List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter D - Page 9

Also: To manage, cope with; to guide, regulate; to drive (an automobile, etc.).

(H) Dim. and Freq. of dalá.

(H) One who can be moved, influenced, carried along or drawn over to one's side or point of view.

A nipa-swamp, a morass overflowed by tidal water, a tidal swamp. (see katúnggan, kanipaán).

(H) Yellow, orange colour; to be or become yellow. Nagdalág ang íya nga báyò. His jacket turned yellow. (see darág).

A winning chance, advantage, superiority; anything that assures the victory or guarantees the desired outcome. (daúg).

(H) Dim. and Freq. of dalág. Also: A kind of bird; kind of fish.

(H) Conquerable, surmountable, vincible, superable; that is to be, or can be, overcome; stake, premium, reward, guerdon, prize to be won. (see daúg).

(H) Maid, maiden, lass, lassie, girl, miss, damsel, young lady, unmarried female, virgin, colleen. Dalága nga laón. An old spinster. (see dalagíta, darága, dumalága, hinalagá).

To run, rush, dart, dash, scamper, bolt, tear along, scud, scour, scurry, fly, race. Dalágan ka-or-dalagána. Run. Dalagáni ang púnò sang káhoy. Run to (towards) the tree-stump. Padalagána ang kabáyo. Make the horse run. Gallop the horse.

Conspicuous, famous, prominent, outstanding, in the front row or rank; mighty, strong, powerful, brave, heroic; a hero. (see isganán, gamhánan, lutáw, busalían).

Saying, maxim, adage, saw, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, apophthegm, refrain; conversation. (see dágil, sugilánon, hurubáton).

(H) Dim. of dalága with a Sp. diminutive suffix. Dalagíta is mostly used in connection with girls between 13 and 16 years of age. (see dumalága, hinalagá).

(H) The plural form of dakû-large, great, etc.

(H) That is to be, or should be, practised, emphasized, accentuated, paid quick attention to, etc. (see dágmit).

(H) To swarm, throng, move about, as a crowd. (see dagósò).

To happen upon, come-to,-upon, chance upon, appear. (see daláng, típlang).

(H) A place of abundance or plenty; abundant, plentiful. (see dágyà, madámù, dagásà, dagáyà, abúnda).

To involve, implicate, drag into, take in. Nadaláhig kitá nga tanán sa salâ ni Adán. We were all involved in the sin of Adam. Gindaláhig akó níya sa kasábà. He implicated me in the lawsuit. Dalahíga siá. Implicate him. Sín-o ang nagdaláhig sa ímo sa siníng maláut nga búhat? Who involved you in this bad deed? (see úmid, dáldal).

(H) Memorable, worthy to be recorded or written about; reverie, meditation, reflection, musing. (see dahúmdáhum).