List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter H - Page 68

(H) Burrow, burrowing ground, den, lair, hiding place. (see húkdò).

(H) See holokmánan-court of justice.

(H) Station, base, base of operation, centre (of activity), quarters, head-quarters; hiding place, concealment. (see húkmong).

(H) Place where money can be borrowed, where loans are negotiated, etc. (see hulám-to borrow).

(H) Amenable to flattery, one easily tricked, cheated, wheedled, cajoled. (see hulánò, ulutíson, uluníson, olodóton).

(H) See hululanúon.

(H) Waiting room. (see hulát).

(H) Place where anything is thrown upon, receptacle into which a thing is dropped. Hululugánsulát. A letter-box. (see húlug).

(H) Roost, perch; gathering, meeting, trysting place. (see húlun, hulunán).

(H) To soak, pickle, put into a liquid, steep in colour. Hulúmi ang ímo panápton sing (sa) túbig nga may habón. Put your clothes in soap and water. Ginhulúman níya ang madámù nga mga páho sa lánggaw. He pickled many mangoes in vinegar. Ihúlum ánay iníng habón sa mga lalábhan kag buás ugáling lábhan mo. Soak the wash in soapy water first and then wash it to-morrow. Indì ka magpahúlum sa línaw. Don't step into the pool. (see lúgum).

(H) Workshop, apprenticeship, final preparation, finishing touch, or stroke. (see humán).

(H) Rice-land, paddy-fields, fields fit for the cultivation of rice. (see humáy).

(H) To come together, roost, perch, etc. See hólon.

(H) See hululunán-perch, etc.

(H) A wash-basin, washhand-basin. (see hunáw).

Shadow, shade; growing or situated in the shade; to overshadow, give shade, throw a shadow upon. Magpúngkò kitá sa hulúng sang páhò. Let us sit down in the shade of the mango-tree. Hulúng nga tanúm. A plant overshadowed by other plants or growing in the shade. Ginahulungán ang ámon kalán-an sang madábung nga mga sangá sang páhò. Our dining room is shaded by the leafy branches of the mango-tree. Ang mga tanúm índì magdakû sing maáyo kon hulungán sang mga káhoy. Plants do not grow well when they are overshadowed by trees. (see hándong, lándong, háron).

To have or emit a strong, pungent, rank, penetrating smell. Iníng mga sardínas nga lináta nagahúlung. These tinned sardines have a strong smell. Nahulúngan akó siníng ísdà. This fish has too penetrating a smell for me.

To look about curiously, investigate, etc. See holóng-hólong.

Rattle, clatter, noise, uproar; to rattle, clatter, make a noise. (see gáhud, halungkágay).

(H) Place where one is kept quiet; detention room, confinement, restraint, prison. Ginpasulúd níla siá sa madulúm nga hulunungán. They shut him up in a dark prison. (see húnong).