List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 139

Softness, flabbiness; to be or become flaccid.

To eat coconut meat mixed with toddy. See kilábò.

Soft, flabby, flaccid, tender, not strong. (see mahómok, malúm-ok, tabonánà).

Insufficient, inadequate, deficient, wanting, skimpy, scant, stinted, not enough, lacking, short, too little or too small; to be insufficient, to not suffice, to come short of, etc. Kinulábus kamí sing kwárta. We were short of money. Nagkulábus ang súd-an. The side-dishes were too few or insufficient. Kulábus gid ang íya ikasaráng sa amó nga palangakóan. He has far too little ability for such an office. Kon kulabúson siá sang pálad--. If fate is against him--. If he is unlucky--. (see kabús, kúlang).

Superficial, pretended, sham, not hearty, not open or honest, insincere, dissembling. (see pakuláhaw, pasamústra, alakápa).

See kalahós.

Bat. (see koláknit, etc.).

(H) Cloak, mantle, covering, cover, wrapping; to cover or wrap oneself up, inwrap, enwrap, envelop, roll up in, swathe, swaddle, lap, fold, muffle up. Kon magtúlug siá nagakulámbot sing kápay. When he sleeps he wraps himself up in a blanket. Mangulámbot ka sing hábul. Wrap yourself up in a blanket. Cover yourself with a blanket. (see kúmbot, kulúmbot).

To sneak, to take away by stealth, filch, purloin, appropriate secretly. Sín-o ang nagkulámi sang ákon líbro? Who took away my book? Kinulámi níya ang ákon kálò, bastón, etc. He took away my hat, stick, etc. Kulamíha lang iníng páyong. Just take this umbrella. Ginkulamíhan akó níya sang ákon báyò. He took away (appropriated) my jacket. (see kúhà).

To hurt, cause physical pain by pushing, grasping tightly, striking, boxing, pinching, etc. Indì ka magkulámò sa íya. Don't hurt him (physically). Kulamóa siá. Let him feel it (physically).

Also: the outer and less oily portion of coconut meat.

The filmy formation of new skin around the edges of a wound or boil, when it is beginning to heal and before a scab is formed; to skin over. May kulámog na ang íya hubág-or-nagakulámog na ang íya hubág. His boil is beginning to heal or skin over.

See kólan id.

(B) To fell, hew down, cause to fall, lay low, throw down. Kulangá ang káhoy. Fell the tree. Nakuláng na ang káhoy sa dútà. The tree is now laid low on the ground. Ginkuláng sang bágyo ang dìmaísip nga mga káhoy. The storm laid low innumerable trees. (see púkan).

Less than required or expected, short, insufficient, inadequate, not enough, too little, deficient, deficit; to lack, fall short, be inadequate, etc. Kúlang iní. This is short-or-This is too little. Kúlang gid inâ sa íla nga tanán. That certainly is not enough for all of them. Nagkúlang ang bíno. There was not enough wine. Nakulángan akó sing kwárta. I ran short of money. Pakulángi siá sing limá ka dakû. Give him five centavos less. Pinakulángan níya ang bilí sang líbro sing napúlò ka dakû. He lowered the price of the book by ten centavos. Kúlang karón ang ísdà. There is at present a dearth or scarcity of fish. (see kabús, kulábus).

Now and then, but rarely, used for kúlang. Ginakuláng ang íya kinitáan. His earnings are not sufficient (for his needs).

Dim. of kúlang.

Fool, foolish, half-witted, mentally deficient or underdeveloped, not all there.

Lean, thin, frail. (see kanít, kalamanít, níwang, hágpis).

(Sp. culantrillo) A kind of plant, maiden-hair fern.