List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter H - Page 22

Having a large nose, long-nosed, nosy. (see ilóng).

Wind, air, draught, breeze, squall, puff, gust (of wind); atmosphere, climate; to be windy, etc. May hángin or nagahángin. The wind is blowing. It is windy. Ginhangínan kamí sing mabáskug sang pagbáklay námon sang búkid. We encountered a strong wind, when we crossed the mountain. Pahangíni ang humáy. Winnow the rice. Magpaliwálíwa ka sa laín nga hángin. Spend your holiday in a different climate,-in different surroundings. (see unús, dulús, bágyo, buháwi, mádlus, dupóydúpoy).

Well ventilated, airy, breezy, windy, exposed to the wind. (see hángin, hangínon).

A lying, bragging boastful woman. (see hángin, and the Sp. suffix-era, hanginón).

A windbag, boaster, braggart, noisy pretender, one telling invented stories, liar. (see hadakán, agrót, búgrit, butigón, wakalán, hámbog, hanginéra).

A windbag, etc. See hanginéro, hanginéra. Also: Proud, haughty. (see bugalón).

Windy, breezy, pertaining to the wind. (see hángin).

A drunkard, booser, tippler; to drink much, tipple, boose. (see inúm, palaínum, hubúg, balúng, lingín).

To challenge, defy, provoke. (See ákyat, ángkat).

Spar, purlin, roof-spar, particularly one for supporting a lángkub-roof.

To smell, sniff, scent, nose a smell or odour. Maghangó ka sang kahamút siníng búlak. Smell the fragrance of this flower. Hangohí ang ágwa kon maáyo. Take a sniff at the perfume to see whether it is pleasant. Ginhangohán níya ang botílya kon bíno sa mísa ukón bíno tínto. He smelled the bottle to find out whether it contained Mass-wine or red table-wine. Ang idô nagahangó sang ági sang talunón kon maggódgod sinâ. The dog scents the track of the wild boar when he is in search of it. (see sínghot, panínghot, panimáhò, dapóg, panapóg).

To wheeze, puff, gasp for breath, pant, breathe heavily or with difficulty. Kon magdalágan ka sing súbung siní magahángos ka sa dílì madúgay. If you run like this you will soon be out of breath. Ginpahángos siá ni Fuláno nga naglagás sa íya. N.N. in his pursuit made him gasp for breath. Nagahángos siá-or-nagahángos ang íya ginháwa. He is out of breath-or-he is panting. (see hápò).

Close-fisted, miserly, penurious, parsimonious, near, close, venal, niggardly, sordid, mercenary; to be close-fisted, etc. Indì ka maghangúl. Don't be stingy or niggardly. Nahangulán akó sa íya. I got the impression that he was miserly. (see ímot, dingót).

Dim. and Freq. of hangúl. Hangúlhangúl nga táo. One who is rather stingy, close-fisted, (see maímot).

To catch the meaning of, comprehend, understand, fathom, grasp, take, make out, guess rightly, see through. Ang makahangúp humangúp. Let him who can understand it. Hángpa (hangupá) ang íya sinâ nga kahulúgan. Try to catch the meaning of that. Ginhangúp ko gid ang íya nga hinámbal. I understood very well what he meant to say. Maghangpánay kamó. Try to understand each other. (see hántup, sáyod, balintúnod, áto, hibaló, túngkad).

To be in a state of fear, perturbation, trepidation, terror, agitation, to be all of a tremor, be shocked or greatly surprised, to shiver, tremble, shake, make one's hair stand on end. Nahanguyús siá sang pagkabatî níya siní. He was shocked when he heard this. Nahanguyusán siá sang balítà nga napatáy sa hinálì tatáy níya. He was taken aback by the news that his father had suddenly died. Pinanghanguyusán siá sang bágyo. The hurricane made him greatly afraid. (see hádluk, kúgmat, lísang, kúrug, kuyús, kúlbà, dírham).

To desire, crave, long for, hanker after, wish, etc. (see hánggab, híngyò, hingamó, lúyag, himúlat).

To set, settle down, subside, become adjusted, applied especially to food. Naghánhan or nahánhan na ang íya kináon. The food he took has settled now. Pahanhaná ang pinanyáya mo. Let your dinner settle first. Túman na ang pagpahánhan ta, búsà maglakát na kitá. We have now had sufficient rest after the meal, therefore let us go on. Pumahánhan silá sing diótay nga tión kag pumádayon sang íla pagdáro. They rested a short while after the meal and then continued ploughing.

(B) To whisper, say or speak with bated breath, in muffled tones, hiss through clenched teeth, breathe to, murmur, mutter. Ihaní mo lang sa ákon ang ímo kinahánglan. Just tell me what you want in a whisper. Hanihí or hányi akó sang ímo kinahánglan. Whisper to me your need. (see hutík).

Dim. and Freq. of haní. Nagahaníháni gid silá, walâ sing duhádúha nga may sekréto silá. They are speaking very low, surely there is some secret between them. Indì mo pagpurusón ang hámbal mo, kóndì ihaníháni mo lang sa ákon ang nahanabû. Don't speak in a loud voice, but just tell me quietly what happened. (see hutíkhútik).