní ang ákon dinupiasán. This is the place where I slipped. Padupiasá siá. Make him slip. Cause him to slip. (see dápios, dalín-as, dáhog).

(H) Spittle, saliva, rheum, sputum; to spit, eject spittle, expectorate. Indì ka magdúplà dirí. Don't spit here. Indì mo pagduplaán ang salúg, kay may dulupláan. Don't expectorate on the floor, for there is a spittoon. Dúplà ka sang minamâ mo or idúplà mo ang ímo minamâ. Spit out the betel-nut juice. Sín-o ang nagdúplà dirí? Who spat here? (see dulâ, durâ, lúad-to spit out unpalatable food, etc.).

(H) Spittoon. (see dulupláan, durúr-an).

To bend, droop, become very weak or exhausted, languish, become enfeebled. Nagdúplay siá sa gútum. He became very weak from hunger. (see lúya, dúnglay).

(Sp. duplo) Double, twice as much; to double, duplicate. Duplohá ang kalát. Double the rope. Idúplo akó sang pústa. Bet me two to one. Duplohí akó sing pústa. Bet me twice as much. (see pilô).

A gentle breeze, etc. See dúhoy, dupúy-dúpuy.

See dúplà.

Blunted, dull, obtuse, having the point broken off or its sharpness gone; to take off the point, to blunt or make dull; to become blunt or dull. (See dúmpul id. Gindupúl, dupulá-gindúmpul, dumpulá).

A slight breeze, light wind; to blow softly (of wind). Nagadupúydúpuy ang hángin. The wind is blowing softly. Gindupúydupuyán kamí sáng hángin sa báybay. On the shore we were fanned by a gentle breeze.

See dúpias-to slip.

(B) See dulâ, dúplà, id.

(B) See dúlà id.

(Sp. durar) To last, endure. Iníng baláy pamádo gid, segúro magadurár sing kalím-an ka túig. This house is very strong, it will certainly last fifty years. (see dúgay, búhay).