List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 113

The ring attached to the traces and through which ring the rein or nose-rope is passed; a steadying device put on a kite, so that it may fly straight and smooth.

To tinkle, tingle, jingle, ring (said of small bells).

(H) Closure; constrictor ani. (see kípot).

(H) To wash or clean hulled rice previous to boiling it. (see balónas id.; kísli, kiníslan, etc.-balonási, binalonásan, etc.).

Calesa, rig, cab, a two-wheeled and one-horse vehicle for the conveyance of passengers.

(H) Juncture, junction, meeting, juxtaposition, seam, joint, coming together, position side by side. (kítà; see kinitáan).

(H) Place of meeting, trysting-place, rendez-vous. (see kítà).

(H) What is to be joined, connected or brought together. Kilitáon pa iníng mga tápì. These boards have to be joined yet. Kilitáon pa si Hosé kag si Andres. José and Andres are to meet still, have to be brought together yet. (kítà).

A rough fish-skin, usually of the pági-fish, used to rub and smooth wood, etc. after the manner of sand-paper; to clean, smooth, rub boards, etc. with fish-skin or sand-paper. Kilkigí ang tápì, agúd magtínlò. Rub the board with fish-skin to make it smooth.

To gnaw, nibble, bite to pieces. See kíbkib.

Side, border, brim, edge, flank. (see kílid, kólod, bíbì, bígki).

Tiny, small, diminutive, slender, applied to roundish and oblong objects like bananas, fingers, etc. Kímay ang íya mga túdlò-or-kímay siá sing túdlò. He has very small fingers, his fingers are too slender in proportion to his size. Also verb. Nagkímay ang isá níya ka bútkon sang pagbutí sa íya. One of his arms has become quite thin since he had small-pox.

To eat slowly and little, take food leisurely and in small quantity.

Dim. and Freq. of kimít. Indì mo pagkimítkimitón ang pagkáon. Dont eat so slowly and so little.

(Sp. quimón) Kimono, Japanese garment for both sexes resembling a lady's dressing gown; a short-sleeved, buttonless woman's upper dress with just a hole for putting the head through and reaching down to the waist, as often worn by Philippine women.

To move to and fro or up and down, fluctuate, undulate, pulsate, oscillate, rock or pitch. (see linggílinggi).

Dim. and Freq. of kímpa.

See kímpa.

Dim. and Freq. of kímpang. (see lumpálúmpa).

Maimed, mutilated, etc. See kímpul, kúmpul.