List of Hiligaynon words starting with the letter K - Page 141

Worn out, old, useless, without value, fake, sham, bogus, counterfeit, false (of money). Kulirô nga kwárta. False money, money that is not accepted as legal tender, being counterfeit or too much worn. Kulirô nga balóta. A false ticket or vote.

(H) See kúdlit. Walâ siá magpadalá sa ákon bisán sing isá ka kúlit. He did not send me as much as one line.

A kind of bird. (see kurít).

A kind of thorny plant with edible leaves.

Wrinkled, etc. See koritót.

(Sp. culpa) Guilt, sin, fault, culpability, blame, crime, wrong. (see salâ, sayúp).

To shrink, shrivel, contract, diminish, condense, reduce, wane, settle, become small or smaller, lessen, decrease, grow less, dwindle. Kinmúlpà ang humáy. The rice shrank. Nagkúlpà ang dútà sa búhò. The earth in the hole settled, became compact and consequently apparently less. (see kúpus).

Upside down, wrong side up, bottom up, face downwards, topsy-turvy, inverted; to turn upside down, etc. Kulúb ang pínggan. Sín-o ang nagpakulúb sinâ? The plate is turned upside down! Who turned it over? Pakúlba ang báso. Turn the glass bottom up. Ginpakulúb níya ang baúl. He turned the trunk upside down. Kinúlban siá sang íya sakayán. His boat turned turtle. (see sulî, balískad, hayáng, kayâ-to face upwards, etc.).

Strangling, throttling, choking, suffocating; garrote (capital punishment); the neck, throat. (see kugâ).

(H) Anything made use of for the action of "kúhit"-to nudge, etc.

A kind of mollusk resembling a snail; a kind of a flowering plant.

Cradle, crib. (see kúlan).

See kulámbot.

(H) Murmuring, grumbling, complaining, complaint; to murmur, complain. Anó na man ang íya kulumúron? What complaint has he to make now? Nagkulumúron siá sinâ or tungúd sinâ. He grumbled or murmured at that. (see kúmud).

Curled; to curl. (see korô, kolóng).

(B) To shrink, shrivel, become compact, settle, pack, grow less in bulk. Nagkulús ang kóprak. The copra shrank. (see kúpus, kúlpà).

(H) Place or point of a stem or stalk where a flower, etc. has been, or is to be, plucked. (From kotól). (see ilipoán).

(H) A fan, anything used to fan a fire, etc. (see kuyáb, táyhop, taláyhop).

The sharp, fine steel edge of a knife or weapon; to make very thin, to sharpen, hone, whet. (see báid, kulyápis).

See kuliápis-thin.