List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter H - Page 29

A light breeze, slight wind, zephyr. (see dupóydúpoy).

Hardly, with difficulty, scarcely. The phrase "kon hárus pa" means: Times (conditions, circumstances, etc.) are very hard, trying, difficult, driving one almost to despair, or the like. (see hálus).

Much in demand, well resorted to; to be much in demand, sell well. Hásà (naghásà) ang pamaligyáon sa tiénda ni Fuláno. The goods for sale at N.N.'s store are much in demand. (see áka, bákal, ágaw).

A kind of fish; a kind of shrub.

The gills of a fish.

Farmer, planter. (see asendéro).

Farm. (see asiénda).

Useless, good-for-nothing, unserviceable, unreliable, tricky, cheating, cunning; to trick, fool, cozen, defraud, beguile. Háslò nga táo. A useless man, a trickster, a good-for-nothing, a wastrel. (see hásò, agóng, lág-it).

To trick, cheat, beguile, etc. Dílì mo siá paghasóon. Don't cheat (or trick) him. Don't play a trick on him. (see háslò).

Dim. and Freq. of hásò.

See asóhas, hasóhas.

Bellows, air-pump. See asohasán.

Smithy, anvil, forge. See asohasánan.

To pump in air. (see asóhas).

The small tuft or bundle of usually three or four seedlings set in the same hole in rice-planting.

To plant the "hasók," set the rice-seedlings in the soil. Ihások ang sábud sa talámnan. Plant the rice-seedlings in the field.

(B) To gasp, pant, blow, puff, to labour for breath, to be out of breath, exhausted. Anó ang ginahásong mo? Why are you out of breath? (see hápò, hángos, hímpok, pungâ).

(Sp. jaspe) Jasper; colour of jasper.

Until, etc. See ásta, túbtub.

To gin cotton, card wool or flax, comb out the seeds of cotton. Hat-hatá ang búlak sang búlak kag papakón. Gin the cotton and beat it out. Hathatí akó sing búlak sang búlak-or-maghát-hat ka sa ákon sing búlak sang búlak. Gin for me some cotton. Iháthat akó ánay siníng búlak sang búlak. Please gin this cotton for me. (see kigí).